| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...Order them there" fore to be all deftroyed.' Amrus, upon " this ordered tnem to be difperfed through " the baths of Alexandria, and to be there " burnt in...making the baths warm. After " this manner, in the ¡pace of fix months, " they were all conlumed." The hiftorian, having related the йогу, adds from... | |
| William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker - Philosophy - 1791 - 650 pages
...orders that they fhould be difpcrfed through the baths of Alexandria, and burned in heating themf. After this manner, in the fpace of fix months, they were all confumed. The hiftorian adds, " Hear what was done, and wonder !" The authenticity of this ftory has lately been called in... | |
| English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...deftroyed.' Amrus, upon • th-s ordered them to bedifperfed through " the baths of Alexandria, nnd to be there " burnt in making the baths warm. After " this manner, in th-; fpace of fix months, " they were all conlumed." The hilbrian, having related the (loir, adds from... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...them. Order them there" fore to be all destroyed.' Amrus upon " this ordered thcmtobedisperscdthrough " the baths of Alexandria, and to be there " burnt in...making the baths warm. After " this manner, in the space of six months, " they were all consumed." The historian, having related the story, adds from... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...destroyed.' Amrus upon J< this ordered them to be dispersed " through the baths of Alexandria, and to 11 . and J. Rivington space *' of six months, they were all consumed." The historian, having related the story, adds from... | |
| Literature - 1826 - 556 pages
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| John Charles Tarver - 1845 - 248 pages
...therefore, to order them all to be destroyed." Amrou, upon this, ordered them to be dispersed through the baths of Alexandria, and to be there burnt in making the baths warm. By this means, in the space of six months, they were all consumed. Thus ended the celebrated Alexandrian... | |
| Nicolas Hamel - 1851 - 478 pages
...d'apre's this ordered (them to be dispersed) through the baths of cette reponse qn'on les distribuat dims Alexandria, and to be there burnt (in making the baths warm). After this manner, in the space of six months, they were all consumed. de Thus ended this noble library ; and thus began, if... | |
| Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - French language - 1858 - 362 pages
...them.5 Order them therefore to be all destroyed."6 Amrus upon this ordered them to be dispersed through7 the baths of Alexandria, and to be there burnt in making the baths warm.8 After 9 this manner, in the space of six months they were all consumed. Thus ended this noble... | |
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