An Historical Compend: Containing a Brief Survey of the Great Line of History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day ... V. 2 (only).H.P. Russell, 1807 - 227 من الصفحات |
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13th century advantages Africa ages ambition ancient Ann Boleyn army Asia Bajazet barbarity British Cæsar Carthage cause century certainly character Charles China christian civil commerce conquered conqueror conquest continent coun course cruelty danger earth emperor empire England English enterprise equal especially Europe extensive father favor foreigners France Ghenghis Khan globe glory grand Great-Britain Hanover happiness head Henry Henry VIII honor human illustrious immense important improvement India industry Julius Cæsar king kingdom knowledge labor land Lewis XIV liberty mankind Mendham ment mind monarch Morris-Town nations nature neighbors never New-York object ocean Persians political present prince prince of Condé prosperity reign religion render respect revolution right of suffrage rivers Rome ruin Russia savage savage nations seems South America Spain spirit Tamerlane Tartars things throne tion Turkish Turks United vast virtue virtuous wealth wisdom
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الصفحة 71 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
الصفحة 95 - to whom a thousand years are but as one day, and one day as a thousand years...
الصفحة 95 - Redeemer shall, in his own time and way, show who is the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings and the Lord of lords.