The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volumen2Collins and Company, 1820 |
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... honour on the sword and gown . The whole tenor of his life , says an historian , whether with regard to his actions , his thoughts , or words , was deserving of the highest praise . He distinguished himself particularly ( a circumstance ...
... honour on the sword and gown . The whole tenor of his life , says an historian , whether with regard to his actions , his thoughts , or words , was deserving of the highest praise . He distinguished himself particularly ( a circumstance ...
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... honour , especially in the minds of the ladies , who expatiated on it in all their conversations , and in a city , whose inhabitants , says Polybius , were not easily prevailed upon to part with their money . He Scipio was no less ...
... honour , especially in the minds of the ladies , who expatiated on it in all their conversations , and in a city , whose inhabitants , says Polybius , were not easily prevailed upon to part with their money . He Scipio was no less ...
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... honour of his memory ( as was the custom in that age ) , and not being able to defray the expenses on this occasion , which amounted to a very heavy sum , Scipio made him a present of 15,000 crowns , in or der to defray at least half ...
... honour of his memory ( as was the custom in that age ) , and not being able to defray the expenses on this occasion , which amounted to a very heavy sum , Scipio made him a present of 15,000 crowns , in or der to defray at least half ...
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... honour in after ages , as all his conquests . We find , by history , that Polybius lived with the two brothers . One day , when himself and Scipio were alone , the latter unbosomed himself freely to him , and com- plained , but in the ...
... honour in after ages , as all his conquests . We find , by history , that Polybius lived with the two brothers . One day , when himself and Scipio were alone , the latter unbosomed himself freely to him , and com- plained , but in the ...
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... honour and in- tegrity . Metellus having anxiously endeavoured to avoid a man whose sight he could not bear , arrived in Rome , and was received there with universal acclamations . A triumph was decreed him , and the surname of ...
... honour and in- tegrity . Metellus having anxiously endeavoured to avoid a man whose sight he could not bear , arrived in Rome , and was received there with universal acclamations . A triumph was decreed him , and the surname of ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Æsop affairs afterwards amongst ancient Appian Aristagoras arms army Artaphernes Asia Assyrians Astyages Athenians Athens authority Babylon Babylonians battle body brought called Cambyses carried Carthage Carthaginians caused chariots commanded courage Croesus Cyaxares Cyrop Cyrus Cyrus's Darius death Democedes desired Egypt Egyptians empire enemy expedition father favour forces gave give gods gold Grecian Greece Herod Herodotus honour horse Ibid inhabitants Ionians Jugurtha king king's kingdom laws liberty likewise lived Lycurgus Magian magnificent manner marched Masinissa master means Medes ment nations never Nineveh obliged observed occasion officers palace Peloponnesus Persian empire Persians persons Pisistratus Plut Plutarch Polybius prince provinces reason reign rendered riches river Romans Rome Sardis says Scipio Scripture Scythians SECT sent siege Smerdis Solon Sparta speak subjects temple thing thou thought throne tion took troops victory whole Xenophon
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Página 163 - 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...
Página 141 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Página 142 - The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; And as I have purposed, so shall it stand...
Página 142 - And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, And hidden riches of secret places, That thou mayest know that I, the Lord, Which call thee by thy name, Am the God of Israel. For Jacob my servant's sake, And Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
Página 148 - 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.
Página 70 - He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit...
Página 71 - 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...
Página 141 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Página 71 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Página 141 - Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.