Wonders of bodily strength and skill, in all ages and countries (1885)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 334
d were not the same in throwing thejavelin as in throwing the quoit. The athlete who held bythe former exercise kept his body straight, with his rightshoulder bent a little behind to allow of the arm beingraised aloft, the eye fixed on the object aimed at, the leftarm hanging free or bent at the… … Thessalian Horseman and Foot Soldier Anned with Javelins. (From an ancient coin.)
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