Outlines of Ancient and Modern History on a New Plan: Embracing Biographical Notices of Illustrious Persons and General Views of Geography, Population, Politics ... of Ancient and Modern Nations, Volumen 1Belknap and Hamersley, 1837 |
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... throne , put the government into his hands , and withdrew from public life . She lived 62 years , of which she re gned 42. Her character , in respect to those qualities that adorn a woman , seems not to have been highly esteemed ...
... throne , put the government into his hands , and withdrew from public life . She lived 62 years , of which she re gned 42. Her character , in respect to those qualities that adorn a woman , seems not to have been highly esteemed ...
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... throne . The priests characterised him as a magician , and pretended that he could assume whatever form he pleased . His Egyptian name was Cetes , which the Greeks rendered Proteus . It was during his reign , that Paris and Helen were ...
... throne . The priests characterised him as a magician , and pretended that he could assume whatever form he pleased . His Egyptian name was Cetes , which the Greeks rendered Proteus . It was during his reign , that Paris and Helen were ...
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... throne of the ISRAELITES , a period of profound peace and prosperity was enjoyed by that people throughout his reign . The most important undertaking of this monarch , was the build- ing and dedication of the temple of the Lord at ...
... throne of the ISRAELITES , a period of profound peace and prosperity was enjoyed by that people throughout his reign . The most important undertaking of this monarch , was the build- ing and dedication of the temple of the Lord at ...
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... throne , usurped the government , and connected this act with the murder of the king's only son , and with compelling Rhea Sylvia , his only daughter , to become a vestal . He thus meant to prevent any from becoming claimants to the throne ...
... throne , usurped the government , and connected this act with the murder of the king's only son , and with compelling Rhea Sylvia , his only daughter , to become a vestal . He thus meant to prevent any from becoming claimants to the throne ...
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... throne was offered to Numa , he wished to decline it ; and it was not until his friends repeatedly urged him to accept it , that he gave up his own wishes to theirs , and for the good of his country consented to become king of Rome . He ...
... throne was offered to Numa , he wished to decline it ; and it was not until his friends repeatedly urged him to accept it , that he gave up his own wishes to theirs , and for the good of his country consented to become king of Rome . He ...
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Página 203 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Página 17 - And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Página 89 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Página 145 - They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations...
Página 218 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties, all a summer's day ; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Página 234 - God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow — this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Página 272 - Mr Boyle's writings shall I recommend ? All of them. To him we owe the secrets of fire, air, water, animals, vegetables, fossils : so that from his works may be deduced the whole system of natural knowledge.
Página 199 - Edward, insensible to pity, struck him on the face with his gauntlet; and the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester, Lord Hastings, and Sir Thomas Gray, taking the blow as a signal for further violence, hurried the Prince into the next apartment and there despatched him with their daggers.
Página 356 - From the Provincial Letters of Pascal, which almost every year I have perused with new pleasure, I learned to manage the weapon of grave and temperate irony even on subjects of ecclesiastical solemnity.
Página 344 - ... are unauthorized by the Constitution of the United States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof, and are null, void, and no law, nor binding upon this State, its officers or citizens; and all promises, contracts and obligations made or entered into, or to be made or entered into with purpose to secure the duties imposed by the said acts, and all judicial proceedings which shall be hereafter had in affirmance thereof, are and shall be held utterly null and void...