The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel, Comprising Ancient and Modern History: The Biography of Eminent Men of Euriiiiiope and America, and the Lives of Distinguished TravelersPublished and sold exclusively by subscription, by J. & H. Miller, 1856 - 1007 oldal |
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... Pompey , Cicero , Cataline , Cæsar - Gallic Wars - Extinction of the Common- wealth - Civil Wars - Augustus - Dissemination of Christianity - Division of the Empire - Downfall of the Western Empire . 78-112 • MIDDLE AGES . - The Eastern ...
... Pompey , Cicero , Cataline , Cæsar - Gallic Wars - Extinction of the Common- wealth - Civil Wars - Augustus - Dissemination of Christianity - Division of the Empire - Downfall of the Western Empire . 78-112 • MIDDLE AGES . - The Eastern ...
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... Pompey , the son of that Pompeius who had been one of the Roman generals in the Marsic War . The consular armies were defeated ; Marius killed himself ; Carbo fled to Africa ; and Sulla remained master of Italy . Fearful was his ...
... Pompey , the son of that Pompeius who had been one of the Roman generals in the Marsic War . The consular armies were defeated ; Marius killed himself ; Carbo fled to Africa ; and Sulla remained master of Italy . Fearful was his ...
100. oldal
... POMPEY - CICERO - CATILINE - CÆSAR . After the death of Sulla , the most distinguished man of the aristocratic party was Pompey , who had been engaged in reducing Sicily and Africa to allegiance after his chief had triumphed in Italy ...
... POMPEY - CICERO - CATILINE - CÆSAR . After the death of Sulla , the most distinguished man of the aristocratic party was Pompey , who had been engaged in reducing Sicily and Africa to allegiance after his chief had triumphed in Italy ...
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... Pompey to free the Empire from this nuisance , he was invested ( B. c . 67 ) with supreme command for three years over the whole Mediterranean and its coasts for 400 stadia inland , with power to raise as many men and ships and as much ...
... Pompey to free the Empire from this nuisance , he was invested ( B. c . 67 ) with supreme command for three years over the whole Mediterranean and its coasts for 400 stadia inland , with power to raise as many men and ships and as much ...
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... Pompey , now absent in Asia . In his absence , the soul of the oligarchical party was the celebrated Marcus Tullius Cicero- an advocate of extraordinary intellect , born B. c . 106 , a few months after Pompey , and who , entering public ...
... Pompey , now absent in Asia . In his absence , the soul of the oligarchical party was the celebrated Marcus Tullius Cicero- an advocate of extraordinary intellect , born B. c . 106 , a few months after Pompey , and who , entering public ...
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622. oldal - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
347. oldal - It being one chief project of that old deluder Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times by keeping them in an unknown tongue, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues...
470. oldal - Street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water; and being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down the river in the boat with us, and were waiting to go farther.
474. oldal - You are a Member of Parliament, and one of that Majority which has doomed my Country to Destruction. — You have begun to burn our Towns, and murder our People. — Look upon your Hands! They are stained with the Blood of your Relations! — You and I were long Friends: — You are now my Enemy, — and I am Yours, B. FRANKLIN.
664. oldal - HANCOCK, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment.
281. oldal - ... the existence of a Supreme Being, and the immortality of the soul.
470. oldal - Thus I went up Market Street, as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father, when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
662. oldal - Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third" — " Treason !" cried the speaker — " Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house.
787. oldal - Deum, as a hymn of thanksgiving to God, and were joined by those of the other ships, with tears of joy and transports of congratulation. This office of gratitude to Heaven was followed by an act of justice to their commander. They threw themselves at the feet of Columbus, with feelings of self-condemnation mingled with reverence.
629. oldal - Addison, to let him know that I was not unacquainted with this behaviour of his; that, if I was to speak severely of him in return for it, it should...