The History of Ancient Europe: With a View of the Revolutions in Asia and Africa. In a Series of Letters to a Young Nobleman, Volume 1H. Maxwell, Columbia-house, 1801 |
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... temple at Babylon , erected to Belus , Bel , or Baal , the lord of heaven , in eastern language , pecu- liarly attracted admiration in old times . It was a square building , measuring two stadia " , or about twelve hun- dred feet , on ...
... temple at Babylon , erected to Belus , Bel , or Baal , the lord of heaven , in eastern language , pecu- liarly attracted admiration in old times . It was a square building , measuring two stadia " , or about twelve hun- dred feet , on ...
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... temple , three statues of prodigious weight and size . But he could only speak by report ; for the great temple at Babylon , as he himself informs us , ( lib . ii . p . 98. ) had been pillaged by the sacrilegious ra- pacity of the ...
... temple , three statues of prodigious weight and size . But he could only speak by report ; for the great temple at Babylon , as he himself informs us , ( lib . ii . p . 98. ) had been pillaged by the sacrilegious ra- pacity of the ...
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... temple of Belus , must farther have contributed to perfect their astronomical observa- tions . Various have been the opinions of antiquarians concerning the building , and design of this stupendous edifice , which greatly exceeded in ...
... temple of Belus , must farther have contributed to perfect their astronomical observa- tions . Various have been the opinions of antiquarians concerning the building , and design of this stupendous edifice , which greatly exceeded in ...
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... temple of Belus , and other magnificent works , which were ranked among the wonders of the ancient world48 . She is believed to be the first woman that ever swayed a sceptre ; and the ability with which she reigned , has induced Plato ...
... temple of Belus , and other magnificent works , which were ranked among the wonders of the ancient world48 . She is believed to be the first woman that ever swayed a sceptre ; and the ability with which she reigned , has induced Plato ...
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... temple of Vulcan , in that city11 . The history of Egypt , from the reign of Menes to that of Sesostris , is involved in impenetrable obscurity . During this long and dark period , is supposed to have happened the irruption of the ...
... temple of Vulcan , in that city11 . The history of Egypt , from the reign of Menes to that of Sesostris , is involved in impenetrable obscurity . During this long and dark period , is supposed to have happened the irruption of the ...
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Page 402 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Page 400 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Page 130 - And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire ; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly...
Page 130 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 400 - And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together; the floods stood upright as an heap and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Page 129 - When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people According to the number of the children of Israel : For the Lord's portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Page 402 - Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Page 402 - Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided : they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Page 400 - Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
Page 400 - Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.