Wonders of bodily strength and skill : in all ages and all countries (1873)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York : Scribner, Armstrong & Co. · leaf 157
in nothing but for the want of physicalstrength. Afterwards they brought her a wide hoop, inthe rim of which naked swords, with their points directedinwards, were fastened. Through this the dancer made anumber of somersaults, much to the alarm of the spectators,who feared that she would lacerate… … Ancient Tumbler. ACROBATS IN ANTIQUITY. 151 buffoon, attempted to imitate her, but m caricature, and alwayspurposely taking the wrong way. It appears to me, hereobjected Socrates, that for tumblers to leap through a hoopmars the character of a gay and joyous festival, and, indeed,it is difficult to…
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