A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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v. oldal
... appear to have become mythic characters , to whom all great deeds and national achievements were assigned . Although ori- ginally historic personages , they were subsequently in- vested to some extent with divine attributes , and were ...
... appear to have become mythic characters , to whom all great deeds and national achievements were assigned . Although ori- ginally historic personages , they were subsequently in- vested to some extent with divine attributes , and were ...
xii. oldal
... appears to point to a distinct origin , —the cunei- form runs always from left to right , the cursive from right to left . The cuneiform under various modifications , the letters being differently formed in different countries ...
... appears to point to a distinct origin , —the cunei- form runs always from left to right , the cursive from right to left . The cuneiform under various modifications , the letters being differently formed in different countries ...
5. oldal
... appear . The scene around is worthy of the ruin he is contemplating ; desolation meets desolation : a feeling of awe succeeds to wonder ; for there is nothing to relieve the mind , to lead to hope , or to tell of what has gone by ...
... appear . The scene around is worthy of the ruin he is contemplating ; desolation meets desolation : a feeling of awe succeeds to wonder ; for there is nothing to relieve the mind , to lead to hope , or to tell of what has gone by ...
26. oldal
... a singular contrivance , of which neither the use nor the * Nos . 1 and 2 , wall f , plan 1 . † 1 Kings , x . 17 .; 2 Sam . viii . 7 . material can be determined from the sculptures . It appears 26 CHAP . II . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
... a singular contrivance , of which neither the use nor the * Nos . 1 and 2 , wall f , plan 1 . † 1 Kings , x . 17 .; 2 Sam . viii . 7 . material can be determined from the sculptures . It appears 26 CHAP . II . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
28. oldal
Austen Henry Layard. material can be determined from the sculptures . It appears to have been intended both as an ornament and as a support for the pole , and to have been a light frame - work , covered with linen or silk ; its breadth ...
Austen Henry Layard. material can be determined from the sculptures . It appears to have been intended both as an ornament and as a support for the pole , and to have been a light frame - work , covered with linen or silk ; its breadth ...
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