Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge, ed. by E. Smedley, Hugh J. Rose and Henry J. Rose. [With] Plates, Том 111845 |
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... possession of it . We are informed by Dion , that when the successor of Pertinax entered the Palace , the first ... possessions exacted the strictest caution , dissembled their sentiments , and met the affected civility of their new ...
... possession of it . We are informed by Dion , that when the successor of Pertinax entered the Palace , the first ... possessions exacted the strictest caution , dissembled their sentiments , and met the affected civility of their new ...
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... possessed of the slightest importance . We are merely told , that after accom- plishing a laborious march through the ... possession of the Crown , he thought proper to withdraw from Albinus the title of Cæsar , as well as all the hopes ...
... possessed of the slightest importance . We are merely told , that after accom- plishing a laborious march through the ... possession of the Crown , he thought proper to withdraw from Albinus the title of Cæsar , as well as all the hopes ...
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... possession , than he bestowed the utmost care on the cultivation and improvement of so valuable an acqui- sition . Judicious law , executed with firmness , soon corrected most of the abuses which , since the time of Marcus Aurelius ...
... possession , than he bestowed the utmost care on the cultivation and improvement of so valuable an acqui- sition . Judicious law , executed with firmness , soon corrected most of the abuses which , since the time of Marcus Aurelius ...
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... possession of the whole country . The deliberations which preceded the departure of asters his Alexander from his Capital indicated , without doubt , that he regarded war in general as a great calamity , and looked forward to that upon ...
... possession of the whole country . The deliberations which preceded the departure of asters his Alexander from his Capital indicated , without doubt , that he regarded war in general as a great calamity , and looked forward to that upon ...
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... possession of the principal passes , repaired the strong holds on the Danube , and adopted every expedient , as well for pre- venting reinforcements , as for cutting off their retreat . The invaders , it is said , would have gladly ...
... possession of the principal passes , repaired the strong holds on the Danube , and adopted every expedient , as well for pre- venting reinforcements , as for cutting off their retreat . The invaders , it is said , would have gladly ...
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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.