The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 1Pub. and sold by Etheridge and Bliss, 1887 |
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... oracles , & c . 57 Of augurs , 59 Of oracles , 62 Of the games and combats , 77 Of the athlete or combatants , 84 Of wrestling , 87 Of boxing , or the cestus , 90 Of the pancratium , 92 Of the discus or quoit , 93 Of the pentathlum , Of ...
... oracles , & c . 57 Of augurs , 59 Of oracles , 62 Of the games and combats , 77 Of the athlete or combatants , 84 Of wrestling , 87 Of boxing , or the cestus , 90 Of the pancratium , 92 Of the discus or quoit , 93 Of the pentathlum , Of ...
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... oracles . And , indeed , ought to form ries , prodi- gies , and ora cles of the an cients . we are shocked , to see writers , so judicious in all other respects , lay it down as a kind of law , to relate these particulars with a ...
... oracles . And , indeed , ought to form ries , prodi- gies , and ora cles of the an cients . we are shocked , to see writers , so judicious in all other respects , lay it down as a kind of law , to relate these particulars with a ...
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... oracles , or other signs which may manifest his will ; fully convinced that nothing can happen but by the divine appointment ; and that it is a man's greatest interest to know this supreme will , in order to conform his actions to it ...
... oracles , or other signs which may manifest his will ; fully convinced that nothing can happen but by the divine appointment ; and that it is a man's greatest interest to know this supreme will , in order to conform his actions to it ...
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... oracles , and prophecies ; and to protect them by miracles of the most astonishing kind . But those who were so blind as to substitute false- hood in the place of truth , directed themselves , for the like aid , to fictitious and ...
... oracles , and prophecies ; and to protect them by miracles of the most astonishing kind . But those who were so blind as to substitute false- hood in the place of truth , directed themselves , for the like aid , to fictitious and ...
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... oracles , and by other methods of a like nature ; and to merit his protection by prayers , vows , and offerings . It is by the same supreme authority they believe the most solemn trea- ties are rendered inviolable . It is it that gives ...
... oracles , and by other methods of a like nature ; and to merit his protection by prayers , vows , and offerings . It is by the same supreme authority they believe the most solemn trea- ties are rendered inviolable . It is it that gives ...
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Page 115 - Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Page 7 - I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13. For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom ; for I am prudent...
Page 85 - And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now, they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
Page 10 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Page 72 - And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Page 18 - Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
Page 115 - Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
Page 99 - LORD; it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God: let not man prevail against thee.
Page 119 - Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it.
Page 9 - Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.