| 单词 | obolus |
| 例句 | He sold his manuscripts, and secured to himself, from the sale, a sum of four oboli a day, which was to be his whole income. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z All those who could not produce the required obolus were obliged to wait one hundred years, at the end of which time Charon reluctantly ferried them over free of charge. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The architects who superintended the building of the temple of Polias, on the other hand, got only 6 oboli per day, and the contractor 5. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z This ancient word—alms—according to its derivative import, comprehends not only those oboli, which are given to the wandering poor, but all bestowments, great and small, in the blessed cause of charity. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z I will none of thee; not a franc, not an obolus. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z An obolus a day each, would be about 23 oz. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Uncle Catullus threw oboli among the street-boys, who rolled over one another, fighting. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z I found a man, An honest fishmonger of pickled fish, Of whom I bought a huge fish ready scaled, Cheap at a drachma, for two oboli. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Some time before interment, a piece of money, an obolus, was put in the mouth of the corpse, as Charon’s fee. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z As the friars had been turned out of their comfortable nests, and were poor and disconsolate, I myself would sooner have given them an obolus unjustified by theory than a diatribe justified by logic. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z “To pay the Stygian ferry”: the river Styx, in the infernal regions, across which Charon conducted the souls, and received an obolus for his fee. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z And paid his obolus on the Stygian shore. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z Hours rolled away, while the beautiful face of Winandermere looked as ugly as Styx, as we writhed along its banks, more miserably moaning than the hopeless beggar who sighed for the propitiatory obolus to Charon. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z This resembles the practice of the Greeks and Romans, of placing an obolus, Charon’s fee, in the mouth of the deceased. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Nicias, we are told, let out one thousand slaves to Sosias the Thracian, at an obolus a day each—the lessee being bound to restore them to him the same in number. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z He's at this side of the Styx, it is true; but his foot is in the water, and Charon's obolus is always between his finger and thumb. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z What I could not find was an obolus in my pouch. Sónnica According to Philemon it amounted to one obolus, about four cents of our money. Woman under socialism Belisarius begging an obolus was nothing to this. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) An obolus is a silver coin worth about fifteen cents. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Citizens were paid for attending popular meetings three oboli per day, while the pay of the soldiers was six, and that of the sailors three. Principles Of Political Economy "I have not so much as an obolus in my pouch." Sónnica Captain Lake received the traveller pretty cordially, but declared his intention of making the king go back without so much as an obolus. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century “Not an obolus, by Jupiter!” he murmured, in a language which was not Tuscan or even Italian. Romola The obolus had been, for centuries, unknown in the coinage of Constantinople; and the word was no longer in use in the public markets of Greece. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 The pay of the commonest day laborer was from three to four oboli per day. Principles Of Political Economy "I have not a single obolus in my pouch." Sónnica Gladly the hairdresser accepted many and many oboli, many and many golden gifts, and all Phrygia wondered, while it copied, the strange headdress of the king. A Book of Myths The obolus is valued by Mr. Hussey at something more than three half-pence; seven oboli and a half would therefore be about a shilling. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis I have borne them hither, and if the priests speak truly, my life is worth not an obolus. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century We have seen that answer with a Belisarius-like air; and more than one hero without an obolus has stumbled upon a fortune merely from his contempt of riches. The Young Duke The obolus for Charon, the cake of honey for Cerberus, the shadows of these articles would be borne and used by the shadow of the dead man. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Pericles passed a law in Athens by which each citizen was granted two oboli, one to pay for his seat at the theatre, the other to provide himself with refreshment. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Placards in all the known languages forbid you to offer him so much as an obolus. The Wonders of Pompeii How the children managed to spend their Saturday as, or their weekly obolus, is a profound mystery. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Why, if we sate here in rags, we wouldn't press in for an obolus before Belisarius. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II And so she laughed, and Claudius laughed, and they were well satisfied to pay their social obolus in a little well-bred and well-assumed hilarity. Doctor Claudius, A True Story I said to myself that this was Styx and the fare an obolus. Prose Fancies Other urns contained only some bones and the small coin which has been taken for Charon's obolus. The Wonders of Pompeii "You are not called on to give me an obolus," rejoined Rodaja, "for I have not a grain of the fool about me!" The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Evidently to humble my pride and beg an obolus of young Berkley. