An Inquiry Into the Truth of HistoryPayne & Foss, 1830 - History |
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... battles , & c . of Artemisium . ) To these losses we must add the losses in the two battles . Whenever Mitford's transla- tion would answer my purpose I have used it , not only to save myself from trouble and responsibility , but ...
... battles , & c . of Artemisium . ) To these losses we must add the losses in the two battles . Whenever Mitford's transla- tion would answer my purpose I have used it , not only to save myself from trouble and responsibility , but ...
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... battle of Salamis , we must in- deed be more fond of fiction than truth , if we prefer Herodotus to Thucydides . As for the canal of Athos , Herodotus ascribes it to the vanity of Xerxes , Mit- ford chuses to see further ; yet Mitford 8 ...
... battle of Salamis , we must in- deed be more fond of fiction than truth , if we prefer Herodotus to Thucydides . As for the canal of Athos , Herodotus ascribes it to the vanity of Xerxes , Mit- ford chuses to see further ; yet Mitford 8 ...
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... battle of Sa- lamis ? " The Persian fleet says Mitford , “ had remained three days in the road of Artemisium , to refresh the crews after their sufferings by storms and engagements . Three days then brought them through the Euripus to ...
... battle of Sa- lamis ? " The Persian fleet says Mitford , “ had remained three days in the road of Artemisium , to refresh the crews after their sufferings by storms and engagements . Three days then brought them through the Euripus to ...
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... battle , as the reader must be aware , began early in the morning ; the Persian fleet was defeated . " No port was near , capable of protecting its shattered and disheartened , but still large , remains . Phalerum , then the principal ...
... battle , as the reader must be aware , began early in the morning ; the Persian fleet was defeated . " No port was near , capable of protecting its shattered and disheartened , but still large , remains . Phalerum , then the principal ...
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... battle , without the knowledge of the Greeks ? As for drinking up rivers , the little progress which the Londoners have hitherto made in drinking up the New River , shews that it is not very practi- cable to drink up water faster than ...
... battle , without the knowledge of the Greeks ? As for drinking up rivers , the little progress which the Londoners have hitherto made in drinking up the New River , shews that it is not very practi- cable to drink up water faster than ...
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Page 109 - And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Page 131 - And there are seven kings ; five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come, and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Page 116 - But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Page 83 - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains...
Page 76 - And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Page 98 - And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
Page 1 - O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom and majesty and glory and honour. And for the majesty that he gave him all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive, and whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put down.
Page 61 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 108 - And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
Page 111 - And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.