| Charles Rollin - Carthaginians - 1734 - 422 pages
...with water, and lined with bricks, on both fides, after the manner of a fcarp, or counterfcarp ; and the earth, that was dug out of it, made the bricks...from the vaft height and breadth of the walls may be infer'd the greatnefs of the ditch. In every fide ot this great fquare were twenty-five gates, that... | |
| Humphrey Prideaux - History, Ancient - 1799 - 682 pages
...and lined with bricks on both fides, after the manner of a fcarp or counterfcarp, and the earth which was dug out of it, made the bricks, wherewith the...;may be inferred the greatnefs of the ditch. In every fide of this great fquare were 25 gates, that is, an ico in all, which were all made of folid brafs... | |
| Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1805 - 366 pages
...stoucs themselves which it cements together. These walls were surrounded on the outside wii.li a vast ditch, full of water, and lined with bricks on both...The earth that was dug out of it, made the bricks wiicitw ith the walla f Diod. I. ii. p. 9.". $ We are not to wonder, if we find the founding of a city... | |
| Humphrey Prideaux - Bible - 1815 - 468 pages
...and lined with bricks on both sides, after the manner of a scarp or counterscarp, and the earth which was dug out of it, made the bricks, wherewith the walls were built ; and therefore, from the vast height and breadth of the walls may be inferred the greatness of the ditch. In every side of this... | |
| Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - 714 pages
...having revolted from anno 570. him, and, in confidence of their strong walls, stood AM 3417, which was dug out of it made the bricks wherewith the walls were built, we may judge Ant°rhris'5' °* t°e depth and largeness of the ditch from the vast height and thickness... | |
| Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1820 - 386 pages
...stones themselves which it cements together. These walls were surrounded on the outside with a vast ditch, full of water, and lined with bricks on both...wherewith the walls were built ; and therefore, from the vast height a Uiod. I. ii. p. 95. b We are not to wonder, if- we find the founding of u city aseribed... | |
| Charles Rollin - Civilization, Ancient - 1825 - 468 pages
...stones themselves, which it cements together. These walls were surrounded on the outside with a vast ditch, full of water, and lined with bricks on both sides. The earth that was dug out of it, »vas made into the bricks wherewith the walls were built; and therefore, from the vast height and... | |
| Elisha Bates - Society of Friends - 1825 - 340 pages
...outside with a vast ditch, filled with water, and lined with bricks on both sides." "The earth which was dug out of it, made the bricks wherewith the walls were built; and therefore from the vast height & breadth oft lie walls, may be inferred the greatness of the dicth." "On every side of... | |
| Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - History, Ancient - 1829 - 362 pages
...stones themselves which it cements together. These walls were surrounded on the outside with a vast ditch, full of water, and lined with bricks on both...wherewith the walls were built ; and therefore, from the vast height and breadth of the walls may be inferred the greatness of the ditch. In evefy side of this... | |
| Elisha Bates - Society of Friends - 1829 - 360 pages
...outside with a vast ditch, filled with water, and lined with bricks on both sides." " The earth which .was dug out of it, made the bricks wherewith the walls were built ; and therefore from the vast height and breadth of the walls, may be inferred the greatness of the ditch." " On every side... | |
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