Great Men and Famous DeedsP.F. Collier & Son, 1903 - 632 pages |
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... rest sink and are forgotten in a common mediocrity . " As rich as Croesus " is a proverb . Few think of how precariously he held his vast possessions . Of him we are told that , defeated by Cyrus , the Per- sian king , he was about to ...
... rest sink and are forgotten in a common mediocrity . " As rich as Croesus " is a proverb . Few think of how precariously he held his vast possessions . Of him we are told that , defeated by Cyrus , the Per- sian king , he was about to ...
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... rest of gold that was mixed with alloy ; these weighed two talents to the brick . Also he made the image of a lion of pure gold , ten talents in weight . This lion , when the temple of Delphi was burned , fell down from the bricks ( for ...
... rest of gold that was mixed with alloy ; these weighed two talents to the brick . Also he made the image of a lion of pure gold , ten talents in weight . This lion , when the temple of Delphi was burned , fell down from the bricks ( for ...
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... rest of his life , he spake even as other men . " " So the Persians gained possession of the city of Sardis . And Croesus himself they took alive , and led him to Cyrus their king ; and all the years that he had reigned were fourteen ...
... rest of his life , he spake even as other men . " " So the Persians gained possession of the city of Sardis . And Croesus himself they took alive , and led him to Cyrus their king ; and all the years that he had reigned were fourteen ...
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... rest ; and in the topmost tower there is a temple very splendidly furnished , and a couch and a table there- by , but no image . There is another temple below , and in it a statue of Zeus sitting , and before it a table of gold ; the ...
... rest ; and in the topmost tower there is a temple very splendidly furnished , and a couch and a table there- by , but no image . There is another temple below , and in it a statue of Zeus sitting , and before it a table of gold ; the ...
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... rest ships designed for the carriage of horses , for in the year before the King had commanded the inhabitants that such should be built . On these ships , therefore , they embarked their horses , and on the other ships the rest of the ...
... rest ships designed for the carriage of horses , for in the year before the King had commanded the inhabitants that such should be built . On these ships , therefore , they embarked their horses , and on the other ships the rest of the ...
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Page 526 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Page 552 - Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!
Page 588 - Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword. His truth is marching on.
Page 497 - So much one man can do, That does both act and know. They can affirm his praises best, And have, though overcome...
Page 449 - FAIR stood the wind for France When we our sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer will tarry; But putting to the main, At Caux, the mouth of Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry.
Page 527 - Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene; And her van the fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. 'Hearts of oak!
Page 594 - The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Page 199 - Wha will be a traitor knave ? Wha can fill a coward's grave ? Wha sae base as be a Slave ? Let him turn and flee ! Wha for Scotland's King and Law, Freedom's sword will strongly draw ; Free-man stand, or Free-man fa', Let him on wi
Page 526 - OF Nelson and the North Sing the glorious day's renown, When to battle fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone; By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land Led them on.
Page 636 - Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed very fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented.