The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians, and Macedonians, Volume 2Robinson and Franklin, 1839 - History, Ancient |
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... Croesus , its king , has a considerable share in the events of which I am to speak . This is a noble image of the cruel avarice of the Assyrian kings , who pillaged and plundered all their neighbouring nations , especially Judea , and ...
... Croesus , its king , has a considerable share in the events of which I am to speak . This is a noble image of the cruel avarice of the Assyrian kings , who pillaged and plundered all their neighbouring nations , especially Judea , and ...
Page 84
... Croesus . He thought it unworthy of a prince to spend his time in idleness and pleasure . For his part , he was perpetually in arms , made several conquests , and enlarged his do- minions by the addition of all the contiguous provinces ...
... Croesus . He thought it unworthy of a prince to spend his time in idleness and pleasure . For his part , he was perpetually in arms , made several conquests , and enlarged his do- minions by the addition of all the contiguous provinces ...
Page 85
... Croesus then asked him , which of mankind in all his travels he had found the most truly happy ? One Tellus , replied Solon , a citizen of Athens , a very honest and good man , who , after having lived all his days without indigence ...
... Croesus then asked him , which of mankind in all his travels he had found the most truly happy ? One Tellus , replied Solon , a citizen of Athens , a very honest and good man , who , after having lived all his days without indigence ...
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... Croesus , in a tone that showed his discontent . you do not reckon me in the number of the happy ? Solon , who was ... Crœsus , but not to reform him . Æsop , the author of the Fables , was then at the court of this prince , by whom he ...
... Croesus , in a tone that showed his discontent . you do not reckon me in the number of the happy ? Solon , who was ... Crœsus , but not to reform him . Æsop , the author of the Fables , was then at the court of this prince , by whom he ...
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... Croesus did not agree with the dates of chronology . But as those dates are very uncertain , that judi- cious author ... Crœsus is a very natural picture of the behaviour of kings and great men , who for the most part are seduced by ...
... Croesus did not agree with the dates of chronology . But as those dates are very uncertain , that judi- cious author ... Crœsus is a very natural picture of the behaviour of kings and great men , who for the most part are seduced by ...
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Page 138 - ... the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
Page 152 - 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 133 - I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron : 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 152 - Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah ; and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, he is the God which is in Jerusalem.
Page 152 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Page 138 - 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 67 - Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah ; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother ! or, Ah sister ! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord ! or, Ah his glory ! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Page 154 - After this I saw in the night visions and behold a fourth beast dreadful and terrible and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth, it devoured and brake in pieces and stamped the residue with the feet of it, and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it and it had ten horns.
Page 132 - O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; Happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Page 154 - I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them ; until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High ; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.