The History of Ancient Europe: With a View of the Revolutions in Asia and Africa. In a Series of Letters to a Young Nobleman, Bind 1H. Maxwell, Columbia-house, 1801 |
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... sacred history , population , policy , and arts , had made considerable progress among the Assyrians , Egyptians , and Phoenicians . But whe- ther this so early population , and consequent civility , were the natural effects of climates ...
... sacred history , population , policy , and arts , had made considerable progress among the Assyrians , Egyptians , and Phoenicians . But whe- ther this so early population , and consequent civility , were the natural effects of climates ...
Side 15
... sacred furniture in the same precious metal ; a golden altar and table , and a magnificent statue of the God , seated on a throne of solid gold's . The description of this superb temple cannot fail to awaken your lordship's curiosity ...
... sacred furniture in the same precious metal ; a golden altar and table , and a magnificent statue of the God , seated on a throne of solid gold's . The description of this superb temple cannot fail to awaken your lordship's curiosity ...
Side 26
... sacred and civil history ; and with strong presumptions , that the seat of domi- nion was not affected by the revolt of the Medes and Babylonians , or the grandeur of the Assyrians thereby much obscured , notwithstanding what we are ...
... sacred and civil history ; and with strong presumptions , that the seat of domi- nion was not affected by the revolt of the Medes and Babylonians , or the grandeur of the Assyrians thereby much obscured , notwithstanding what we are ...
Side 27
... sacred history with Ptolemy's Astronomical Canon , that Esarhaddon , or Assaradon , the son and suc- cessor of Senacherib , sovereign of Assyria , had reunit- ed the kingdom of Babylon to that ancient monarchy in the sixty - seventh ...
... sacred history with Ptolemy's Astronomical Canon , that Esarhaddon , or Assaradon , the son and suc- cessor of Senacherib , sovereign of Assyria , had reunit- ed the kingdom of Babylon to that ancient monarchy in the sixty - seventh ...
Side 30
... sacred , in regard to the circumstances with which it was attended . The prophet Nahum is the only writer that has entered into particulars on the subject ; and as he is supposed to have been divinely inspired , if he had not the ...
... sacred , in regard to the circumstances with which it was attended . The prophet Nahum is the only writer that has entered into particulars on the subject ; and as he is supposed to have been divinely inspired , if he had not the ...
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Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 400 - Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
Side 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.