Great Events: Described by Distinguished Historians, Chroniclers, and Other WritersFrancis Lieber Harper, 1862 - Всего страниц: 415 |
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... causes of hatred ascribed to Melitus and Lycon must be explained , —the one , by Socrates ' avowed contempt for the fictions of po- ets ; the other , to his equally avowed abhorrence of that system of instruction practised by the ...
... causes of hatred ascribed to Melitus and Lycon must be explained , —the one , by Socrates ' avowed contempt for the fictions of po- ets ; the other , to his equally avowed abhorrence of that system of instruction practised by the ...
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... caused them to give it greater credit , especially , as they all concurred in the same report . The Romans did not hesitate to resolve on carrying succor to the Lucernians , because they were good and faithful allies ; and for this ...
... caused them to give it greater credit , especially , as they all concurred in the same report . The Romans did not hesitate to resolve on carrying succor to the Lucernians , because they were good and faithful allies ; and for this ...
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... were , by this time , informed of the disaster which had befallen them . At first , they heard that the troops were shut up ; afterward , the news of the ignominious peace arrived ; and this caused greater afflic tion 50 GREAT EVENTS .
... were , by this time , informed of the disaster which had befallen them . At first , they heard that the troops were shut up ; afterward , the news of the ignominious peace arrived ; and this caused greater afflic tion 50 GREAT EVENTS .
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... caused greater afflic tion than had been felt for their danger . On the report of their being surrounded , a levy of men was begun ; but , when it was understood that the army had surrendered , in so disgraceful a manner , the ...
... caused greater afflic tion than had been felt for their danger . On the report of their being surrounded , a levy of men was begun ; but , when it was understood that the army had surrendered , in so disgraceful a manner , the ...
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... caused by sickness . This excuse , the tribunes , who were the prosecutors , would not admit ; but insisted , that his not coming to answer the charges against him , was owing to the same arrogance , with which he had left the trial ...
... caused by sickness . This excuse , the tribunes , who were the prosecutors , would not admit ; but insisted , that his not coming to answer the charges against him , was owing to the same arrogance , with which he had left the trial ...
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Стр. 146 - THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion...
Стр. 315 - My loving people ! We have been persuaded, by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery ; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Стр. 315 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman ; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm...
Стр. 129 - But their strength and ammunition were exhausted in this laborious defence ; the ditch was filled with the bodies of the slain ; they supported the footsteps of their companions ; and of this devoted vanguard, the death was more serviceable than the life. Under their respective bashaws and sanjaks,* the troops of Anatolia and Romania were successively led to the charge.
Стр. 276 - I take God and all the world to witness that I have been to you a true, humble, and obedient wife, ever conformable to your will and pleasure...
Стр. 110 - Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now is dispersed all the world over."* — Church History.
Стр. 278 - I could in my fantasy wish or desire. She hath all the virtuous qualities that ought to be in a woman of her dignity, or in any other of baser estate. Surely she is also a noble woman born, if nothing were in her, but only her conditions will well declare the same.
Стр. 122 - ... bravest of the Janizaries might tremble on a new element. In the Christian squadron five stout and lofty ships were guided by skilful pilots, and manned with the veterans of Italy and Greece, long practised in the arts and perils of the sea. Their weight was directed to sink or scatter the weak obstacles that impeded their passage: their artillery swept the waters; their liquid fire was poured on the heads of the adversaries, who, with the design of boarding, presumed to approach them; and the...
Стр. 280 - Canterbury, axing your licence (forasmuch as you were our metropolitan) to put this matter in question ; and so I did of all you, my lords, to the which ye have all granted by writing under all your seals, the which I have here to be showed.
Стр. 137 - From St. Sophia he proceeded to the august, but desolate mansion of a hundred successors of the great Constantine, but which in a few hours had been stripped of the pomp of royalty. A melancholy reflection on the vicissitudes of human greatness forced itself on his mind; and he repeated an elegant distich of Persian poetry: "The spider has wove his web in the Imperial palace; and the owl hath sung her watch-song on the towers of Afrasiab.