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 336
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 Armed with Javelins. (From an ancient coin.)
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