Outlines of Ancient and Modern History on a New Plan: Embracing Biographical Notices of Illustrious Persons and General Views of the Geography, Population, Politics, Religion, Military and Natural Affairs, Arts, Literature, Manners, Customs, and Society of Ancient and Modern Nations : Accompanied by a Series of Questions, and Illustrated with EngravingsBelknap and Hamersley, 1846 |
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afterwards ancient arms army arts Assyria Athens Austria battle became began Belisarius Britain brother Cæsar caliphs called Carloman Carthage cause celebrated century character Charlemagne Charles Christian church command commenced conquered conqueror conquest consequence Constantinople crown crusade death defeated died distinguished dominions duke dynasty early Egypt emperor empire enemy engaged England English Europe event father favour France French Gaul genius Germany Goths Greece Greeks Henry Heruli honour inhabitants invaded Italy Julius Cæsar king kingdom land latter learning length Louis Mahomet manner ment military monarch nations native obliged occasion Odoacer parliament peace period Persians person Philip philosopher poet Pompey Pope possessed prince principal prisoner provinces queen reign religion respect revolution Ricimer Roman Rome Russia Saracens senate soldiers soon sovereign Spain Sparta spirit subdued subjects succeeded success successor surnamed Syria tion took Trajan Turks victory whole
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الصفحة 201 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
الصفحة 25 - He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said, "Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord." And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
الصفحة 87 - 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.
الصفحة 266 - He scarce had ceased when the superior Fiend Was moving toward the shore; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At ev'ning from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe.
الصفحة 35 - And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: and blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
الصفحة 232 - 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.
الصفحة 367 - Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede. 90 Singinge he was, or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May.
الصفحة 123 - He knew how to reconcile the most enterprising spirit with the coolest moderation ; the most obstinate perseverance with the easiest flexibility; the most severe justice with the gentlest lenity ; the greatest vigour in commanding with the most perfect affability of deportment ; the highest capacity and inclination for science, with the most shining talents for action.
الصفحة 35 - Now consider how great this man •was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham...
الصفحة 197 - 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.