| 单词 | Phalaris |
| 例句 | Phalaris’s Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World L.A. premiere of molecular biologist and philosopher Steven Friedman’s autobiographical solo drama. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 12-19: 'Forever Plaid' and more 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z We are amazed to think of the inhumanity of Phalaris, who roasted men alive in his brazen bull. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Phalaris came back and seated himself quietly at the table. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z There are other scattered remains of 13th-century architecture in the town, while, in the centre of the ancient city, close to the so-called oratory of Phalaris, is the Norman church of S. Nicolo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z This answer set tongues wagging again, and revived the opinion that I was a downright Phalaris. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Alciphron’s fictitious Letters—founded largely on the New Comedy of Athens—represent the same kind of industry which produced the letters of Phalaris, Aristaenetus and similar collections. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Phalaris arundinacea, is a reed-grass found on the banks of British rivers and lakes; a variety with striped leaves known as ribbon-grass is grown for ornament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Then he rose swiftly, drew on his day tunic, threw about him the chlamys that Phalaris had worn, and slipped noiselessly from the room. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z In the controversy with Bentley about the Epistles of Phalaris, Christ Church, though she was hopelessly in the wrong, showed that she had some learning and some interest in classical studies. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z Author Dissertations on the Epistles of Phalaris, works provoked by his famous controversy with Boyle, and which rank as masterpieces of argument. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z If Hippocrates had ordered his patients to take hellebore under pain of being hanged, he would have been more insane and barbarous than Phalaris, and would have had little practice. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z The Golden Calf of Self-love soon waxes to be a burning Phalaris's Bull, which reduces its father and adorer to ashes. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Charmides hastily followed the example of his fellows and ran into the chilly water after Phalaris, who stood in, shoulder-deep, fifty feet from the ship. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The authenticity of the Correspondence between Cicero and Brutus, has formed the subject of a literary controversy, perhaps the most celebrated which has ever occurred, except that concerning the Epistles of Phalaris. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Famous for his controversy with Bentley concerning the Epistles of Phalaris. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z Among the other books printed at Oxford we may note an edition of Cicero’s Pro Milone, the spurious Letters of Phalaris, and a very large folio, Lyndewode’s Provincial Constitutions of the English Church. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z And behold now a King himself, or say rather King-hood in his person, is to expire here in cruel tortures,—like a Phalaris shut in the belly of his own red-heated Brazen Bull! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Phalaris, indeed, was amazed at the way in which his brother bore himself. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z And behold now a King himself, or say rather Kinghood in his person, is to expire here in cruel tortures; like a Phalaris shut in the belly of his own red-heated Brazen Bull! The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 To the same Purpose is the Story of Phalaris, who roasted the Limbs of Perillus in his own Bull: Thus making Proof of the Goodness of the Work by the Torments of the unhappy Maker. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love Bentley happened to express himself on the King’s MS. of Phalaris in a manner their witty malice turned against him. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors In this essay he praises warmly the Letters of Phalaris. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Phalaris knew, from the manner in which he threw himself forward, that there was little danger of his not reaching the shore. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z On hearing of the death of a friend he will call back the sweetness of that friend's converse; in the burning Bull of Phalaris he will think his thoughts and be glad. Five Stages of Greek Religion No; his wise man, even if he were in Phalaris's bull, would say, How sweet it is! how little do I regard it! The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero “To undervalue this dispute about ‘Phalaris,’ because it does not suit one’s own studies, is to quarrel with a circle because it is not a square. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Among other curiosities was the famous bull617 of Phalaris, which was sent to Carthage. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Phalaris shouted above the clamor of winds and waters: "Watch, Charmides, to seize him!" Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Charles, nominal editor of the Letters of Phalaris, ii. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Then La Phalaris, and D'Averne, they cannot bear each other; they will tear out each other's eyes, and that will amuse us. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental In reply to this literary anathema, Bentley was furnished, by his familiarity with his favourite authors, with a fortunate application of a term, derived from Phalaris himself. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Thus did Phalaris, a thousand years ago, play very much the same part with p. 209Perillus which the most Christian king has been playing with you, most reverend Bishop of Verdun.” Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom A thoughtful frown puckered his forehead, and he appeared oblivious of Phalaris' mockery. