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... began to fight . This advice made the Jews suspect that Josephus was for the Romans , and that he did not wish well to his own countrymen ; and they were so angry with him , that his life was several times in danger from their fury ...
... began to fight . This advice made the Jews suspect that Josephus was for the Romans , and that he did not wish well to his own countrymen ; and they were so angry with him , that his life was several times in danger from their fury ...
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... began , and which , if completed , would have secured Jerusalem from any future siege . AUNT JANE . 66 Agrippa deserves the name of a magnificent prince : he was fond of building , and erected a splendid amphitheatre for musical ...
... began , and which , if completed , would have secured Jerusalem from any future siege . AUNT JANE . 66 Agrippa deserves the name of a magnificent prince : he was fond of building , and erected a splendid amphitheatre for musical ...
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... began to lament their own hard fate , and the calamities they had suffered , during his absence , from the tyranny and avarice of Florus . Though Agrippa was sorry for the sufferings of the Jews , he did not like to believe all they ...
... began to lament their own hard fate , and the calamities they had suffered , during his absence , from the tyranny and avarice of Florus . Though Agrippa was sorry for the sufferings of the Jews , he did not like to believe all they ...
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... began again to read . Jesus and Eleazar were chosen generals of Idumea . Fanny looked for Idumea , eager to give the first account of its situation . FANNY . " Idumea , Aunt , is a large country to the south of the Holy Land , lying ...
... began again to read . Jesus and Eleazar were chosen generals of Idumea . Fanny looked for Idumea , eager to give the first account of its situation . FANNY . " Idumea , Aunt , is a large country to the south of the Holy Land , lying ...
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... did , when he came into Galilee , was to try to gain the affections of the people . He began , with prudence , by dividing his power with some of the great men of the country he chose seventy of the oldest among them as governors , with.
... did , when he came into Galilee , was to try to gain the affections of the people . He began , with prudence , by dividing his power with some of the great men of the country he chose seventy of the oldest among them as governors , with.
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Página 119 - Are melted into air, behold the Temple In undisturbed and lone serenity. Finding itself a solemn sanctuary In the profound of heaven ! It stands before us A mount of snow, fretted with golden pinnacles, The very sun, as though he worshipped there, Lingers upon the gilded cedar roofs, And down the long and branching porticoes ; On every flowery-sculptured capital Glitters the homage of his parting beams.