The history of France, Volume 1Religious Tract Society, 1845 |
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... period which it has existed as a nation ; for history should ever be made the medium of imparting instruction , as well as of conveying information . The history commences at the earliest period ; and it is not merely a civil and ...
... period which it has existed as a nation ; for history should ever be made the medium of imparting instruction , as well as of conveying information . The history commences at the earliest period ; and it is not merely a civil and ...
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... period , as the wants of an increasing population led them in the reign of the elder Tarquin of Rome , about B.C. 600 , to send out two vast emigrating bodies in quest of settlements . One of these bodies in- vaded Italy , the northern ...
... period , as the wants of an increasing population led them in the reign of the elder Tarquin of Rome , about B.C. 600 , to send out two vast emigrating bodies in quest of settlements . One of these bodies in- vaded Italy , the northern ...
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... period , nearly 250 years , they had only gained two battles of note ; that over Valerius , who , in his turn , defeated them , and that over the consu- lar army , commanded by Cæpio and Mallius . In this last battle , it is recorded ...
... period , nearly 250 years , they had only gained two battles of note ; that over Valerius , who , in his turn , defeated them , and that over the consu- lar army , commanded by Cæpio and Mallius . In this last battle , it is recorded ...
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... period referred to , which seems to be near the truth . The estimation is as follows : - HELVETIA . In the muster - rolls found in the camp of the Helvetii , after Cæsar had defeated them , near the confluence of the Rhone with the Arar ...
... period referred to , which seems to be near the truth . The estimation is as follows : - HELVETIA . In the muster - rolls found in the camp of the Helvetii , after Cæsar had defeated them , near the confluence of the Rhone with the Arar ...
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... period , the number of provinces reached , by successive dis- memberments of the larger provinces , its maxi- mum , seventeen . These were again divided into numerous districts , under the administration of a senate , whose members were ...
... period , the number of provinces reached , by successive dis- memberments of the larger provinces , its maxi- mum , seventeen . These were again divided into numerous districts , under the administration of a senate , whose members were ...
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Page 447 - If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us : Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us...
Page 209 - And all our dainty terms for fratricide; Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongues Like mere abstractions, empty sounds to which We join no feeling and attach no form! As if the soldier died without a wound; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gored without a pang...
Page 26 - Of lucre and ambition, and the truth With superstitions and traditions taint, Left only in those written records pure, Though not but by the Spirit understood.
Page 149 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Page 138 - Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Page 245 - There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
Page 96 - But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining — They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs which had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now flows between. But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been.
Page 98 - I lead in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of judgment: That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance ; And I will fill their treasures.
Page 156 - Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling cheek ; A goodly apple rotten at the heart ; O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! Shy.
Page 408 - Inherited, not purchased, nor our own. Fame, honour, beauty, state, train, blood, and birth, Are but the fading blossoms of the earth.