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z As Phalaris did those of Agrigentum opposed to his rule, he finished by hating Southerners and Democrats. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War First he catches up Phalaris; then Gyges, and hamstrings him; he plucks away their spears, and hurls them on the backs of the flying crowd; Juno lends strength and courage. The Aeneid of Virgil Many of Phalaris’s enemies thought the same thing, and repented of their vain confidence afterwards in his bull. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Letters of Phalaris, certain apocryphal letters ascribed to Phalaris, the tyrant, and published at Oxford, in 1718, by Charles Boyle. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 She had in her the original strain of poetry that had been extended to her younger son, but was entirely lacking in Theron and Phalaris. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z His uncle was daily painted as a tyrant, whom he classed in his young mind with Phalaris or Dionysius. The Young Duke Falkland was Secretary of State to Charles I. 40 Phalaris: a Sicilian tyrant of the sixth century B.C., famous for his cruelties. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools Boyle’s edition of “Phalaris” was a work of parade, designed to confer on a young man, who bore an eminent name, some distinction in the literary world. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Phalaris made the first experiment by shutting up the inventor himself in his own bull. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 And, turning upon his heel, without looking at the still proffered instrument, he strode off to the room which he was to share with Phalaris and the stranger. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z A literary war generally makes people think of Bentley's incomparable Phalaris. Gibbon Phalaris, that was inexorable to all other enemies, relented at the charms of Stesichorus his muse. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools If Bentley’s suspicions were not far from the truth, that “the ‘Phalaris’ had been made up by contributions,” they approached still closer when they attacked “The Examination of his Dissertation.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Phalaris he slew, Then hamstrung Gyges, and their javelins seized, And hurled them at their comrades, as they flew, For Juno nerved and strengthened him anew. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Phalaris managed to reach his side and share his protection, and there the two of them stood, waiting. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z In vice and cruelty he rivals a Dionysius, an Agathocles, or a Phalaris. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch This is among the rarest editions of the Latin version of the Epistles of Phalaris. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three “The oldest books,” he says, “we have, are still in their kind the best; the two most ancient that I know of, in prose, are ‘�sop’s Fables’ and ‘Phalaris’s Epistles.’ Calamities and Quarrels of Authors To set The Gentle Art beside The Dissertation on the Letters of Phalaris, Gibbon's Vindication, or the polemics of Voltaire, would be as unjust as to hang "Cremorne Gardens" in the Arena Chapel. Art "By Hercules!" he observed, softly, to Phalaris, "thy brother's form would make a fitting Tammuz for the great Istar of Babylon!" Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z In his controversy with Bentley on the Epistles of Phalaris, and the relative merits of ancient and modern authors, he was overmatched in scholarship. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Among other things Agrigentum had recovered its famous bull of brass, in which the tyrant Phalaris had burned, it was said, his victims. Roman life in the days of Cicero Boyle, 382 touched at these reflections, declared “they were levelled at a learned society, in which I had the happiness to be educated; as if ‘Phalaris’ had been made up by contributions from several hands.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Rapt in the contemplation of eternal verities, the purified soul is indifferent to external circumstances: pain and suffering are unheeded, and the just man can feel happy even in the bull of Phalaris. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics But now Phalaris, seeing that the small boats were being rapidly manned, went off to join one of them. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The Stoics maintained that one might have led a happy life in the belly of the bull of Phalaris. Recollections of My Youth A punning caricature represented B. about to be thrust into the brazen bull of Phalaris, and exclaiming, "I had rather be roasted than Boyled." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832 “He has defied Phalaris, and used him very coarsely, under the assurance, as he tells us, that ‘he is out of his reach.’ Calamities and Quarrels of Authors His Memoirs of the Orrery Family and the Boyle's, is the most indifferent of his performances; though the translations of Phalaris's Epistles in that work are done with great spirit and beauty. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. Such work is well for Phalaris, perhaps, but—" "Father, it seems to me that for many months Charmides has been deceiving us. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Nest on the ground, under the shade of Purshia and Artemisia, or near streams, among Phalaris arundinacea, carefully constructed of dry grass, and slender twigs. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832 I am very much pleased with a Consolatory Letter of Phalaris, to one who had lost a Son that was a young Man of great Merit. The Spectator, Volume 2. But yet, methinks, when he was setting up to be Phalaris junior, the very omen of it might have deterred him. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors For Phalaris was just that minute dreaming how a most vile poetaster had lampooned him, and how he had got him roaring in his bull. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Only Phalaris was undisturbed by, and Charmides oblivious of, its distressing length. