A History of the World with All Its Great Sensations: Together with Its Mighty and Decisive Battles and the Rise and Fall of Its Nations from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, Bind 1P.F. Collier, 1887 - 1492 sider |
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Side 3
... Africa , in the steppes and lofty mountain ranges of Asia , or in the primeval forests of America , do not find any place in history . States became divided into Republics and Monar- chies , according B. C. 3 THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS .
... Africa , in the steppes and lofty mountain ranges of Asia , or in the primeval forests of America , do not find any place in history . States became divided into Republics and Monar- chies , according B. C. 3 THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS .
Side 8
... became tributary to Assyria . Jerusalem was besieged by Sennacherib , but the pious Heze- kiah sat upon the throne , and the host of the Assyrians was almost entirely destroyed in a single night . It was on this occasion that the shadow ...
... became tributary to Assyria . Jerusalem was besieged by Sennacherib , but the pious Heze- kiah sat upon the throne , and the host of the Assyrians was almost entirely destroyed in a single night . It was on this occasion that the shadow ...
Side 11
... became the subject of discussion in the assembly of the people . In cases of public commotion , every person was bound to take a part , with a view that all who were wise might be brought forward to stem the torrent of popular ...
... became the subject of discussion in the assembly of the people . In cases of public commotion , every person was bound to take a part , with a view that all who were wise might be brought forward to stem the torrent of popular ...
Side 19
... became prisoners of war . Nicias and Demosthenes were put to death in cold blood ; and their men either perished miserably in the Syra- cusan dungeons , or were sold into slavery to the very persons whom , in their pride of power , they ...
... became prisoners of war . Nicias and Demosthenes were put to death in cold blood ; and their men either perished miserably in the Syra- cusan dungeons , or were sold into slavery to the very persons whom , in their pride of power , they ...
Side 34
... became the victim of an accu- sation of impiety . The morality of Socrates was successfully cul- tivated by the Cyrenaic sect , but was pushed the length of extravagance by the Cynics . Virtue , in their opinion , consisted in ...
... became the victim of an accu- sation of impiety . The morality of Socrates was successfully cul- tivated by the Cyrenaic sect , but was pushed the length of extravagance by the Cynics . Virtue , in their opinion , consisted in ...
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A History of the World with All Its Great Sensations: Together with ..., Bind 1 Uddragsvisning - 1887 |
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afterwards allies American ancient arms army Athenian attack Austria battle Bavaria became Bohemia British brother Cæsar caliph called Carthaginians castle cavalry century Charlemagne Charles Charles II Christian church coast colony command conquered conquest court crown Danube daughter death declared defeated died dominions Duke Duke of Guise Edward emperor empire enemy England English Europe fell Ferdinand fleet force formed France Frederick French Gaul gave German Greek Henry Henry III horse hundred imperial Indians infantry invaded Ireland Irish island Italy John king king's kingdom land Lord Louis Louis XIV marched ment nations Navarre Netherlands nobles Norman officers parliament peace Persian Philip pope Portugal possession prince prisoner provinces Prussians queen reign Roman Rome Russia Saxon Scotland sent ships Sicily soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish succeeded success surrendered throne tion took town treaty troops Turks victory whole William
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Side 118 - No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his freehold, or liberties, or free customs, or be outlawed or exiled, or any otherwise destroyed, nor will we pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.
Side 271 - ... fortunes and their own at the end! of the fifteenth, and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries in all the courts of western Europe.
Side 291 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Side 257 - For I assure you I have often kneeled before him in his privy chamber...
Side 258 - Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short. Take heed therefore that thou strike not awry for saving of thine honesty.
Side 260 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Side 444 - The paths of glory lead but to the grave " — must have seemed at such a moment fraught with mournful meaning. At the close of the recitation Wolfe added, "Now, gentlemen, I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Side 291 - ... midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust. I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman...
Side 507 - After various messages, a convention for the surrender of the army was settled, which provided that " The troops under General Burgoyne were to march out of their camp with the honors of war, and the artillery of the intrenchments, to the verge of the river, where the arms and artillery were to be left.
Side 439 - Kensington, in the fiftieth year of her age, and the thirteenth of her reign. Her easy temper and her faultless domestic life gained her the epithet of