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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 11: the disbandment. (search)
eared as likely to be in the way of those who had a preemption right to civil favors. Now our camps were thinning; our army was melting away. We too, in this fading camp, had opportunity to observe many things. Most manifest and largely shown it was that not a few about the capital were sorry the war was over; for this took the soft snaps away from them, and the soft spots out from under them. These persons soon pretended to be sole judges and champions of loyalty. There was a certain Demetrius once who made silver shrines for Diana, and did not like Paul because his teaching disturbed this sinecure. He skillfully therefore turned the issue upon religious loyalty. Not only is this, our craft, in danger to be set at nought, he cries, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana would be despised, and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshipeth. And they all cried, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. There were some loud-mouthed patriots about the capital
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
s collection in New York contains the iron helmet and scale armor of Sheshonk, or Shishak, the king of Egypt who overthrew Rehoboam, seven years after the death of Solomon. The scales are the shape of the Egyptian shield round end downward, and some of them are marked with the cartouche of the king. The Sarmatians wore scale armor of pieces of horn or horse-hoofs fastened to a linen doublet. Goliath was armed with a coat of mail (1 Samuel xvii). It is frequently spoken of by Homer. Demetrius, son of Antigonus, had a coat of mail made of Cyprian adamant (perhaps steel). Cyprus was famous for its armor. The ancient Scythians had armor composed of horse's hoofs curiously strong and jointed together. Hengist the Saxon had scale armor A. D. 449, and King John of England possessed a hauberk of rings set edgewise, 1200. The cavalry of Henry III. had coats of mail. Henry VII. had a steel cuirass, 1500. Since the introduction of fire-arms the use of armor has been gradually di
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
Latin Bible, 1462; Royal Library, France. Greek characters first used, 1465. Cicero de Officiis, 1465. Tully's Offices, 1465-66, Bodleian and other libraries. Roman characters at Rome, 1467. Caxton sets up a press at London, 1471. De Civitate Dei, 1473. Aesop's Fables, by Caxton, first book with numbered pages, 1474. Aldus cast the Greek alphabet and printed a Greek book, 1476. Aldus introduced italics, 1476. The Pentateuch in Hebrew, 1482. Homer in folio, by Demetrius of Florence, 1488. The Complutensian Polyglot of Cardinal Ximenes, in 1517. The exact conformity of different copies of the book taken by Faustus for sale in Paris gave rise to the report of his being in league with Satan, and was the origin of the popular story of his attendant demon. The Mentz printers, in order that the art might not be divulged, administered an oath of secrecy to all whom they employed; this appears to have been strictly adhered to until the year 1462, at whic
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), T. (search)
the philosopher, says in the Meno, you seem very much to resemble the sea-torpedo, for that fish causes any one who comes near it to become torpid ; and an allusion to the name occurs also in Homer, where he says,— His hand was torpid at the wrist. The torpedo, says Aristotle, is one of the cartilaginous and viviparous fishes; and, to provide itself with food, it hunts after little fish, touching them and causing them all to become torpid and motionless. Archestrus says in his Demetrius, — Then I took a torpedo, calculating If my wife touched it with her tender fingers That they would get no hurt. For an account of the Gymnotus, see Humboldt's Cosmos. In the early instances, floating mines were used in breaking booms, bridges, or other obstructions to navigation, as well as in breaking a cordon of ships or destroying a fleet in port. In 1585 four floating mines were sent from Antwerp by Zambelli, against a bridge across the Scheldt, erected by the Duke of Pa
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 5: at Westhaven, Vermont. (search)
t of his thoughts may be out-lined thus:— Demetrius, (B. C. 301,) surnamed Poliorcetes, besiegertions, and held the Athenians in servitude. Demetrius, who aspired to the glory of succoring the darth. Animated by such sentiments, his son, Demetrius, on reaching the city, had proclaimed that hAthenians was boundless. They bestowed upon Demetrius the title of king and god-protector. They eow much offended they were at these things. Demetrius enjoyed these extravagant honors for a time,conducted with the respect due to her rank. Demetrius, who up to that moment had borne his reverse upon the ungrateful country. Time passed. Demetrius again became powerful. Athens was rent by fcompelled, at length, to open their gates to Demetrius, who marched in with his troops. He commandm at such generous forbearance, overwhelmed Demetrius with acclamations. Horace was fascinated prosperity. Yet man can forgive even this. Demetrius forgave it; and the nobler and greater a man[8 more...]