| Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 452 pages
...for supremacy, when Tyre was planting her colonies, when Athens was growing in strength, before Eome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia,...Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of Juda3a had been carried into captivity, she had already risen to greatness, if not to glory. Nay, she... | |
| Robert Brown - 1876 - 362 pages
...was growing in strength, before Home had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia, or Cyrus added lustre to the Persian monarchy, or Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of Judam had been carried into captivity, she had already risen to greatness, if not to glory. Nay, she... | |
| 1877 - 996 pages
...for supremacy, when Tyre was planting her colonies, when Athens was growing in strength, before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia,...inhabitants of Judaea had been carried into captivity, Benares had risen to greatness, if not to glory. Not only is the city remarkable for its venerable... | |
| 1878 - 924 pages
...for supremacy, when Tyre was planting her colonies, when Athens was growing in strength, before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia,...Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of Judœa had been carried into captivity, Benares had risen to greatness, if not to glory. Not only is... | |
| John Russell Young - 1879 - 710 pages
...another writer says, " Tyre was planting her colonies, when Athens was gaining in strength, before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia, or Cyrus had added to the Persian monarchy, or Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem." The name of Benares excites deep... | |
| Edward Warren Clark - 1880 - 380 pages
...supremacy ; when Tyre was planting her colonies ; when Athens was growing in strength ; before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia,...Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of Judea had been carried into captivity, she had already risen to greatness, if not to glory." The total... | |
| Sir Henry William Lucy - 1885 - 508 pages
...Athens was growing in strength, before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia, or Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem, and the...inhabitants of Judaea had been carried into captivity, — Benares had risen to greatness, if not to glory. Nay, she may have heard of the fame of Solomon,... | |
| Sir Henry William Lucy - 1885 - 386 pages
...Athens was growing in strength, before Home had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia, or Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem, and the...inhabitants of Judaea had been carried into captivity, — Benares had risen to greatness, if not to glory. Nay, she may have heard of the fame of Solomon,... | |
| Robert George Hobbes - 1893 - 598 pages
...for supremacy, when Tyre was planting her colonies, when Athens was growing in strength, before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia,...Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem and the inhabitants of Jerusalem had been carried into captivity, she had already risen to greatness, if not to glory. Nay,... | |
| Charles Frederick Holder - 1893 - 856 pages
...for supremacy, when Tyre was planting her colonies, when Athens was growing in strength, before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persia, or Cyrus had added luster to the Persian monarchy, or Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem, and the inhabitants had been... | |
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