Ancient History of Egypt, Assyria, and BabyloniaLongman, 1862 - 418 pages |
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Page 93
... ambassadors whom the Jewish king sent to treat with him , it was in these words : " Speak ye now to Hezekiah , Thus saith the great king , the King of Assyria , what confidence is this wherein thou trustest ? Thou sayest ( but they are ...
... ambassadors whom the Jewish king sent to treat with him , it was in these words : " Speak ye now to Hezekiah , Thus saith the great king , the King of Assyria , what confidence is this wherein thou trustest ? Thou sayest ( but they are ...
Page 107
... ambassadors arrived from the Eleans , the inhabitants of Elis , a small Grecian state , in which the Olympic games were celebrated . They boasted of having established these games under the most just regulations that could by any ...
... ambassadors arrived from the Eleans , the inhabitants of Elis , a small Grecian state , in which the Olympic games were celebrated . They boasted of having established these games under the most just regulations that could by any ...
Page 111
... ambassador return without the prisoner whom he expected , allowed no time for explanation , but , in a transport of passion , commanded the ears and nose of the unfortunate Patarbêmis to be cut off . This act of cruelty completed the ...
... ambassador return without the prisoner whom he expected , allowed no time for explanation , but , in a transport of passion , commanded the ears and nose of the unfortunate Patarbêmis to be cut off . This act of cruelty completed the ...
Page 126
... ambassador was , by his direction , sent to the most powerful Arab sheik to solicit a safe - conduct through the Desert . He was well received , and the Arab chief pledged his faith to him , according to what was then the custom of the ...
... ambassador was , by his direction , sent to the most powerful Arab sheik to solicit a safe - conduct through the Desert . He was well received , and the Arab chief pledged his faith to him , according to what was then the custom of the ...
Page 157
... ambassadors arrived from the Cretan allies who were assisting the Rhodians , earnestly soliciting Demetrius to suspend his operations , and giving him hopes that they might prevail upon the inhabitants of the be- sieged city to submit ...
... ambassadors arrived from the Cretan allies who were assisting the Rhodians , earnestly soliciting Demetrius to suspend his operations , and giving him hopes that they might prevail upon the inhabitants of the be- sieged city to submit ...
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