Elements of Universal History, on a New and Systematic Plan: From the Earlist Times to the Treaty of Vienna. To which is Added, a Summary of the Leading Events Since that Period. For the Use of Schools and of Private StudentsLea & Blanchard, 1844 - 561 sivua |
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... destroyed by a deluge , the only survivors being Noah and his family , in all eight persons , who were preserved in ... destroy the earth . One of the most remarkable effects of the Deluge was the rapid decrease of the duration of human ...
... destroyed by a deluge , the only survivors being Noah and his family , in all eight persons , who were preserved in ... destroy the earth . One of the most remarkable effects of the Deluge was the rapid decrease of the duration of human ...
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... destroyed two cities which this monarch had founded near its shores . The remote period , however , at which this event took place , has caused all the traditions of the primi- tive ages of Greece to be distinguished by the term Ogygian ...
... destroyed two cities which this monarch had founded near its shores . The remote period , however , at which this event took place , has caused all the traditions of the primi- tive ages of Greece to be distinguished by the term Ogygian ...
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... destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar , king of Babylon , 588 B. C. It was rebuilt by Zerubbabel , 515 B. c .; plundered and burnt by Antio- chus , 167 , and purified , 164 B. C. This temple was restored by Herod the Great , and finished 8 B. c ...
... destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar , king of Babylon , 588 B. C. It was rebuilt by Zerubbabel , 515 B. c .; plundered and burnt by Antio- chus , 167 , and purified , 164 B. C. This temple was restored by Herod the Great , and finished 8 B. c ...
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... destroyed his rivals , and removed the seat of government from Tirzah to Samaria . He was succeeded by Ahab , his son , 918 , who surpassed his ancestors in impiety and vice . His wife , Jezebel , put to death all the prophets of the ...
... destroyed his rivals , and removed the seat of government from Tirzah to Samaria . He was succeeded by Ahab , his son , 918 , who surpassed his ancestors in impiety and vice . His wife , Jezebel , put to death all the prophets of the ...
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... destroying the statues of Baal erected by his father ; but his subsequent conduct belied this first act of fidelity . He was soon compelled to march against the King of Moab to enforce his tribute ; and forming an alliance with Jehosha ...
... destroying the statues of Baal erected by his father ; but his subsequent conduct belied this first act of fidelity . He was soon compelled to march against the King of Moab to enforce his tribute ; and forming an alliance with Jehosha ...
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account is given affairs afterwards alliance arms army Austria authority battle became began Bohemia Britain British brother Cæsar caliphate capital celebrated character Charlemagne Charles Charles II chief Chosroes Christian church colonies command commerce compelled conquest Constantinople contest council crown death declared defeated Denmark died dominions Duke dynasty Egypt emperor empire endeavoured enemies England English established Europe expedition father favour Ferdinand fleet force formed France Frederick French Gaul Germany Greece Greek Henry Holland honour hostilities Hungary imperial insurrection invaded invasion Italy John king kingdom latter Louis military monarch Naples Napoleon nation nobles parliament party peace period perished Persia Philip Poland Pope Portugal possession prince prisoner provinces queen Reformation reign religion religious republic restored revolt Roman Rome Russia senate Sicily siege soon sovereign Spain Spanish succeeded success successor Sweden Syria terminated territory throne tion took treaty troops Turks victory Visigoths
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Sivu 19 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Sivu 144 - So early as the end of the second century or the beginning of the third, the...
Sivu 128 - It is almost superfluous to enumerate the unworthy successors of Augustus. Their unparalleled vices, and the splendid theatre on which they were acted, have saved them from oblivion. The dark unrelenting Tiberius, the furious Caligula, the feeble Claudius, the profligate and cruel Nero, the beastly Vitellius, and the timid inhuman Domitian, are condemned tp everlasting infamy.
Sivu 517 - This species infests a great variety of plants, and is to be found throughout our country from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Sivu 67 - God ; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
Sivu 111 - Moreover they bewailed him, and all Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, saying, How is the valiant man fallen, that delivered Israel!
Sivu 235 - An army marching under the emperor Otho I. was so terrified by an eclipse of the sun, which it conceived to announce this consummation, as to disperse hastily on all sides. As this notion...
Sivu 504 - ... army be decided in a day. He understood war as a science ; but his mind was too bold, rapid, and irrepressible, to be enslaved by the technics of his profession. He found the old armies fighting by rule, and he discovered the true characteristic of genius, which, without despising rules, knows when and how to break them. He understood thoroughly the immense moral power, which is gained...
Sivu 393 - ... ever heard on the waters of the Mississippi. To conceal his death, his body was wrapped in a mantle, and, in the stillness of midnight, was silently sunk in the middle of the stream. The discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters. He had crossed a large part of the continent in search of gold, and found nothing so remarkable as his burial-place.