 | Romans - 1821 - 366 páginas
...quem « via ad JEdei itur." Aul. GelL 1. xyt c. 5. — See Chap, iv. p. 52. received opinion, that Charon would not convey the departed spirit across the Styx without payment of an ancient toll to which he had become entitled by long established usage : a small coin was, in consequence,... | |
 | 1821 - 376 páginas
...via ad JEde> itur." Aul. Gell. 1. ,r»i• c. 5. — See Chap. iv. p. 52. ,' received opinion, that Charon would not convey the departed spirit across the Styx without payment of an ancient toll to which he had become entitled by long established usage : a small coin was, in consequence,... | |
 | Old Humphrey, Peter Parley - 1839 - 376 páginas
...till the last hour, and bade a last farewell to their dying friend. The body of the dead was bathed in perfumes, dressed in rich garments, and laid out on...Charon would not convey the departed spirit across the river Styx, without payment of a fixed toll. A small coin was therefore placed in the mouth of the... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1853 - 328 páginas
...the last hour, and bade a last farewell to their dying friend. 3. The body of the dead was bathed in perfumes, dressed in rich garments, and laid out on...the Styx, without payment of a fixed toll. A small com was therefore placed in the mouth of the deceased to meet this demand. 4. The funeral took place... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1854 - 650 páginas
...the last hour, and bade a last farewell to their dying friend. 3. The body of the dead was bathed in perfumes, dressed in rich garments, and laid out on...this demand. 4. The funeral took place by torchlight. The body was borne by near friends and relatives, on an open bier covered with the richest cloth. Lictors... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1870 - 376 páginas
...the last hour, and bade a last farewell to their dying friend. 3. The body of the dead was bathed in perfumes, dressed in rich garments, and laid out on...this demand. 4. The funeral took place by torchlight. The body was borne by near friends and relatives, on an open bier covered with the richest cloth. Lictors... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1886 - 732 páginas
...last hour, and bade a last farewell, to their dy ing friend. 3. The body of the dead was bathed in perfumes, dressed in rich garments, and laid out on...in the mouth of the deceased to meet this demand. MERCURY CONDUCT^} THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD TO CHARON. 4. The funeral took place by torchlight. The bod}*'... | |
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It then gradually fell into disuse. 2. Among the Romans, the bed of the sick was never abandoned to hired nurses and servants. It was attended by the relatives and intimates, who waited till the last hour, and bade a last farewell to their dying friend.... 