The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 2Collins and Company, 1820 - History, Ancient |
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... answered , that his father had not given him any instructions , not knowing that any thing would be laid to his charge . He only desired the senate to reflect , that the circumstance which drew all this hatred upon him from the ...
... answered , that his father had not given him any instructions , not knowing that any thing would be laid to his charge . He only desired the senate to reflect , that the circumstance which drew all this hatred upon him from the ...
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... answered , that they had a fixed rule to which they adhered , and that this was the treaty which had been concluded by Scipio , and desired that their cause might be examined with all possible rigour . They therefore could not come to ...
... answered , that they had a fixed rule to which they adhered , and that this was the treaty which had been concluded by Scipio , and desired that their cause might be examined with all possible rigour . They therefore could not come to ...
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... answered , that it was the business of the senate and people of Carthage to know , what satisfaction was due to the Romans . A second depu- tation bringing them no clearer answer , they fell into the greatest dejection ; and being ...
... answered , that it was the business of the senate and people of Carthage to know , what satisfaction was due to the Romans . A second depu- tation bringing them no clearer answer , they fell into the greatest dejection ; and being ...
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... answer brought back by their deputies had only increased their fears viz . " It was the business of the ... answered that since they had at last taken a right step , the senate granted them their liberty , the enjoyment of their laws ...
... answer brought back by their deputies had only increased their fears viz . " It was the business of the ... answered that since they had at last taken a right step , the senate granted them their liberty , the enjoyment of their laws ...
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... answer to Car- thage . a The people waited for their return with such an impa- tience and terror , as words could never express . It was scarce possible for them to break through the crowd that flocked around them , to hear the answer ...
... answer to Car- thage . a The people waited for their return with such an impa- tience and terror , as words could never express . It was scarce possible for them to break through the crowd that flocked around them , to hear the answer ...
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Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 70 - He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 71 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 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.