 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...  De Vere: Or, The Man of Independence - Page 119by Robert Plumer Ward - 1827Full view - About this book
 | James Anderson - 1800 - 632 pages
...utterly forgot their own insignificance; and, like Nebuchadnezzar of old, they said in their hearts, " 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?" and, regardlefs of the fate that had followed this vainglorious toast,... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. And the king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon...house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty 1 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 396 pages
...glories of the city he had adorned; unable to contain the pride of his heart, he exctaimed, " 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 ?" No sooner had lie thus spoken, than a voice from heaven proclaimed,... | |
 | 1855 - 604 pages
...there a passage of more startling effect than those words, â the Emperor Nicholas is no more. ' 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? While his word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from Heaven... | |
 | Joanna Southcott - 1804 - 606 pages
...come upon him; yet still his heart was hardened through unbelief, and he boasted of his greatness, and said â " Is not this great Babylon, that I have...house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ?" Thus was his boasting, till a voice from heaven said, the kingdom is... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 378 pages
...the glories of the city he had adorned, unable to contain the pride of hisheart, he exclaimed, " 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 ?" No sooner had he thus spoken, than a voice from heaven proclaimed,... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - 1804 - 290 pages
...wonders of the world. Is not this, says he, in the pride and vanity of his heart, great Babylon, ivhich I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? The following description of this magnificent city is collected chiefly... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...the kingdom of Babylon ; God's patience waited, but Daniel's advice made 30 but little impression. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon,, that I have built f9r the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ? He strutted... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. . t⢠', 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon,...built for the house of the kingdom by the might of in y power, and for the honour of my majesty ? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell... | |
 | William Penn - 1807 - 394 pages
...before the pride of his power had filled his heart, and then his mouth, with this haughty question, " 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 ?"c But we are told, that while the words were in his mouth, " a voice... | |
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