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Popular passages
Page 100 - 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. 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...
Page 100 - They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Page 100 - 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 peoples, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him...
Page 143 - The truth is, the Chinese are an ignorant and superstitious people, and their religion is a system contrived by cunning priests to obtain influence over them. Like the religion of Mahomet, it is a false religion...
Page 65 - He drew it out, turned pale, and, looking at the king, burst into tears, without being able to speak a word. " What is the matter ? " said the king ; " what ails you ? " " Ah ! sire," said the young man, throwing himself at his feet, " somebody has wished to ruin me. I know not how I came by this money in my pocket.
Page 123 - God would gloriously display his power and love, in the fulfilment of his gracious promise that " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea.