Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged, with vigour and diligence, the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time,... The General Biographical Dictionary - Trang 187được biên tập bởi - 1815Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1836 - 480 trang
...apprized of its contents. He declares, that " horrible balls of fire, breaking out near the foundation, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the...inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and that the victorious element continuing in this manner obstinately bent, as it were, to repel their... | |
| 1837 - 722 trang
...had all the assistance that the governor of the province could afford him, horrible balls of fire, breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a to a distance the enterprize was dropped." distance, Alypius thought best to give over the enterprize."... | |
| George Oliver - 1837 - 160 trang
...had all the assistance that the governor of the provinces could afford him, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance,5 they fled together for refuge to a neighbouring church ; some to deprecate the impending... | |
| T. H. Hudson - 1839 - 338 trang
...prince, and a Pagan historian, informs us that "horrible balls of fire, breaking out near the foundation, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the...inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen : and that the victorious element, continuing in this manner, obstinately bent, as it were, to repel their... | |
| 1841 - 606 trang
...of the province, urged with vigour and diligence the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned.* In one of his letters to the philosopher Libanius, Julian himself avows... | |
| 1841 - 664 trang
...of the province, urged with vigour and diligence the execution of the work, horrible halls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...this manner obstinately and resolutely bent, as it werei to drive them to a distance, the undertaking WHS ahandoned.* In one of his letters to the philosopher... | |
| David Nelson - 1841 - 408 trang
...of the province, urged with vigor and diligence the execution of tho work, ^horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...and the victorious element continuing in this manner absolutely and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned."... | |
| Alban Butler - 1845 - 322 trang
...issued," says Atnmianus, " such horrible balls of fire out of the earth near the foundations,(6) which rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible...bent as it were to drive them to a distance, Alypius (1) Dan ix. 27. (2) Matt. xxiv. 2. (3) Rufin. Hist. 1. 10. c. 37. (4) Catech. 15. n. 15. (5) Dem. Evang.... | |
| Anne Joseph Eusèbe Baconnière-Salverte - 1846 - 412 trang
...fire," says Ammianus Marcellus, " bursting forth near the foundations, with frequent reiterations, rendered the place from time to time inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ..." and " the undertaking was abandoned."0 — ED. * Gregory Nazianzen. Orat. iv. p. 110. b Ammianus Marcellinus,... | |
| Walter Farquhar Hook - 1848 - 630 trang
...he had all the assistance that the governor of the province could afford him, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...were, to drive them to a distance, Alypius thought best to give over the enterprize. " St. Cyril was again driven into banishment under the Arian Emperor... | |
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