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" And, in truth, all the rest of the Syracusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himself was the informing soul. "
Plutarch's Lives - Page 238
by Plutarch - 1804
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Plutarch's Lives,: Translated from the Original Greek, with Notes ..., Volume 2

Plutarch - 1770 - 518 pages
...bolts at once, exceeds even the hun" dred-handed giants in the fable" ? And, in truth, all the reft of the Syracufans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himfelf Was die informing foul. All other weapons lay idk idle and unemployed ; his were the only offenfive and...
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Plutarch's Lives: Tr. from the Original Greek; with Notes Critical ...

Plutarch - 1795 - 412 pages
...bolts at once, exceeds even ' the hundred-handed giants in the fable?" And, in truth, all the reft of the Syracufans were no more tha'n the body in the...undifcovered, as they thought, they were welcomed with a mower of darts, and huge pieces of rocks, which fell as it were perpendicularly upon their heads; for...
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Lives, Translated from the Greek, with Notes Critical and ..., Volume 3

Plutarch - 1808 - 342 pages
...exceeds even the hundred-handed giants In the fable ?" And, in truth, all the reft of the Syracufims were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, While he himfelf was the informing foul: All other weapons lay idle and unemployed ; his were the only offenlive and defenfive...
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Plutarch's Lives, tr. by J. and W. Langhorne, Volumes 3-4

Plutarchus - 1810 - 746 pages
...once, exceeds even the hundred-handed giants of fable?" And in truth all the rest of the Syracusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himself was the all-moving and informing soul. All other weapons lay idle and unemployed ; his were...
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Plutarch's Lives: Translated from the Original Greek, Volume 3

Plutarch - 1811 - 352 pages
...once, exceeds even the hundred handed giants of fable?" And in truth all the rest of the Syracusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himself was the all moving and informing soul. All other weapons lay idle and unemployed; his were...
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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 3

Plutarch - 1816 - 314 pages
...once, exceeds even the hundred handed giants of fable?" And in truth, all the rest of the Syracusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes,, while he himself was the all-moving and informing soul. All other weapons lay idle and unemployed ; his were...
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Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ...

1824 - 706 pages
...giants in the fable?" And, in truth, (adds the old Greek biographer,) all the rest of the Syracusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himself was the informing soul. All other weapons lay idle and unemployed ; his were the only offensive...
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Plutarch's Lives: Tr. from the Original Greek; with Notes ..., Volume 2

Plutarch - 1834 - 496 pages
...exceeds even t,Jte hundred-handed giants in the fable?” And, in truth, all the rest of the Syracusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himself was the informing soul. All other weapons lay idle and unemployed; his were the only offensive...
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Archimedes and Franklin: A Lecture, Introductory to a Course on the ...

Robert Charles Winthrop - 1854 - 56 pages
...giants in the fable ? " And, in truth, (adds the old Greek biographer,) all the rest of the Syracusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himself was the informing soul. All other weapons lay idle and unemployed ; his were the only offensive...
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Plutarch's Lives

Plutarch - 1860 - 718 pages
...exceeds even the hunured-hunded giants in the fable?" And, in truth, all the rest of the Syraeusans were no more than the body in the batteries of Archimedes, while he himself was the informing soul. All other weapons lay idle and unemployed; his were the only offensive...
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