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... Islands in the Ægean and Mediterranean Seas . IV . The Ionian Islands ..... V. The Social and Political Condition of Greece .. VI . Traditional History of Greece from the earliest Ages to the Com- mencement of the Trojan War ..... VII ...
... Islands in the Ægean and Mediterranean Seas . IV . The Ionian Islands ..... V. The Social and Political Condition of Greece .. VI . Traditional History of Greece from the earliest Ages to the Com- mencement of the Trojan War ..... VII ...
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... islands . Along the whole course of the Nubian valley is a suc- cession of stupendous monuments , rivalling those of ... island of Meroë , as it was called from being nearly surrounded with rivers , possessed an abundance of camels ...
... islands . Along the whole course of the Nubian valley is a suc- cession of stupendous monuments , rivalling those of ... island of Meroë , as it was called from being nearly surrounded with rivers , possessed an abundance of camels ...
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... island of Ceylon . From these countries they imported timber of various kinds , sugar - canes , spices , cinnamon ... islands in the Persian gulf , whence they obtained large quantities of the finest pearls . Pearl - oysters are found on ...
... island of Ceylon . From these countries they imported timber of various kinds , sugar - canes , spices , cinnamon ... islands in the Persian gulf , whence they obtained large quantities of the finest pearls . Pearl - oysters are found on ...
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... islands . Cyprus , called in Scripture Kittím , or Chittím , was not only a colony but a province of the Tyrians , and vestiges of their establishments on the island still exist . From Cyprus they extended their settlements to Crete and ...
... islands . Cyprus , called in Scripture Kittím , or Chittím , was not only a colony but a province of the Tyrians , and vestiges of their establishments on the island still exist . From Cyprus they extended their settlements to Crete and ...
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... islands and the coasts of the North sea , which must have led to the establishment of colonies and naval stations ... island of Madeira . But to prevent any interfer- ence with their lucrative commerce , they designedly cast a veil of ...
... islands and the coasts of the North sea , which must have led to the establishment of colonies and naval stations ... island of Madeira . But to prevent any interfer- ence with their lucrative commerce , they designedly cast a veil of ...
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Page 771 - ... where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? and let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
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Page 179 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul : neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own } but they had all things common.
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Page 179 - Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, las he was] calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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