The Wonders of History: Comprising Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Feats of Arms, and Instances of Courage, Ability, and Magnanimity, Occurring in the Annals of the World, from the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeNafia and Cornish, 1844 - 567 pages |
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... royal palace and in the temple , he had uttered his solemn warnings . His honest zeal had offended the priesthood . He had been ar- raigned as a false prophet before the royal council , where , by the intervention of powerful friends ...
... royal palace and in the temple , he had uttered his solemn warnings . His honest zeal had offended the priesthood . He had been ar- raigned as a false prophet before the royal council , where , by the intervention of powerful friends ...
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... royal family , the remaining treasures of the temple , the strength of the army and the no- bility , and all the more useful artisans , were carried away to Babylon . Over this wreck of a kingdom , Zedekiah ( Matta- niah ) the younger ...
... royal family , the remaining treasures of the temple , the strength of the army and the no- bility , and all the more useful artisans , were carried away to Babylon . Over this wreck of a kingdom , Zedekiah ( Matta- niah ) the younger ...
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... royal house of David , blind and childless , was led away into a foreign prison . The capture of Jerusalem took place on the ninth day of the fourth month : on the seventh day of the fifth month , ( two days on which Hebrew devotion ...
... royal house of David , blind and childless , was led away into a foreign prison . The capture of Jerusalem took place on the ninth day of the fourth month : on the seventh day of the fifth month , ( two days on which Hebrew devotion ...
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... royal favour ; and while almost all the rest of the world was ravaged by war , their country flourished in profound peace . Towards the end of the reign of Euergetes , the prosperity of the nation was en- dangered by the indolence and ...
... royal favour ; and while almost all the rest of the world was ravaged by war , their country flourished in profound peace . Towards the end of the reign of Euergetes , the prosperity of the nation was en- dangered by the indolence and ...
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... royal tribute . He caught from their conversation the sum they proposed to offer , and the vast profit they intended to make of their bar- gain . On his arrival at court , he made rapid progress in the royal favour . When the farmers of ...
... royal tribute . He caught from their conversation the sum they proposed to offer , and the vast profit they intended to make of their bar- gain . On his arrival at court , he made rapid progress in the royal favour . When the farmers of ...
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Page 99 - The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter...
Page 379 - how goes the day with us?" "Very well," replied Hardy; "ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." "I hope," said Nelson, "none of our ships have struck?" Hardy answered, "There was no fear of that.
Page 379 - as that officer, though often sent for, could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried : " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? He must be killed ! He is surely dead!
Page 341 - So he stood and listened ; and by and by, as the cry of the hound came nearer, he began to hear a trampling of horses, and the voices of men, and the ringing and clattering of armour, and then he was sure the enemy were coming to the river side.
Page 379 - ... the cockpit, returned; and, again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly; but fourteen or fifteen at least." That's well," cried Nelson, " but I bargained for twenty." And then in a stronger voice, he said: "Anchor, Hardy, anchor.
Page 336 - ... the most active and successful in procuring for the unfortunate ladies such supplies, as his dexterity in fishing or in killing deer could furnish to them. Driven from one place in the Highlands to another, starved out of some districts, and forced from others by the opposition of the inhabitants, Bruce attempted to force his way into Lorn ; but he found enemies every where.
Page 481 - Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Page 336 - The Bruce's wife, now Queen of Scotland, with several other ladies, accompanied her husband and his few followers during their wanderings. There was no other way of providing for them save by hunting and fishing. It was remarked...
Page 335 - Buchan, though without the consent either of her brother or husband. A few barons, whose names ought to be dear to their country, joined Bruce in his attempt to vindicate the independence of Scotland.
Page 170 - Fresh pleasure only : for the attentive mind, By this harmonious action on her powers, Becomes herself harmonious : wont so oft In outward things to meditate the charm Of sacred order, soon she seeks at home To find a kindred order, to exert Within herself this elegance of love, This fair inspir'd delight : her temper'd powers Refine at length, and every passion wears A chaster, milder, more attractive mien.