A Manual of Ancient and Modern History ...D. Appleton, 1845 - 797 pagini |
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Pagina 61
... court scarcely differed in any material point from the oriental courts of the present day . It was a heavy tax on the national resources to support the barbarous splendor with which the kings and satraps deemed it necessary to surround ...
... court scarcely differed in any material point from the oriental courts of the present day . It was a heavy tax on the national resources to support the barbarous splendor with which the kings and satraps deemed it necessary to surround ...
Pagina 66
... suspected of having contributed to the overthrow of her favorite son , Cy'rus , filled the palace with murders , treasons , and assassinations . While the court was thus disgraced , Agesiláus , king of Sparta 66 ANCIENT HISTORY .
... suspected of having contributed to the overthrow of her favorite son , Cy'rus , filled the palace with murders , treasons , and assassinations . While the court was thus disgraced , Agesiláus , king of Sparta 66 ANCIENT HISTORY .
Pagina 108
... court of Persia . But the gratitude of absolute princes is not permanent : Histiæ'us soon found that the very magnitude of his services exposed him to danger ; and he concerted with his nephew , Aristag'oras , a revolt , which in ...
... court of Persia . But the gratitude of absolute princes is not permanent : Histiæ'us soon found that the very magnitude of his services exposed him to danger ; and he concerted with his nephew , Aristag'oras , a revolt , which in ...
Pagina 112
... to seek refuge at the court of Persia . He soon however ended his life by poison . Nearly at the same time Aristides died full of years and hon- ors , having administered the public finances with so much 112 ANCIENT HISTORY .
... to seek refuge at the court of Persia . He soon however ended his life by poison . Nearly at the same time Aristides died full of years and hon- ors , having administered the public finances with so much 112 ANCIENT HISTORY .
Pagina 133
... court the favor of the Athenians , dismissed his captives without ransom , and resigned his pretensions to Amphip'olis . Having restored tranquillity to his kingdom , he began to prepare for its security by improving the tactics and ...
... court the favor of the Athenians , dismissed his captives without ransom , and resigned his pretensions to Amphip'olis . Having restored tranquillity to his kingdom , he began to prepare for its security by improving the tactics and ...
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Pagina 40 - So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Pagina 178 - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire...
Pagina 179 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul : neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own } but they had all things common.
Pagina 179 - Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, las he was] calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Pagina 171 - But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it ; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.
Pagina 44 - Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.
Pagina 759 - ... where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? and let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Pagina 587 - The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern famine guards the solitary coast, And winter barricades the realms of frost; He comes, nor want nor cold his course delay; Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day: The...
Pagina 179 - And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Pagina 42 - And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.