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 43
in the Louvre. ) d.O WONDERS OF BODILY STRENGTH AND SKILL. giddy, and finally delivered the cûz/J> de grâce by strikinghim with the two cesti at the same time. Combats of this kind occasionally were of a speciallyferocious character; for example, the fight between Da-moxene and Kreugas, at the… … Pugîlistîc Encounter. (After a painted vase in the Blacas Museum.) longed into the night, both agreed that they should in turncease parrying the blows which should be delivered, andthat while one struck the other should remain motionless.Kreugas had the first turn, and his blow fell Hke that of…
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