. Thackerayana;. post to post to re-establish the troops who wavered, and support-ing those most assailed.—Vol. VII. p. 404. Death of Pyrrhus at Argos, etc. etc. . Placing confidence in the swiftnessof his charger, Pyrrhus threw himself into themidst of his pursuers. He was fighting des-perately when one of the enemy approachedhim, and. penetrated his javelin through hisarmour. The wound was neither deep nordangerous, and Pyrrhus immediately attackedthe man who had struck him, a mere com-mon soldier, son of a poor woman of the rest of the townswomen, his motherwas observing the conf
. Thackerayana;. post to post to re-establish the troops who wavered, and support-ing those most assailed.—Vol. VII. p. 404. Death of Pyrrhus at Argos, etc. etc. . Placing confidence in the swiftnessof his charger, Pyrrhus threw himself into themidst of his pursuers. He was fighting des-perately when one of the enemy approachedhim, and. penetrated his javelin through hisarmour. The wound was neither deep nordangerous, and Pyrrhus immediately attackedthe man who had struck him, a mere com-mon soldier, son of a poor woman of the rest of the townswomen, his motherwas observing the conflict from the roof of ahouse, and, seeing her son, who chanced to bebeneath her, engaged with Pyrrhus, she wasseized with fright at the great danger to whichher child was exposed, and raising a heavytile, with both hands, she hurled it on
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