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Phalaris, king of Agrigentum, who, when Perillus made a brazen bull in which to kill criminals, placed him in it to try its effects. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend While we have been dragging the Phalaris Bull from its pedestal the Golden Calf of ancient Israel has reached maturity and maternity and its progeny is now worshipped in a thousand pantheons. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 For the new readings of “Phalaris,” “he likens me to a bungling tinker mending old kettles.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors On behalf of the Ancients, stress was laid by Temple on the letters of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Presently Charmides, together with his brother, Phalaris, both breathless from their run across the valley of the Hypsas, arrived on the cliff. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The other remains within the city walls are of surprisingly small importance; near the picturesque church of S. Nicolo is the so-called Oratory of Phalaris, a shrine of the 2nd century B.C., The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 In the meantime all that nastiness seems absolute spruceness, that stench a perfume, and that miserable slavery a kingdom, and such too as they would not change their tyranny for Phalaris' or Dionysius' empire. The Praise of Folly In this controversy, the amusing fancy of “the Bees” could not pass by Phalaris without contriving to make some use of that brazen bull by which he tortured men alive. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Dr. Bentley, the King’s Librarian, published a “Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris,” denying their value, and arguing that Phalaris did not write them. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Through the incessant lightning flashes the violent and uneven use of the oars was clearly visible, and, after watching them in silence for a few moments, Phalaris shook his head. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z As for that matter of the publishers, Sir—they have writ to say that they wait your commands anent the Letters of Phalaris. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty Like you, I am afraid that Caesar will be a Phalaris, and that we may expect the very worst. Caesar: a Sketch But in the end of his book he has got me into Phalaris’s bull, and he has the pleasure of fancying that he hears me begin to bellow. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors As he came near, behold two heroes of the Ancient army, Phalaris and Æsop, lay fast asleep. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Half an hour later Phalaris and the Phœnician followed the shepherd's example, and Theron and his wife also sought a willing rest. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z You are a despot, a Phalaris, a Dionysius. Chicot the Jester And, in profane history, we read that Stesichorus put the Himerians on their guard against the tyranny of Phalaris by the fable of the Horse and the Stag. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Bentley, with his peculiar idiom, had censured “all the 387 stiffness and stateliness, and operoseness of style, quite alien from the character of ‘Phalaris,’ a man of business and despatch.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The Hon. Charles Boyle, of Christ Church, published a new edition of the Epistles of Phalaris, with translation of the Greek text into Latin. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces He had a decided memory of the last mighty grip of Phalaris' fingers. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z They would see, too, how Timoleon and others like him, had as great authority in their country as Dionysius or Phalaris in theirs, while enjoying far greater security. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius Any man's advancement is the most capital offence that can be to his malice, yet this envy, like Phalaris' bull, makes that a torment first for himself he prepared for others. Character Writings of the 17th Century Alsop had published the “�sop;” and Boyle, among other “young gentlemen,” easily obtained the favour of the dean, “to desire him to undertake an edition of the ‘Epistles of Phalaris.’” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Christ Church replied through Charles Boyle, with “Dr. Bentley’s Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris examined.” The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Into the midst of this second stage, however, came Phalaris and Kabir, sleepy, yet talking pleasantly together in unsubdued tones. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z This it was which impelled Brutus and Cassius to conspire against Cæsar, and countless others against such tyrants as Phalaris, Dionysius, and the like. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius These epistles give a further reason to believe, that the others were written by Phalaris. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III For this edition of “Phalaris” it was necessary to collate a MS. in the king’s library; and Bentley, about this time, had become the royal librarian. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Take the bull into your keeping; consecrate it; and offer up your prayers on behalf of Agrigentum and of Phalaris. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 During the meal he said not a word, though Phalaris was in a lively mood, and conversation flowed easily enough among the others. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Bentley's "Phalaris" is an answer, Demosthenes' "De Corona" is an answer. Lectures and Essays "Phalaris, who was so much older than her." How to Speak and Write Correctly But Boyle assuming the honours of an edition of “Phalaris,” was but a venial offence, compared with that committed by the celebrated volume published in its defence. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Such was the message of Phalaris; and his statement is in strict accordance with the facts. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 The prospect of departure was, too, far easier for Charmides to contemplate than it would have been for Phalaris, with all the athlete's affected stoicism. