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... Throne . * to 211 . State of the Engire the murder of Permax . The Impe- The death of Pertinax was indeed followed by events which supplied to the Roman People the most melan- choly evidence that their liberty no longer existed , even ...
... Throne . * to 211 . State of the Engire the murder of Permax . The Impe- The death of Pertinax was indeed followed by events which supplied to the Roman People the most melan- choly evidence that their liberty no longer existed , even ...
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... Throne of the greatest Empire in the of the Peo- world , he saw himself without a friend , and even ple , and without a counsellor . The Prætorians themselves were Didius . ashamed of the Prince whom their avarice had induced them to ...
... Throne of the greatest Empire in the of the Peo- world , he saw himself without a friend , and even ple , and without a counsellor . The Prætorians themselves were Didius . ashamed of the Prince whom their avarice had induced them to ...
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... Throne , by assuming the title and ensigns of Cæsar . In the Life of this Commander , written by Capitolinus , the letter of Commodus is recorded at full length ; though , we must add , that there are circumstances connected with its ...
... Throne , by assuming the title and ensigns of Cæsar . In the Life of this Commander , written by Capitolinus , the letter of Commodus is recorded at full length ; though , we must add , that there are circumstances connected with its ...
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... Throne . For this purpose , he issued an order to those haughty and venal troops , that they should hold themselves in readiness to receive him upon his approach to the City , in a large plain near the walls , without their arms , and ...
... Throne . For this purpose , he issued an order to those haughty and venal troops , that they should hold themselves in readiness to receive him upon his approach to the City , in a large plain near the walls , without their arms , and ...
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... Throne . Dion Cassius relates , that as soon as the withAlbinus Emperor , by his victories over the Governor of Syria , had secured possession of the Crown , he thought proper to withdraw from Albinus the title of Cæsar , as well as all ...
... Throne . Dion Cassius relates , that as soon as the withAlbinus Emperor , by his victories over the Governor of Syria , had secured possession of the Crown , he thought proper to withdraw from Albinus the title of Cæsar , as well as all ...
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Сторінка 158 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it shall live.
Сторінка 109 - And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Сторінка 149 - Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee ? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia : and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth : and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
Сторінка 149 - When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Сторінка 217 - Heaven descends The flame of genius to the human breast, And love and beauty, and poetic joy And inspiration. Ere the radiant sun Sprang from the east, or 'mid the vault of night The moon suspended her serener lamp; Ere mountains, woods, or streams adorn'd the globe, Or Wisdom taught the sons of men her lore; Then lived the Almighty One...
Сторінка 217 - Almighty One : then, deep retired In his unfathom'd essence, view'd the forms, The forms eternal of created things ; The radiant sun, the moon's nocturnal lamp, The mountains, woods, and streams, the rolling globe, And Wisdom's mien celestial. From the first Of days, on them his love divine he fix'd, His admiration : till, in time complete, What he admired and loved, his vital smile Unfolded into being.
Сторінка 166 - I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.
Сторінка 166 - See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me : I kill, and I make alive ; I wound and I heal ; neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Сторінка 159 - But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God : this did not Abraham.
Сторінка 173 - As the vicissitudes of tides are scarcely felt in those seas, the constant depth of the harbor allows goods to be landed on the quays without the assistance of boats; and it has been observed that in many places the largest vessels may rest their prows against the houses, while their sterns are floating in the water.