The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes And Persians, Macedonians, And Grecians 5
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All being ready, he let fail; but as foon as he ad- vanced into the open fea, a violent tempeft arofe from the north, and drove him out of his courfe. The velicl in which he was, yielded at firll to the fury of the fl:orm •, bvit the care of the pilot and mariners was employed fo efleftually, that he at lafl: gained the coaft of ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS. 327 of Italy, after a voyage of infinite fatigue and danger. The other fhips were incapable of holding the fame courfe. At laft a ftrong gale fp...rung up from the land, and the waves beat fo violently againft the head of the king's lliip, that they expeded it to founder immedi- ately. Pyrrhus did not hefitate a moment in this ex- tremity, but threw himfelf into the fea, and was im- mediately followed by his friends and guards, who were emulous to fave him at the hazard of their own lives ; but the night, which happened to be extremely dark, and the impetuous burfting of the waves upon the coaft, from whence they were repelled with a loud roar, made it very difficult for them to afTift him; till at laft the king, after he had ftruggled with the winds and waves for a confiderable part of the night, was caft, the next morning, on the fhore, the wind be- ing then confiderably abated.
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