| 单词 | Colossus of Rhodes |
| 例句 | Babgen Bannayan got in trouble for not bringing in his history research on the Colossus of Rhodes for the third day in a row. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The Colossus of Rhodes never stood astride the harbor entrance, but alongside it. How we lost the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z His legs are spread in a cowboy stance, just wide enough for cars to drive through them — I-95’s Colossus of Rhodes. This S.C. roadside attraction is garish, tacky and un-PC — but I stopped anyway 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z To call this crazy golf representation of Adolf Hitler "tasteless" is a bit like calling the Colossus of Rhodes "colossal". Crazy golftime for Hitler: should we salute the Chapman brothers' statue? 2012-08-15T11:00:54Z He is the movie-world’s Colossus of Rhodes, a figure of pure-granite maleness yet with something feline, and a sinuous, gravelly voice. Kirk Douglas at 100: a one-man Hollywood Mount Rushmore 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Unlike the Colossus of Rhodes, this was meant as a cult statue placed indoors, at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. How we lost the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Known as the Colossus of Rhodes, this bronze statue stood more than 100 feet high. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But, like the Colossus of Rhodes, just knowing where it used to stand is really the experience. How to plan a romantic Augusta honeymoon during Masters week - Golf Digest 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z “He was like the Colossus of Rhodes,” Thorn said, “with ships sailing between his legs.” The Batter’s Box Gets a Little Boring 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z He just stands there like the Colossus of Rhodes, breaking character only to give a thumbs up or smile when Palin forms a complete sentence. Apocalypse now: Sarah Palin's bizarre Trump endorsement analyzed 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Among the wordplay was one that evolved into his nickname: the Colossus of Rhodes. Before Ibanez Pinch-Hit, There Was Dusty Rhodes in ’54 2012-10-11T19:44:37Z It looks, by the side of its pigmy neighbours, like the Colossus of Rhodes, to the mandarin figures in our English grocers’ shops. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z In this interesting attitude, like the Colossus of Rhodes, I spanned the gulf, and was anchored both to the boulder and to Robinson as well. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Frosch stood in the position of the Colossus of Rhodes, with hands placed behind his back. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z More literal commentators have attempted to prove that Talus was a brazen statue or beacon, like the Colossus of Rhodes, placed by the Phœnicians on the Cretan promontory. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Her father she first apprehended as a pair of legs forming a gigantic archway, vast as the Colossus of Rhodes must have loomed to the triremes of the Confederacy. Carnival There is every reason to believe, that the gigantic figure known as the Colossus of Rhodes formed one of the most celebrated beacon-fires of antiquity. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel I.118 It is only a legend that the bronze Colossus of Rhodes bestrode the entrance to the famous harbor. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Chares is best known for the sun-god which he erected here; it was called the "Colossus of Rhodes," and was reckoned as one of the seven wonders of the world. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture The Colossus of Rhodes is said to have been used as a beacon, but there is no proof that it was so. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands His Royal Highness was on foot, and was seen standing facing the enemy, with outstretched legs, like a Colossus of Rhodes, impassive and stolid,—the very impersonification of Dutch courage and aggressiveness. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance The famous Colossus of Rhodes, which was one of the seven wonders of the world, was erected in honour of Helios. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Before Col. —— could "realize the situation," he was in the attitude of the Colossus of Rhodes. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner THE Colossus of Rhodes, is justly accounted the sixth Wonder; a statue of so prodigious a bulk, that it could not have been believed, had it not been recorded by the best historians. A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses The Colossus of Rhodes was a pigmy compared with this latter-day wonder. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference But of the seven wonders of the world I could cite with certainty only one, the Colossus of Rhodes. The Patient Observer And His Friends Porthos bowed as the Colossus of Rhodes would have done, and retired from the room with his face toward the king. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Captain Guano monopolized about one-half of it, like a Colossus of Rhodes, with a coat-lap under each arm. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour The head of Liberty is higher than the tall steeple of Trinity Church, which is 300 feet high, or twice that of the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven ancient wonders. The Harris-Ingram Experiment This is the greatest building the world ever saw, before which the Pyramids of Egypt, and the Colossus of Rhodes must hide their diminished heads. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met The Colossus of Rhodes was a pigmy compared with this huge wonder. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader Colossus of Rhodes, a statue 105 feet high; overthrown by an earthquake 224 B.C. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Called on CECIL, the Colossus of Rhodes, but he was absent at the time. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 4, 1891 But, Archibald, no man can ride well who straddles in this manner like the Colossus of Rhodes. The Spy Here was a forefinger of the Colossus of Rhodes, seven feet in length. A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") The others were the hanging gardens and walls of Babylon, the pyramids, the Colossus of Rhodes, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the statue of Zeus at Olympia. Early European History Could the Pyramids of Egypt or the Colossus of Rhodes be greater than our Sebastian? and for our Bacchus and Ariadne, you cannot beat the best you know. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family To Mrs. Thropp he was as majestic as the Colossus of Rhodes would have been. We Can't Have Everything It was his scholars who sculptured the Colossus of Rhodes, the Laocoön, and the Dying Gladiator. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations If I had not caught sight of the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharus tower, I assure you I should never have made out the Earth at all. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 St. Ange looked just in time to see the sable form of Colossus of Rhodes emerge from the vessel's hold, and the pastor of Smyrna and Bethesda seize him in his embrace. Short Stories for English Courses I shall call you 'M. Colossus of Rhodes, Junior,' from the Colossus who certainly was your father. Yvette Like the Colossus of Rhodes, he was a gilded giant. We Can't Have Everything The enormous Colossus of Rhodes was also the work of a disciple of Lysippos. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable Porthos bowed as the Colossus of Rhodes would have done, and retired from the room with his face towards the king. Louise de la Valliere Where is Thebes? where is Troy? where is the Colossus of Rhodes? Roundabout Papers Ancient notable examples are those which threw down the famous Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos of Alexandria. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire |
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