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Page 79
... taken and burnt by Titus ; 1,000,000 persons are supposed to have perished , the beautiful structure of the temple was destroyed , and 97,000 prisoners were taken . All over the province of Judea , thousands perished by famine and the ...
... taken and burnt by Titus ; 1,000,000 persons are supposed to have perished , the beautiful structure of the temple was destroyed , and 97,000 prisoners were taken . All over the province of Judea , thousands perished by famine and the ...
Page 86
... taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that the king and his princes , his wives and his concubines might drink therein . 3. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was ...
... taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that the king and his princes , his wives and his concubines might drink therein . 3. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was ...
Page 93
... taken unto king Ahasuerus , into his house - royal . And the king loved Esther above all the women , and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins ; so that he set the royal crown upon her head , and made her ...
... taken unto king Ahasuerus , into his house - royal . And the king loved Esther above all the women , and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins ; so that he set the royal crown upon her head , and made her ...
Page 127
... taken . To combat this mighty force , the Athenians could not bring a twelfth part of the number of the Persians ; but they could bring hearts devoted to the defence of those they held dear , and minds submitted to the counsels of wise ...
... taken . To combat this mighty force , the Athenians could not bring a twelfth part of the number of the Persians ; but they could bring hearts devoted to the defence of those they held dear , and minds submitted to the counsels of wise ...
Page 129
... taken in vari- ous engagements with her enemies . 9. During his absence Aristides was exercising a different influence ; it was composing the disputes and controlling the ungoverned passions of the Athenians . He was an arbitrator in ...
... taken in vari- ous engagements with her enemies . 9. During his absence Aristides was exercising a different influence ; it was composing the disputes and controlling the ungoverned passions of the Athenians . He was an arbitrator in ...
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Page 187 - In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Page 60 - And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David ; blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the, highest!
Page 316 - And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims around him— he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won. He heard it, but he heeded not— his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away...
Page 97 - Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Page 97 - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the" young child ; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
Page 27 - And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud...
Page 89 - But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him; and he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven ; till he knew that the Most High God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
Page 44 - In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son and thy daughter, thy manservant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it.
Page 103 - And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck : And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ; and they cried before him, Bow the knee : and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Page 316 - I see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder shower ; and now The arena swims around him : he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won.