Historical and miscellaneous questionsD. Appleton & Company, 1859 - 396 oldal |
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... gave the Athenians written laws ? Draco , one of their archons : but the atrocity of his code rendered it incapable of execution ; and it was soon afterwards revised by Solon . What benefit did Solon confer upon his coun- try ? He ...
... gave the Athenians written laws ? Draco , one of their archons : but the atrocity of his code rendered it incapable of execution ; and it was soon afterwards revised by Solon . What benefit did Solon confer upon his coun- try ? He ...
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... gave the first blow to his power , and his final overthrow at Waterloo in 1815 . What took place in France after the overthrow of Napoleon ? Louis XVIII . was restored to the throne , which he occupied till his death in 1824 , when he ...
... gave the first blow to his power , and his final overthrow at Waterloo in 1815 . What took place in France after the overthrow of Napoleon ? Louis XVIII . was restored to the throne , which he occupied till his death in 1824 , when he ...
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... gave to each separate book the name of one of the nine muses . He was likewise ennobled by the title of " Father of History . " Who was Lysander ? A Lacedemonian general , and the conqueror of Athens : towards the conclusion of the Pelo ...
... gave to each separate book the name of one of the nine muses . He was likewise ennobled by the title of " Father of History . " Who was Lysander ? A Lacedemonian general , and the conqueror of Athens : towards the conclusion of the Pelo ...
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... gave orders for their immediate punish- ment ; but , upon reflection , their conduct appeared in a more favourable light , and he discharged and sent them home . How did Alexander in one day evince the ex- tremes of generosity and ...
... gave orders for their immediate punish- ment ; but , upon reflection , their conduct appeared in a more favourable light , and he discharged and sent them home . How did Alexander in one day evince the ex- tremes of generosity and ...
51. oldal
... him to an ignominious end . What forms of government successively pre- vailed in Athens ? It was first governed by kings ; then by archons , they gave place to the tyrannical power of the Pisistratida D2 GRECIAN HISTORY . 51.
... him to an ignominious end . What forms of government successively pre- vailed in Athens ? It was first governed by kings ; then by archons , they gave place to the tyrannical power of the Pisistratida D2 GRECIAN HISTORY . 51.
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302. oldal - Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go, To make a third she joined the former two.
544. oldal - Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear ; for our God is a consuming fire.
522. oldal - Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams.
525. oldal - ... that it was much better to fall into the hands of God, than into those of his enemies.
521. oldal - And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
504. oldal - Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time : the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. Entreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail ; and I will let yoii go, and ye shall stay no longer.
322. oldal - WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakspeare rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagined new : Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain.
545. oldal - Maunder's Biographical Treasury; consisting of Memoirs, Sketches, and brief Notices of above 12,000 Eminent Persons of All Ages and Nations, from the Earliest Period of History: Forming a new and complete Dictionary of Universal Biography.
517. oldal - Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
528. oldal - O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD ; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name ; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.