10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORICHALC»
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The Lyric of Ibycus: Introduction, Text and Commentary
It is often felt as a problem that, after a list of Greek heroes arriving at Troy, two of
whom surpassed the rest in beauty, the poet should introduce the Trojan Troilus
as gold to their orichalc. There are two possibilities for the comparison. One is ...
Claire Louise Wilkinson, 2012
2
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Plato, while often speaking of it. admits that orichalc was no longer to be had in
his time ; and some (Aristotle, it is said, among them) deny that any such metal
ever existed. The word passed into Latin under the form of orichalcum, and later
that ...
3
Paradise lost, Paradise regained, Samson Agonistes
Bentley attacks the imaginary Editor for his ignorance here, and proposes to
restore the true reading thus : — " Tow'rds the four winds four sturdy Cherubim
Put to their mouths the sounding Orichalc." He justifies the changes in two
footnotes, ...
John Milton, David Masson, 1890
4
The Poetical Works of John Milton
Bentley attacks the imaginary Editor for his ignorance here, and proposes to
restore the true reading thus : — "Tow'rds the four winds four sturdy Cherubim Put
to their mouths the sounding Orichalc. " He justifies the changes in two footnotes,
...
John Milton, David Masson, 1874
5
Atlantis: The Origin of a Legend
Had it been the case that orichalc was copper? The name 'orichalc' itself is of
interest as it is apparently derived from a separate Latin and a Greek word put
together. The first syllable 'ori' happens to be a common shortening for the Latin ...
6
The works of Shakespeare: Collated with the oldest copies, ...
signisies— Utten biVxt Why, Pistol seeing Slender such a slim, puny, wight;
would intimate, that he is as thin as a plate of that compound metal, which is cull'd
latten : and which was, as we are told, the old orichalc. Monsieur Dacier, upon
this ...
William Shakespeare, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), 1773
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The Poetical Works of John Milton. Edited, with ...
Bentley attacks the imaginary Editor for his ignorance here, and proposes to
restore the true reading thus : — "Tow'rds the four winds four sturdy Cherubim Put
to their mouths the sounding Orichalc." He justifies the changes in two footnotes,
...
John Milton, Percy Bysshe Shelley, David MASSON, 1874
“You should take orichalc armor for yourself too,” the sprite said as she wandered
back from the ship she had been looking at. “Orichalc?” Corylus said, pinging the
breastplate with his fingernail. “This?” The orichalc he knew about was a ...
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The Works of Shakespeare: in Seven Volumes: The tempest. The ...
Why, Pistol seeing Slender such a Aim, puny, Wight ; would intimate, that he is as
thin as a Plate of that compound Metal, which is call'd latten : and which was, as
we are told, the Old Orichalc. Monsieur Dacier, upon this Verse in Horace's ...
William Shakespeare, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), 1733
She felt Orichalc plucking the trans out of her pack. “You should have stayed,”
she answered automatically. “One can summon up one's ultimate reserves when
one must,” the Susaian replied. “I believe I can assist you to recover our comrade.
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