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- adjective Alternative form of
Aegean .
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When Xerxes had done this, they proceeded to cross over, the whole army both the footmen and the horsemen going by one bridge, namely that which was on the side of the Pontus, while the baggage-animals and the attendants went over the other, which was towards the Egean.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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This Bosphorus extends to the Propontis; and the Propontis, being in breadth five hundred furlongs and in length one thousand four hundred, has its outlet into the Hellespont, which is but seven furlongs broad at the narrowest place, though it is four hundred furlongs in length: and the Hellespont runs out into that expanse of sea which is called the Egean.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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It is true however that the expression {pros esperes} is used loosely below for the side toward the Egean.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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Pontus because of the winds which blow from within outwards, and on the other side, towards the West and the Egean, because of the
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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Greece by the isthmus of Corinth, which lies between the Egean and
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Notice that the Abbess is more of a surprise in her relation to the plot than the condemned Egean is.
Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies Charlotte Endymion Porter 1900
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Antipholus, and explains why he also is not arrested under the same law from which Egean suffered.
Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies Charlotte Endymion Porter 1900
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What has the arrest of the "Marchant" Egean to do with the rest of the
Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies Charlotte Endymion Porter 1900
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The Abbess episode balances at the close of the Play the Egean episode at the opening of the story.
Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies Charlotte Endymion Porter 1900
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Mulier's father, Senex, Shakespeare creates the noble Egean, the father of the Twins.
Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies Charlotte Endymion Porter 1900
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