 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1774 - 364 pages
...king, and offered him ten thoufand talents as a ranfom for his captive mother and wife ; he offered him his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he had conquered, as far as the river Euphrates -; he hinted to him the inconftancy of fortune, and defcribed at large the powers he... | |
 | Richard Johnson - Greece - 1786 - 168 pages
...and offered him ten thou/and talents, as a ranfom for his captive mother, and wife : he offered him his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he had conquered, as for as the river Euphrates: he hinted to him the inconftancy of fortune, and defcribed at large the... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1800 - 342 pages
...king. He offered him ten thoufand talents (thirty millions) as a rantbm for the captive princeffes, and his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he had conquered as far as the Euphrates. Darius hinted to Him the inconftancy of fortune; and defcribed, in the moft pompous terms, the numberlefs... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1805 - 388 pages
...£ing. " He offered him 10,000 talents] '' (SO millions) as a ransom for the captive princesses, and A his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he " had conquered as far as the Euphrates. Darius hinted to' " him the inconstancy of fortune ; and described, in the most " pompous terms, the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1805 - 350 pages
...thousand.talents as a ransom for his captive mother and wife ; he offered him his daughter Statrra in marriage, with all the country he had conquered, as far as the river Euphrates ; he hinted to hirrj the inconstancy of fortune, and described at large the powers... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1808 - 596 pages
...king. " He offered him ten thousand talents, thirty millions, as a ransom for the captive princesses, and his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he had conquered as far as the Euphrates. Darius hinted to him the inconstancy of fortune ; and described, in the most pompous terms, the numberless... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...offered him ten thousand talents as a ransom for his captive mother and queen 5 and he promised him his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he had conquered as far as the river Euphrates, provided he would agree to a peace. These terms were so advantageous, that when the... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1820 - 420 pages
...He offered him 10,000 talents (about " 1,500,000 pounds) as a ransom for the captive princesses, " and his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the...country " he had conquered as far as the Euphrates. Darius hinted " to him the inconstancy of fortune ; and described, in the " most pompous terms, the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 490 pages
...offered him ten thousand talents as a ransom for his captive mother and queen; and he promised him his daughter Stati'ra in marriage, with all the country he had conquered as far as the river Euphrates, provided he would agree to a peace. ]6. These terms were so advantageous, that when... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 304 pages
...and offered him ten thousand talents as a ransom for his captive mother and •wife ; he offered him his daughter Statira in marriage, with all the country he had conquered, as far as the river Euphrates ; he hinted to him the inconstancy of fortune, and described at large the powers he... | |
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Darius, in which that monarch treated him with greater respect than before. He now gave him the title of king ; he offered him ten thousand talents as a ransom for his captive mother and... 
