Landmarks of History, Volume 1F. Leypoldt & Holt, 1863 |
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Página 75 - Therefore the he-goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken ; and for it came up four notable ones, toward the four winds of heaven.
Página 127 - Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him : yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear Him : and delivereth them.
Página 178 - And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned; they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented (of whom the world was not worthy); they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Página 15 - The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
Página 216 - There is no God but one God, and Mahomet is his prophet ! — I desire to embrace the true religion!
Página 175 - Rome that was not martyred ; but let the heathen do their worst, they could only shed the blood of the martyrs, which is the seed of the Church, and so the Church grew and flourished in spite of their utmost efforts.
Página 7 - Egyptians, this figure with the head of a woman and the body of a lion...
Página 89 - Albans, who inhabited a neighbouring city. 3. It was agreed that the war should be decided by a battle between three champions on each side. In the army of the Albans there were three brothers, each named Curiatius, and in the Roman army there were likewise three, by the name of Horatius. 4. These Horatii and Curiatii were fixed upon as the champions. They fought in an open plain ; and on each side stood the ranks of armed warriors, with...
Página 74 - ... seen at Jerusalem, that the empire he had toiled to raise should be divided, for he is reported to have said that there would be a mighty contest at his funeral games. He made no attempt to name a successor, but he took off his signet-ring, placed it on the finger of Perdiccas, one of his generals, and a short time after expired, in the thirty-third year of his age, and the twelfth of his reign.
Página 25 - He was a wise and able prince, and his empire extended from the banks of the Indus to the shores of the...