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Had this pacificatory principle been discovered earlier, "The Letters of Phalaris" would never have fluttered Europe, and Swift would have had no need to write "The Battle of the Books." Without Prejudice Lastly, the five following kinds excited no secretion, though left on the leaves for two or three days, namely lettuce, Erica tetralix, Atriplex hortensis, Phalaris canariensis, and wheat. Insectivorous Plants There is a certain temper of mind that Cicero calls Phalarism; a spirit like Phalaris’s. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors We are sent to you, Priests of Delphi, by Phalaris our master, with instructions to present this bull to the God, and to speak the necessary words on behalf of the offering and its donor. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 Come, Phalaris, we will go down together to the galley. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Could Phalaris or Caius in days of yore have been More merciless a tyrant than him we here have seen? Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus Phalaris Canariensis: circumnutation of a cotyledon, with a mark placed below the apex, traced on a horizontal glass, from 8.35 A.M. The Power of Movement in Plants The author, like him who invented the brazen bull of Phalaris, is writhing in that machine of tortures he had contrived for others. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors "I, too," he said, "am a neglected book gnawed by the moth," "a stream dammed up with mud," "a Phalaris, clapped, for nothing in particular, into the belly of a brazen bull." The Life of Sir Richard Burton Phalaris still sulked, unnoticed; and the Phœnician was too anxious for an opportunity of judging his new protégé's ability to risk protest by undue urging. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z In the tradition of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum, and his brazen bull we may have an echo of similar rites in Sicily, where the Carthaginian power struck deep roots. The Golden Bough We may also conclude from these and the previous observations, that the seedlings of Phalaris in breaking through the surface of the soil circumnutate as much as the surrounding pressure will permit. The Power of Movement in Plants And could not Jupiter have found a means to bring into the world Hercules and Lycurgus, if he had not also made for us Sardanapalus and Phalaris? Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies To be violently drawn and moved by the lusts and desires of the soul, is proper to wild beasts and monsters, such as Phalaris and Nero were. Meditations After nearly an hour of cheerless silence, Phalaris, with a desperate effort to relieve the general strain, brought out his brother's lyre and put it into Charmides' hands. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z I am in training for this part of the subject, as I have twice read through the Phalaris controversy since I arrived in India. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Though the sheath-like cotyledons of Phalaris are so extremely sensitive to apogeotropism, the first true leaves which protrude from them exhibited only a trace of this action. The Power of Movement in Plants Bentley revenged himself by proving that the Epistles of Phalaris were forgeries, and in his remarks on this subject treated Temple, not indecently, but with no great reverence. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 The worst specimen is perhaps a collection of letters purporting to have been written by that Phalaris who governed Agrigentum more than 500 years before the Christian era. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 The epistles of Cicero were fine, and so were those of Phalaris. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 Next to this prodigious imposture, no doubt, the false 'Letters of Phalaris' are the most important of classical forgeries. Books and Bookmen The retina, after being stimulated by a bright light, feels the effect for some time; and Phalaris continued to bend for nearly half an hour towards the side which had been illuminated. The Power of Movement in Plants On the merit of the Letters of Phalaris he dwells with great warmth and with extraordinary felicity of language. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Among many other foolish things, he said that the letters of Phalaris were the oldest letters and also the best in the world. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 And behold now a King himself, or say rather Kinghood in his person, is to expire here in cruel tortures;—like a Phalaris shut in the belly of his own red-heated Brazen Bull! The French Revolution Well, the ornate and excellent Temple held that "the Epistles of Phalaris have more race, more spirit, more force of wit and genius, than any others he had ever seen, either ancient or modern." Books and Bookmen But the sheath-like cotyledons of some Gramineae, for instance, those of Phalaris, are not green and contain very little starch; from which fact we may infer that they decompose little or no carbonic acid. The Power of Movement in Plants From this College proceeded a new edition of the Letters of Phalaris, which were rare, and had been in request since the appearance of Temple's Essay. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 People who had never heard of the Epistles of Phalaris began to inquire about them. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 The engine of torture invented by Perillus, for the tyrant Phalaris. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete A pot with seedlings of Phalaris Canariensis, which had been raised in darkness, was placed in a completely darkened room, at 12 feet from a very small lamp. The Power of Movement in Plants Phalaris Canariensis: cotyledons after exposure in a box open on one side in front of a south-west window during 8 h. The Power of Movement in Plants The cotyledons of Phalaris bend much more slowly towards a very obscure light than towards a bright one. The Power of Movement in Plants |
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