The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians, Volume 1G. Long, 1830 |
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... desired quar- ter ; which was confessing himself vanquished . Boxing was one of the most rude and dangerous of the gymnastic combats ; because , besides the danger of being crippled , the combatants ran the ha- zard of their lives ...
... desired quar- ter ; which was confessing himself vanquished . Boxing was one of the most rude and dangerous of the gymnastic combats ; because , besides the danger of being crippled , the combatants ran the ha- zard of their lives ...
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... desired to speak with him in all haste , He had scarce set his foot out of the chamber , in order to go to them , when the roof fell in , and crushed the champion with all his guests to death . Sculpture united with poetry to perpetuate ...
... desired to speak with him in all haste , He had scarce set his foot out of the chamber , in order to go to them , when the roof fell in , and crushed the champion with all his guests to death . Sculpture united with poetry to perpetuate ...
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... desired the sentence to be respited till the conclusion of the piece , in which the advocate for riches perished miserably . He was in danger of incurring serious inconveniences from an answer he puts into the mouth of Hippolytus ...
... desired the sentence to be respited till the conclusion of the piece , in which the advocate for riches perished miserably . He was in danger of incurring serious inconveniences from an answer he puts into the mouth of Hippolytus ...
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... desired with one voice to march against the enemy . Being wholly indifferent as to their lives , they had no thoughts but to secure to themselves the honour of a burial . To this end they all tied bands round their right arms , on which ...
... desired with one voice to march against the enemy . Being wholly indifferent as to their lives , they had no thoughts but to secure to themselves the honour of a burial . To this end they all tied bands round their right arms , on which ...
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... desired the success of his arms . The chief part of their education was , the inuring them from their infancy to a hard and laborious life , in order that they might one day be capable of sus- taining with ease the toils of war . They ...
... desired the success of his arms . The chief part of their education was , the inuring them from their infancy to a hard and laborious life , in order that they might one day be capable of sus- taining with ease the toils of war . They ...
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Page 348 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia...
Page 349 - Who is there among you of all his people ? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
Page 104 - For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : but the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven...
Page 289 - 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 350 - After this I saw in the night visions and behold a fourth beast dreadful and terrible and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth, it devoured and brake in pieces and stamped the residue with the feet of it, and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it and it had ten horns.
Page 350 - I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them ; until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High ; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Page 141 - 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 289 - And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth : and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou...
Page 339 - Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this ; but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of Heaven, and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concuhines, have drunk wine in them ; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know : and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified...
Page 339 - This is the interpretation of the thing : MENE ; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL ; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES ; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.