pharos
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The greater part of the pharos of the Romans were much higher than the most celebrated modern towers.
From Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel by John Smeaton
A nameless player on the World's great stage, He spread his sails, adventured to that shore And reared a pharos with his art sublime, Like Ilion's song-wrought towers, to beacon every clime.
From The Coast of Bohemia by Thomas Nelson Page
And lastly when dawn ends the night And belts the semi-orb of sea, The tall, pale pharos in the light Looks white and spectral as may be.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sometimes, O Lord, thou lightest in my head A lamp that well might pharos all the lands; Anon the light will neither rise nor spread: Shrouded in danger gray the beacon stands!
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by George MacDonald
The pharos was probably a linen garment of Egyptian origin, which was sometimes worn instead of the peplus.
From Greek Women by Mitchell Carroll
