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" Chalcis in Euboea, and the country of Media, were famous for their generous and magnanimous race of chickens. "
Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity.. - Page 141
by Society of Antiquaries of London - 1786
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 20

Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...great lovers of this fport ; and Tanagra, a city of Boeoiia, the Ifle of Rhodes, Chalcis in Euhcea, and the country of Media, were famous for their generous and magnanimous race of chickens. — It appears they had fome method of preparing the birds for battle. Cock -fighting was...
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London Review of English and Foreign Literature, Volume 2

Bibliography - 1776 - 646 pages
...feems, were great lovers of this fport ; and Tanagra J, a city of Bceotia, the Jile of Rhodes, Chaléis in Euboea, and the country of Media, were famous for...generous and magnanimous race of chicken, The. kingdom of Perfia was probably included in the laft, from whence, as we have already feen, this kind of poultry...
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Observations on Popular Antiquities: Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's ...

John Brand, Henry Bourne - Christian antiquities - 1777 - 466 pages
...The Inhabitants of Delos were great Lovers of this Sport, and Tanagra, a City of Bceotia; the Ifle of Rhodes, Chalcis in Euboea, and the Country of Media,...famous for their generous and magnanimous Race of Chickens. — It appears they had fome .Method of preparing the Birds for Battle \ . Cock-fighting...
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Annual Register, Volume 20

Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...great lovers of this fport; and Tanagra, a city of Bceotia, the lile of Rhodes, Chaléis in Eu-. bœa, and the country of Media, were -famous for their generous and magnanimous race of chickens. — It appears they had.fome method of preparing the birds for battle. Cock-fighting was...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 20

History - 1794 - 614 pages
...great lovers of this fport ; and Tanagra, a city of Boeotia, the ifte of Rhodes, Chakis in Eubœa, and the country of Media, were famous for their generous and magnanimous race of chickens. — It appears they had fome method of preparing the birds for battle. Cock-fighting was...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 5, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 434 pages
...feems, were great lover» of cock-fighting ; and Tanagra a city in Boeotia, the illc of Rhodes, Chalcia in Euboea, and the country of Media, were famous for their generous and magnanimous race of chickens. The kingdom of Perfia was probably included in the laft, from whence this kind of poultry...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 20

History - 1805 - 608 pages
...great lovers of this sport ; and Tanagru) a city of Bœotia, the Isle of Rhodes, Chalas, in Eubu ;i, and the country of Media, were famous for their generous and magnanimous race of chickens. — It appears they had some method of preparing the birds for battle. Cock-fighiing was...
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Observations on Popular Antiquities Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's Anti ...

John Brand - Great Britain - 1810 - 508 pages
...The inhabitants of Delos were great Lovers of this Sport, and Tanagra, a city of Boeotia ; the Isle of Rhodes, Chalcis in Euboea, and the Country of Media,...famous for their generous and magnanimous Race of Chickens. — It appears they had some Method of preparing the Birds for Battle J. Cock-fighting was...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volume 6

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...great lovers of cock-fighting ; and Tanagra a city in Bceotia, ti>e ifle of Rhodes, Chaléis in Eubœa, and the country of Media, were famous for their generous and magnanimous race of chickens. The kingdom of Perfia wan probably included in the lall, from whence this kind of poultry...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts ..., Volume 6

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 778 pages
...The iflanders of Delos were great lovers of cock-fighting j and Tanagra, a city in Boeotia, the ifle of Rhodes, Chalcis in Euboea, and the country of Media,...famous for their generous and magnanimous race of cocks. From Perfia this kind of poultry was lirft brought into Greece ; and if «ne may judge of the...
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