 It is not long since the quarry of Carystus has ceased to yield a certain soft stone, which was wont to be drawn into a fine thread ; for I suppose some here have seen towels, net-work, and coifs woven of that thread, which could not be burnt ; but when...  Petralogy: A Treatise on Rocks - Page 573by John Pinkerton - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Plutarchus - 1704 - 496 pages
...wont to be drawn into a fine Thread; for I fuppofe fbme here have feen Towels, Net-work and Qnoifs woven of that Thread, which could not be burnt; but when they werefbil'd with ufing, People flung them into the Fire, and took them thence whfte and clean, the Fiie... | |
 | Pausanias - Greece - 1794 - 440 pages
...to be drawn into a fine thread* for I fuppofe that fomc here have feen towels, net- work, and coifs, woven of that thread which could not be burnt; but when they were foiled with ufing, people threw them into the fire, and took them out white and clean ; for the fire... | |
 | Pausanias - Art, Greek - 1824 - 408 pages
...to be drawn into a fine thread ; for I suppose that some here have seen towels, net-work, and coifs, woven of that thread which could not be burnt ; but when they were soiled with using, people threw them into the fire, and took them out white and clean ; for the fire only served to purify them.... | |
 | Pausanias (the traveller) - 1824 - 410 pages
...to be drawn into a fine thread; for I suppose that some here have seen towels, net-work, and coifs, woven of that thread which could not be burnt ; but when they were soiled with using, people threw them into the fire, and took them out white and dean ; fiw the fire only served to purify them.... | |
 | Pausanias - Art, Greek - 1824 - 408 pages
...to be drawn into a fine thread; for I suppose that some here have seen, towels, net-work, and coifs, woven of that thread which could not be burnt ; but when they were soiled with using, people threw them into the fire, and took them out white and clean ; for the fire only served to purify them.... | |
 | Plutarch - 1874 - 540 pages
...wont to be drawn into a fine thread ; for I suppose some here have seen towels, net-work, and coifs woven of that thread, which could not be burnt ; but...grain of the stones, to be seen now in the quarry. 44. Aristotle and his followers affirm that all this proceeds from an exhalation within the earth,... | |
 | Plutarch - 1889 - 536 pages
...wont to be drawn into a fine thread ; for I suppose some here have seen towels, net-work, and coifs woven of that thread, which could not be burnt ; but...grain of the stones, to be seen now in the quarry. 44. Aristotle and his followers affirm that all this proceeds from an exhalation within the earth,... | |
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