Fragments of History: Narratives of Some of the Most Remarkable Events in Ancient and Modern Times, Selected with a View to Illustrate God's Providence, and Intended Chiefly for the YoungJ. Hughes, 1850 - 313 oldal |
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82. oldal
... fire to that place , to prevent his deriving any benefit from the plunder of so opu- lent a city . But Parmenio , whom the king had sent thither with a detachment of horse , came up very seasonably to stop the progress of the fire , and ...
... fire to that place , to prevent his deriving any benefit from the plunder of so opu- lent a city . But Parmenio , whom the king had sent thither with a detachment of horse , came up very seasonably to stop the progress of the fire , and ...
87. oldal
... fire ; these were followed by the Magi , singing hymns after the manner of their country , accompanied by 365 youths ( agreeably to the number of days in the year ) , clothed in purple robes . Afterwards came a car consecrated to ...
... fire ; these were followed by the Magi , singing hymns after the manner of their country , accompanied by 365 youths ( agreeably to the number of days in the year ) , clothed in purple robes . Afterwards came a car consecrated to ...
109. oldal
... fire and strength ; whereas , on the part of the Persians , it was a pro- digious assemblage of men , not of soldiers , -an empty phan- tom rather than a real army . Both sides were disposed in very nearly the same array . The forces ...
... fire and strength ; whereas , on the part of the Persians , it was a pro- digious assemblage of men , not of soldiers , -an empty phan- tom rather than a real army . Both sides were disposed in very nearly the same array . The forces ...
121. oldal
... fire in the time of Nebuchadnezzar , B.C. 584. On the return of the Jews from captivity , a second temple emerged from the ruins of the former . This is that known as Zerubbabel's temple , at the sight of which the aged men who had ...
... fire in the time of Nebuchadnezzar , B.C. 584. On the return of the Jews from captivity , a second temple emerged from the ruins of the former . This is that known as Zerubbabel's temple , at the sight of which the aged men who had ...
122. oldal
... fire on the altar , which descended from heaven and consumed the first sacrifice , which was offered after Solomon had made an end of praying at the time of the dedication of his temple ; 4th , the urim and thummim , whence came the ...
... fire on the altar , which descended from heaven and consumed the first sacrifice , which was offered after Solomon had made an end of praying at the time of the dedication of his temple ; 4th , the urim and thummim , whence came the ...
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Alexander Almagro Almighty ancient appeared arms arrived Artaxerxes Assyria Atabaliba Babylon baggage barbarians battle began body buried burnt calamity called carried cause cavalry chariot church Cilicia Clearchus commanded continued court Cuzco Cyrus danger Darius Darius's dead death dreadful empire enemy Euphrates favour feet fell fire flames foot French God's gold Gonzalo Gonzalo Pizarro Grecian Greeks half-morocco hand Herculaneum Holy horse houses Huescar Inca infantry infected inhabitants Jerusalem king land lava London Lord Macedonians manner Memnon mighty morocco mountain Napoleon night Nitocris observed officers palace parish Parmenio pass Persians persons Peru Pizarro plague plunder Pompeii present prince providence Quentin Matsys Quito rest river ruins Russians says sent shew ships side soldiers soon Spaniards stones stood streets suffered Syria temple things thither tion Tissaphernes took troops Truxillo victory visited walls whole army wing Xenophon
Népszerű szakaszok
126. oldal - And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains ; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
126. oldal - As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
69. oldal - And as I was considering, behold, an hegoat came from the west, on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground : and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
125. oldal - Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
126. oldal - And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
xvi. oldal - Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth...
254. oldal - Why, as to that, said he, I very seldom go up the ship-side, but deliver what I bring to their boat, or lie by the side, and they hoist it on board ; if I did, I think they are in no danger from me, for I never go into any house on shore, or touch anybody, no, not of my own family ; but I fetch provisions for them.
119. oldal - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
xvi. oldal - And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, " I am, and there is none beside me:" how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in ! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his...
252. oldal - There, says he, they are all dead, the man and his wife and five children. There, says he, they are shut up ; you see a watchman at the door ; and so of other houses. Why...