| John Wesley - 1785 - 718 sider
...concerning this river,* viz. That this ftream, at certain feafons of the year, efpecially about the feaft of Adonis, is of a bloody colour; which the Heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of fympathy in the river, for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild Boar in the mountains, out... | |
| 1778 - 336 sider
...river, viz. That this ftream, at certain fcafons of the year, elpeciaily about the feaft of Adoni-, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of fymparhy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was k lied by a wild hear in the mountains, out... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 sider
...what may be supposed to be the occasion of that opinion which Lucian relates, viz. that this stream at certain seasons of the year, especially about the...is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked tipon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by... | |
| 1803 - 372 sider
...the occasion of that opinion " which Lucian relates concerning this river, viz. " That this stream, at certain seasons of the year, " especially about...bloody " colour ; which the heathens looked upon as pro" ceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for " the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 518 sider
...concerning this river, viz. That this ftream, at certain leafons of the year, efpecially about the feaft of Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of lympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 798 sider
...what may be supposed to be the occasion of that opinion which Lucian relates, viz. That this stream (the river Adonis) at certain seasons of the year, especially about the feast of Adonis, isofabloody colour; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river... | |
| John Pinkerton - 1811 - 804 sider
...river, viz. that this ftream, at certain feafons of the year, efpecially about the feaft of Adonis, k of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of fympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out... | |
| 1813 - 442 sider
...the fortune to see (says Mr. M.) what may be supposed to be the occasion of that opinion which Lucian relates — viz. — that the river Adonis, at certain...especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody color, which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death... | |
| 1815 - 480 sider
...gave us an opportunity of discovering whence arose that opinion mentioned by Lucian, that this river, at certain seasons of the year, especially about the feast of Adonis, was of the colour of blood, which, he says, was from a sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis,... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 676 sider
...may be sup" posed to be the occasion of " that opinion which Lucian re" lates, viz. that this stream at " certain seasons of the year, " especially about...bloody colour; " which the heathens looked " upon us proceeding from a " kind of sympathy in the river " for the death of Adonis, who " was killed by... | |
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