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Achæan afterward Alexander Alexandria ancient Aristides Armenia army Asia Minor Assyrian Athenians Athens Babylon Bactria battle Battle of Ipsus became Boeotia Cæsar called Carthage Cassander celebrated century character Charles chief Christian civilization colonies commenced compelled conquered conquest Crusade Cyrus Darius defeated died dominions Dorian Duke dynasty early East Egypt Egyptian emperor Empire England English Europe expedition famous fleet formed founded France French gained Gauls German Goths Grecian Greece Greek Henry Herodotus honor invaded invasion Italy Jerusalem king kingdom latter league literature Louis Lysimachus Macedon Macedonia Medes ment monarch Napoleon nations peace Peloponnesus period Persians Philip Phoenicians Prince province Ptolemy Ptolemy Ceraunus put to death queen race reign religion religious revolt Roman Rome Russian Saracens Saxon Seleucus soon Spain Spartans subdued succeeded successor Syria taken temple Thebes throne tion took treaty tribes victory worship writers Xerxes Zeus
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Page 98 - Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set, where were they ? And where are they, and where art thou, My country?
Page 419 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Page 279 - Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged, with vigour and diligence, the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire, breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and the victorious element continuing in this manner, obstinately and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned.
Page 433 - The executioner was going to blindfold him, but he refused to let him, saying, " Think you I fear the shadow of the axe, when I fear not the axe itself?
Page 26 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Page 47 - Thus saith the Lord 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.
Page 278 - The summit of the pike supported a crown of gold, which enclosed the mysterious monogram, at once expressive of the figure of the cross, and the initial letters of the name of Christ.
Page 116 - Cranium, he went to see him. Diogenes happened to be lying in the sun ; and at the approach of so many people, he raised himself up a little, and fixed his eyes upon Alexander. The king addressed him in an obliging manner, and asked him if there was anything he could serve him in. " Only stand a little out of my sunshine,
Page 416 - This Princess, having the spirit of a man, and malice of a woman, abounding in treasure by the greatness of her dower and her provident government, and being childless, and without any nearer care, made it her design and enterprise, to see the majesty royal of England once again replaced in her house ; and had set up King Henry as a mark, at whose overthrow all her actions should aim and shoot ; insomuch as all the counsels of his succeeding troubles came chiefly out of that quiver.
Page 23 - I shall not say to what height they grow, though within my own knowledge; for I am not ignorant that what I have already written concerning the fruitfulness of Babylonia must seem incredible to those who have never visited the country.