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 This often supplies the obolus that secures the necessary bit of Cunard passport. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great The story says he fastened a label to his hat, containing these words, "Give an obolus to poor old Belisarius." Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Besides, it is evident that solidarity would not add an obolus to the common wealth, and that, consequently, it does not even touch the problem of division. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Citizens who applauded Pericles because he gave them an obolus for a vote, and are now willing to see him superseded by any man that will give two oboli instead of one! Philothea A Grecian Romance It was the more meritorious as it was the obolus of the poor! The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 He prohibited their taking eatables out of the houses of their husbands of more value than an obolus, or carrying a basket more than a cubit in length. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II The stomach, the coffin, the Roman coins, some of the wonderfully preserved seeds, as well as the obolus in the mouth of the dead soldier, should be found somewhere. Life: Its True Genesis Remembering Belisarius, he probably thought it not beneath his own dignity to ask for an obolus. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 Charon will charge my disembodied spirit but a single obolus for crossing his dark ferry. Philothea A Grecian Romance And besides that, twenty pieces of boiled meat at half an obolus apiece. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 If, after such conduct, he proves he has done well, I would not give an obolus for the hide of old men. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 He said to himself that this was Styx and the fare an obolus. Young Lives "Not an obolus, by Jupiter!" he murmured, in a language that was not Tuscan or even Italian. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction An obolus held close to the eye may prevent our seeing the moon and the stars; and thus does the ever-present earth exclude the glories of Heaven. Philothea A Grecian Romance Why, Zeus with his throne and his lightnings would not be worth an obolus if you recovered your sight, were it but for a few instants. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 I remember at the feasts of Zeus you had a consuming wish for a little chariot and I bought it for you with the first obolus which I received as a juryman in the Courts. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 Figure him left naked by the master whom he had served so well, crying out for a beggarly obolus! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 We pay for stage representations: why deny our obolus to the histrionics of the beggar? Without Prejudice Nor could he have ever supposed that the interests of the republic would be advanced by men whom the gift of an obolus could induce to vote. Philothea A Grecian Romance Come, Aeschylus, he is going to buy it of you at any price, and you can have a splendid one for an obolus. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 Formerly my sickles would not have sold at an obolus apiece, to-day I am being paid fifty drachmas for every one. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 That will hardly work out to one obolus for each drop of blood! The Crushed Flower and Other Stories What internal evidence does the Odyssey afford, that Homer sold his Trojan war-ballads at three yards an obolus? Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green Perchance The obolus to appease the ferrying Shade, And waft her into immortality. Artemis to Actaeon, and Other Verses This cursed man, when striking out right and left with his torch, knocked over ten loaves worth an obolus apiece, and then, to cap the deal, four others. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 If then you learn this science, which is false, I shall not pay an obolus of all the debts I have contracted on your account. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 Annas, old, grey, stupid Annas, chock-full of the Law, why did you not give one silver piece, just one obolus more? The Crushed Flower and Other Stories I shall not need even Charon's obolus when I am dead, for we have ceased to believe in him—which is a pity, as the trip across the Styx must have been picturesque. Simon the Jester The cassette of St. Joseph, wherein were deposited the oboli for the poor, had long been emptied. The Golden Dog “A hundred oboli a month,” said Sir Walter, uneasily. A House-Boat on the Styx Formerly my sickles would not have sold at an obolus apiece; to-day I am being paid fifty drachmae for every one. Peace Half an obolus will not go to a tear! The Crushed Flower and Other Stories The innumerable and repulsive-looking beggars who dragged themselves on either side of the road, asking the obolus from the passer-by, presented a pitiful spectacle. Dona Perfecta Lysander immediately requested an addition of an obolus to the daily pay of the seamen. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Shakespeare entered the house and tossed up an obolus. A House-Boat on the Styx In the shadow of its arch, crowded some poor wretches, who offered lemons and figs for sale, or with many groans and lamentations, begged for an obolus. Thais The price of the wool was the obolus paid to the Charon of the Revenue. Books and Bookmen The coin came down with heads up, and Shakespeare went into the pool-room, just to show the Fates that he didn’t care a tuppence for their verdict as registered through the obolus. A House-Boat on the Styx “I’ll accept the office on a salary of two hundred oboli a month, with Saturdays off.” A House-Boat on the Styx |
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