 ... who was the companion of his confinement. They took their flight in the air from Crete ; but the heat of the sun melted the wax on the wings of Icarus, whose flight was too high, and he fell into that part of the ocean which from him has been called...  The Lives of the Twelve Caesars - Page 96by Elisa Rogers - 1811Full view - About this book
 | John Lempriere - 1788
...Minos, who ordered him to be confined in the labyrinth, which he haJ conllrucled. Here he made himffif wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body, and that of his fon, who was the companion of his confinement. They took their flight in the air from Crete,... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1812 - 892 pages
...ordered him tu be confined in the labyrinth which he had conUruéled. Here he made himielf wings witli feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body, and to that of hu li>n, who wa« the companion of his confinement. They took their flight in the air from Crete; but... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Classical dictionaries - 1812 - 500 pages
...displeasure of Minos, who ordered him to be confined in the liibyrinth which he had constructed. Here he ma<> himself wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body, ami thulof hissim, v,\\o was the companion of his confinement. They took their flight from Crete; but... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1820 - 892 pages
...displeasure of Minos, who ordered him to be confined in the- labyrinth which he had constructed. Here he made himself wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body, and to that of his son, who was the companion of his confinement They took their flight in the air from Crete ; but the heat... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1822 - 818 pages
...displeasure of Minos, who ordered him to be confined in the labyrinth which he had constructed. Here he made himself wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body, and to that of bis son, WLIO was the companion of his confinement They look their flight in the air from Crete; but... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1822 - 840 pages
...who ordered him to be confined in the labyrinth which he had constructed. Here he made himself wiugs with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body, and to that of bis son, woo was the companion of his confinement They took their flight in the air front Crete; but... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 896 pages
...displeasure of Minos, who ordered him to be confined in the labyrinth which he had constructed. Here he made himself wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body and that of his son, who was the companion of his confinement. They took their flight in the air from Crete... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1823 - 892 pages
...displeasure of Minos, who ordered him to be confined in the labyrinth which he had constructed. Here he made himself wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to bis body, and to t hat of his son, who was the companion of his confinement They took their flight... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1825 - 910 pages
...displeasure of Minos, who ordered him to be confined in the labyrinth which lie had constructed. Here he made himself wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to his body, and to that of his son, who was the companion of his confinement. They took their flight in the air trom Crete ; 3ut the heat... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1852 - 800 pages
...displeasure of Miñón, who ordered him to be contined in the labyrinth trhicb he had constructed. Here he made himself wings with feathers and wax, and carefully fitted them to hi* body, and to that of his -on. who was tne companion of his confine* ment. They took their flight... | |
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