| Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Classical dictionaries - 1812 - 500 pages
...earth, as the poets mention, during the golden age; but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was placed among the constellations of the zodiack, under the name of Virgo. She is represented is a virgin, with a stern, but niajeslick countenance,... | |
| Thomas Smith - Astronomy - 1818 - 158 pages
...wickedness and impiety of mankind, during the brazen and iron ages, induced her to return to heaven, where she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac,...as a virgin, with a stern but majestic countenance, and like tbe goddess Themis, she bears a sword and a pair of scales, as the insignia of her office.... | |
| John C. Laskey - Medals - 1818 - 262 pages
...and •"'"* 4gpravity of mankind, drove her to heaven, in the brazen and iron ifges ; she was there placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. We here see the importance with which the peace of Amiens was looked forward to by the French Nation,... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1822 - 840 pages
...brazen aud iron ages, and she was placed among Ihe constellations of the zodiac, under ihe паше of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin, with a stern,...countenance, holding a pair of scales in one hand, and a sword in the other. Senec in' Ocian. — Ovid. Mt l,r. 149.— ¿raf. 1. Phcenom.f. W.—Htiiod.—Thtog,... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1823 - 892 pages
...age, which is often called the age of Astraa ; but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was...countenance, holding a pair of scales, in one hand, and a sword in the other. Sense, in. Oclav. — OM. M^tl, v. 149. — Aral. \, Plianom. v. 98.— llcsM.... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1825 - 848 pages
...•*-- '—•»«— •— « * »1-- Astra-, t . but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac, opder the name of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin, with astern but majestic ceuntenance, holding... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1825 - 910 pages
...earth, as the poets mention, during the Astriea ; but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was placed amo-.ig the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin,... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1827 - 938 pages
...-ir:-;i ; but the wickedness anil impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron age?, and she was placed among the constellations of the...with a stern but majestic countenance, holding a pair ol scales iu one hand, and a sword in the ether. Senec. in Octav. — Ovid. Mel. 1, v. 149. — Aral.... | |
| James Ryan - Astronomy - 1827 - 408 pages
...earth, as the poets mention, during the golden age ; but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was placed among the constellations under the name of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin, with a stern but majestic countenance, holding... | |
| Ovid - Latin language - 1827 - 332 pages
...be the goddess of justice ; and when the impiety of the iron age constrained her to leave the earth, she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac under the name of Virgo. 152. Affectasse : ' aimed at.' — Ferunt : ' they say.' — Gigantas : ' that the Giants ; ' the sons... | |
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