 | John Potter - Greece - 1751 - 518 pages
...^at^. They who did xt>Tla€i£»y, • play at the Cottabas, ftood at fome diftance, holding a Cup of Water or Wine, which they endeavoured to throw into one of the Dimes, that the Dimes by that Weight might be knocked againlt the Head of the Statue under it. The... | |
 | John Potter - 1751 - 514 pages
...called j^amj. They who did xoTla£i£u>, play at the Cottabus, flood at fome diftance, holding a Cup of Water or Wine, which they endeavoured to throw into one of the Dimes, that the Dimes by that Weight might be knocked againft the Head of the Statue under it. The... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - Archaeology - 1782 - 440 pages
...brazen ftatoe, called MOOT??. ' They wjio'played at Cattabus Hood at fome diftatice, holding a cup of water or wine, which they endeavoured to throw into one of the dimes, that the dim by that weight might defcend and ftrike againft the head of the ftatue under it.... | |
 | John Potter (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1818 - 618 pages
...called fuiiin . They who did X«TT*»I^U», play at the cottabiis, stood at some distance, holding a cup of water or wine, which they endeavoured to throw into one of the dishes, that the dishes by that weight might be knocked against the head of the statue under it. The person who threw... | |
 | John Potter - Greece - 1818 - 616 pages
...called futnt- They who did X»TT«€/£UF, play at the cottabus, stood at some distance, holding a cup of water or wine, which they endeavoured to throw into one of the dishes, that the dishes by that weight might be knocked against the head of the statue under it. The person who threw... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1822 - 396 pages
...whieh they endeavoured to throw into one of the dishes, that the dishes by that weight might be knoeked against the head of the statue under it. The person who threw in sueh a manner as to spilt least of his water, and to knoek the dish with the greatest foree upon... | |
 | John Jones - Greek language - 1825 - 786 pages
...play at the cottabm, were said хотт«€/£«>- they stood at some distance holding a cup full of water or wine, which they endeavoured to throw...head of the statue under it. The person who threw in such a manner as to spill the least water, and to knock the dish with the greatest force on the... | |
 | John Jones - English language - 1825 - 798 pages
...engaged to play at the cottabus, w ere said XOTT«C;^S/V they stood at some distance holding a cup full of water or wine, which they endeavoured to throw...head of the- statue under it. The person who threw in such a manner as to spill the least water, and to knock the dish with the greatest force on the... | |
 | John Jones - English language - 1825 - 788 pages
...water w wine, which they endeavoured to throw wtp one of the dishes, that the dish by that *e¡ght might be knocked against the head of the statue under it. The person who threw in such a manner as to spill the least water, and to knock the dish with the greatest force on the... | |
 | G H. Smith - Greece - 1832 - 310 pages
...so that the dish might be knocked against the head of the statue placed beneath it; and the player who threw so as to spill the least water, and to knock the dish the hardest against the statue, was declared conqueror, and supposed to be sure of the affections of... | |
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They who undertook x»TT«/3i'£i/», to play at the cottabus, stood at some distance, holding a cup of water or wine, which they endeavoured to throw into one of the dishes, that the dish by that weight might be knocked against the head of the statue... 
