 He told them that when he was very young, and lived in the country, an eagle's nest fell into his lap, with seven young ones in it*. His parents, surprised at the sight, applied to the diviners, who answered, that their son would be the most illustrious...  Plutarch's Lives - Page 43by Plutarch - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Plutarchus - 1813 - 522 pages
...his lap, with seven young ones init*. His parents) surprised at the sight, applied to the diviners, who answered, that their son would be the most illustrious...Some say this had actually happened to Marius; others arc of opinion, that the persons who were then about him, and heard him relate it on that as well as... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1819 - 538 pages
...prophecies he st31 reserved hioEehl He laid them, that when he was very young and fived in the coontry, an eagle's nest fell into his lap with seven young ones in it. His parents, surprised at the agtt, applied to the soothsayer ; who inr^erwi. " Tr_i: their " son would be the most iE^trioos of... | |
 | Plutarch - 1821 - 332 pages
...credit of some old prophecies. He told them that when he was very young, and lived in the country, an eagle's nest fell into his lap, with seven young...His parents, surprised at the sight, applied to the diviners, who answered, that their son would be the most illustrious of men, and that he would seven... | |
 | Plutarch - 1832 - 370 pages
...credit of some old prophecies. He told them, that when he was very young, and lived in the country, an eagle's nest fell into his lap, with seven young...His parents, surprised at the sight, applied to the diviners, who answered, that their son would be the most illustrious of men, and that he would seven... | |
 | Plutarch - 1834 - 496 pages
...credit of some old prophecies. He told them, that when he was very young, and lived in the country, an eagle's nest fell into his lap, with seven young...His parents, surprised at the sight, applied to the diviners, who answered that their son would be the most illustrious of men, and that he would seven... | |
 | 1840 - 544 pages
...which would soon be fulfilled, he told them, " That when he was very young and lived in the country, an eagle's nest fell into his lap, with seven young...that their son would be the most illustrious of men, attaining seven times the highest office and authority in his country." These high hopes of no distant... | |
 | Plutarch - 1841 - 790 pages
...credit of some old prophecies. He told them that when he was very young, and lived in the country, an eagle's nest fell into his lap, with seven young ones in it.* His parents, surprised at tl.e sight, applied to the diviners, who answered, that their son would be the most illustrious of... | |
 | 1840 - 624 pages
...which would soon be fulfilled, he told them, " That when he was very young and lived in the country, an eagle's nest fell into his lap, with seven young...that their son would be the most illustrious of men, attaining seven times the highest office and authority in his country." These high hopes of no distant... | |
 | Plutarch - 1859 - 802 pages
...surprised at the sight, applied to the diviners, who answered, that their son would be the most illustrioua of men, and that he would seven times attain the highest...happened to Marius; others are of opinion, that the persona who were then about him, and heard him relate it on that, as well as several other occasions,... | |
 | Plutarch - 1860 - 718 pages
...prophesies. He told them that when he was very young, and lived in the country, au eagle's nest fell into hi) lap, with seven young ones in it.* His parents, surprised at the sight, applied to the diviners, who answered, that their sou would be the most illustrious of men, and that he would seven... | |
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