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" Peace, having a golden eagle between them, with wings extended, as ready to take its flight. But nothing could equal the magnificence of the king; he was clothed in a vest of purple, striped with silver, and over it a long robe, glittering all over with... "
Cooper's Histories of Greece and Rome, and of South and North America - Page 59
by W. D. Cooper - 1818 - 294 pages
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The beauties of history; or, Pictures of virtue and vice, drawn from real life

L M. Stretch - 1801 - 248 pages
...the magnificence of the king. He was clothed in a vest of purple , striped with silver , and over it a long robe glittering all over with gold and precious stones , that represented two s rushing from the clouds and pecking e another. Around his waist he wore a golden girdle, after the...
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The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1774 - 364 pages
...that reprefented two falcons, rufhing from the clouds, and pecking at one another. Around his waift he wore a golden girdle, after the manner of -women, whence his fcymitar hung, the fcabbard of which flamed all over with gems ; on his head he -wore a tiara, or mitre,...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 6

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1800 - 342 pages
...waift he wore a \ golden girdle, after the manner of women, whence his fcimetar hung, the fcabbard of which flamed all over with gems. On his head he wore a tiara * This was a title of dignity. Poflibly a great numberof the king's relations were in this bodyt tiara...
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The Grecian History: From the Earliest State, to the Death of ..., Volumes 1-2

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1805 - 350 pages
...the magnificence of the king : He was cloathed in a vest of purple, striped with silver, and over it a long robe, glittering all over with gold and precious...golden girdle, after the manner of women, whence his scymitar hung, ^he scabbard of which flamed all over •with gems; on hi& head, hi wore * iiara, or...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 5

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1805 - 388 pages
...the magnificence of the king. He was clothed in a vest of purple, striped with silver, and o\et it a long robe glittering all over with gold and precious...stones, that represented two falcons rushing from the clcuds, and pecking at one another. Around his waist he wore a f golden girdle, after the manner of...
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Goldsmith's History of Greece, Abridged, Volumes 1-2

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1806 - 444 pages
...clothed in a vest of purple , striped with silver , and over it a long robe , glittering all over with precious stones , that represented two falcons , rushing...golden girdle, after the manner of women, whence his scymitar hung , the scabbard of which flamed all over with gems; on his head he wore a tiara, OF mitre...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 5

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1808 - 596 pages
...the magnificence of the king. He was clothed in a vest of purple, striped with silver, and over it a long robe glittering all over with gold and precious...at one another. Around his waist he wore a golden girdle,w after the manner of women, whence his cimetar hung, the scabbard of which flamed all over...
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Beauties of History; Or, Pictures of Virtue and Vice

L. M. Stretch - 1808 - 316 pages
...the magnificence of the king. He was clothed in a vest of purple, striped with silver, and over it a long robe glittering all over with gold and precious...two falcons rushing from the clouds and pecking at oue another. Around his waist he wore a goldeu girdle, after the manner of women, whence his scymitar...
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Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece: Abridged for the Use of Schools

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...clothed in a vest of purple, striped with silver, and over it a long robe, glittering all over with precious stones, that represented two falcons, rushing...golden girdle, after the manner of women, whence his scymitar hung, the scabbard of which flamed all over with' gems ; on his head he wore a tiara, or mitre,...
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The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1814 - 578 pages
...the magnificence of the king : he was clothed in a vest of purple striped with silver, and over it a long robe, glittering all over with gold and precious...golden girdle, after the manner of women, whence his scymetar hung, , the scabbard of which flamed all over with gems ; on his head he wore a tiara, or...
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