 That this stream, at certain seasons of the year, especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in...  The idyllia, epigrams, and fragments, of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus, with ... - Page 137by Theocritus (of Syracuse) - 1792Full view - About this book
 | 1729 - 314 pages
...Adonis, is of a bloody Colour ; which the Heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of Sympathy in the River for the Death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild Boar in the Mountains^ out of which this Stream rifes. Something like this we faw actually come to pafs; 'forthe... | |
 | 1760 - 238 pages
...the year, efpecially about the feaft of Adonis, was of the colour of blood, which he fays was from a fympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this ftream arifes ; for we found the water extremely red, and obferved that... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...Adonis, is of a bloody Colour ; which the Heathens looked upon as proceeding from a Kind of Sympathy in the River for the Death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild Boar in the Mountains, out of which this Stream rifes. Something like this we faw adtually come to pafs ; for the... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...of the year, efpecially " about the feaft of Adonis, is of " a bloody color ; which the Hea" thens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of fympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was kill'd by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this ftream rifes. Something like this we faw... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...ftream, at certain feafons of the year, efpecially about the feaft of Adonis, is of a bloody colour; which the Heathens looked upon as proceeding from...death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild Boar in the mountains, out of which this ftream rifes. Something like this we faw aftually come to pafs; for the... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked tipon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; for the... | |
 | 1803 - 372 pages
...Adonis, is of a bloody " colour ; which the heathens looked upon as pro" ceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for " the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar " in the mountains, out of which this stream rises. " Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; " for... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; •which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains out of which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; for the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 302 pages
...Adonis, is of a bloody colour; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass; for the... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of lympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this ftream rifes. Something like this we faw actually come to pafs ; for the... | |
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