The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Band 2Collins and Company, 1820 |
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... says the historian , was decreed . Having therefore only offered a kind of insult or bravado to the Romans , they returned into the harbour , Two days after , they brought forward their ships , with a resolution to fight in good earnest ...
... says the historian , was decreed . Having therefore only offered a kind of insult or bravado to the Romans , they returned into the harbour , Two days after , they brought forward their ships , with a resolution to fight in good earnest ...
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... says she , " curses upon thy head , O Ro- " man ; for thou only takest the privilege allowed by the laws " of war : but may the gods of Carthage , and thou in con- " cert with them , punish , according to his deserts , the false ...
... says she , " curses upon thy head , O Ro- " man ; for thou only takest the privilege allowed by the laws " of war : but may the gods of Carthage , and thou in con- " cert with them , punish , according to his deserts , the false ...
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... says an historian , whether with regard to his actions , his thoughts , or words , was deserving of the highest praise . He distinguished himself particularly ( a circumstance seldom found at that time in persons of the military profes ...
... says an historian , whether with regard to his actions , his thoughts , or words , was deserving of the highest praise . He distinguished himself particularly ( a circumstance seldom found at that time in persons of the military profes ...
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... says Polybius , were not easily prevailed upon to part with their money . He Scipio was no less admired on another occasion . was bound , by a condition in the will , to pay , at three dif- ferent times , to the two daughters of Scipio ...
... says Polybius , were not easily prevailed upon to part with their money . He Scipio was no less admired on another occasion . was bound , by a condition in the will , to pay , at three dif- ferent times , to the two daughters of Scipio ...
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... says Polybius was the more admired , because no person in Rome , so far from consenting to pay 50,000 crowns before they were due , would pay even a thousand before the time of payment was elapsed . It was from the same noble spirit ...
... says Polybius was the more admired , because no person in Rome , so far from consenting to pay 50,000 crowns before they were due , would pay even a thousand before the time of payment was elapsed . It was from the same noble spirit ...
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Seite 163 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia...
Seite 141 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Seite 142 - The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; And as I have purposed, so shall it stand...
Seite 142 - And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, And hidden riches of secret places, That thou mayest know that I, the Lord, Which call thee by thy name, Am the God of Israel. For Jacob my servant's sake, And Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
Seite 148 - This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Seite 70 - He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit...
Seite 71 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Seite 141 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Seite 71 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Seite 141 - Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.