 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1787 - 454 pages
...afierwards the foldiers , of Valentinian , are accufed , by an eye-witnefs, of delighting in the tafte of human flesh. When they hunted the woods for prey , it is faid, that they attacked the shepherd rather than his flock; and that they curiously felected the moft... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1804 - 502 pages
...Attacotti,116 the enemies, and afterwards the soldiers, of Valentinian, are accused, by an eye-whness, of delighting in the taste of human flesh. When they...delicate and brawny parts, both of males and females, which they prepared for their horrid repasts."7 If, in the neighbourhood of the commercial and literary... | |
 | Classical philology - 1819 - 496 pages
...Gibbon falls into a great error about this passage : lie writes thus, " When they hunted the woods tor prey, it is said that they attacked the shepherd rather than his Hock ; and that they curiously selected the most delicate and brawny parts both of males and females,... | |
 | Classical philology - 1812 - 494 pages
...ciborum delirias arbitrari. Mr. Gibbon falls into a great error about this passage : he writes thus, " When they hunted the. woods for prey, it is said that...delicate and brawny parts both of males and females, which they prepared for their horrid repasts, vol. np 531." Now Mr. Caches, suo niar'te, aud without... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 498 pages
...Attacotti119, the enemies, * and afterwards the soldiers, of Valentinian, are accused, by an eye-witness, of delighting in the taste of human flesh. When they...said, that they attacked the shepherd rather than Ms flock; and that they curiously selected the most delicate and brawny parts, both of males and females,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 864 pages
...Attacotti f, the enemies, and afterwards the soldiers, of Valentinian, are accused, by an eye-witness, of delighting in the taste of human flesh. When they hunted the woods for prey, it is said, that they at* Libanius, Orat. Parent- c. xxxix. p. 264. This curious passage has escaped the diligence of our... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1827 - 524 pages
...delighting in the taste of human flesh. CHAP, When they hunted the woods for prey, it is said that '__ they attacked the shepherd rather than his flock ;...delicate and brawny parts, both of males and females, which they prepared for their horrid repasts b. If, in the neighbourhood of the commercial and literary... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1827 - 526 pages
...delighting in the taste of human flesh. CHAP. When they hunted the woods for prey, it is said that XXVthey attacked the shepherd rather than his flock ; and...delicate and brawny parts, both of males and females, which they prepared for their horrid repasts b. If, in the neighbourhood of the commercial and literary... | |
 | George Buchanan, James Aikman - Scotland - 1827 - 710 pages
...included within the province, as in the Book " De Castrensibus Officiis Romanorum Per Provincias," OB of human flesh. "-When they hunted the woods for prey, it is said they attacked the shepherd, rather than his flock ; and that they curiously selected the most delicate... | |
 | Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - Theology - 1828 - 756 pages
...ciborum delicias arbitrari. Mr. Gibbon falls into a great error about this passage; he writes thus : " When they hunted the woods for prey, it is said that...delicate and brawny parts both of males and females, which they prepared for their horrid repasts."—Vol. ii. p. 631. Now Mr. Gaches, suo marte, and without... | |
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When they hunted the woods for prey, it is said, that they attacked the shepherd rather than his flock; and that they curiously selected the most delicate and brawny parts, both of males and females, which they prepared for their horrid repasts. 
