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... enemy , himself ever present where they shewed the firmest front ; till the Lacedæmonians forgot the precepts of their lawgiver in a hasty flight . Their disorder was complete , but the pursuit was early stopped , either by the prudence ...
... enemy , himself ever present where they shewed the firmest front ; till the Lacedæmonians forgot the precepts of their lawgiver in a hasty flight . Their disorder was complete , but the pursuit was early stopped , either by the prudence ...
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... enemy , when suddenly his shield disappeared . The loss of this weapon was esteemed disgraceful , and therefore we can scarcely wonder that even Aristomenes , whose character stood above detraction , should have lost time in a fruitless ...
... enemy , when suddenly his shield disappeared . The loss of this weapon was esteemed disgraceful , and therefore we can scarcely wonder that even Aristomenes , whose character stood above detraction , should have lost time in a fruitless ...
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... enemy was to reap , and forbad the cultiva- tion , not only of Messenia , but even of the borders of Laconia . So great a sacrifice bespeaks the formid- able nature of the enemy , and produced disturbances , in appeasing which the value ...
... enemy was to reap , and forbad the cultiva- tion , not only of Messenia , but even of the borders of Laconia . So great a sacrifice bespeaks the formid- able nature of the enemy , and produced disturbances , in appeasing which the value ...
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... enemy , exclaiming , " Ye shall not rejoice in the possessions of the Messenians for ever ! " and , sated with slaughter , fell surrounded by the victims of his despair . Aristo- menes collected the survivors into a close column , in ...
... enemy , exclaiming , " Ye shall not rejoice in the possessions of the Messenians for ever ! " and , sated with slaughter , fell surrounded by the victims of his despair . Aristo- menes collected the survivors into a close column , in ...
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... enemy . They chose Hereward for their leader , and he justi- fied their preference and his own reputation by a series of exploits , which continued long after to be fa- vourite subjects of the popular ballads ; for the pre- servation of ...
... enemy . They chose Hereward for their leader , and he justi- fied their preference and his own reputation by a series of exploits , which continued long after to be fa- vourite subjects of the popular ballads ; for the pre- servation of ...
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Page 135 - Laud be to God ! — even there my life must end. It hath been prophesied to me many years, I should not die but in Jerusalem ; Which vainly I supposed the Holy Land. — But bear me to that chamber ; there I'll lie ; In that Jerusalem shall Harry die.
Page 123 - Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Page 123 - This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king. That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field...
Page 123 - At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30 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 123 - ... the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 131 - I take my subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?" The bishop of Durham readily answered, "God forbid, Sir, but you should: you are the breath of our nostrils." Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, "Well, my Lord, what say you?" "Sir," replied the bishop, "I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases." The King answered, "No put-offs, my Lord; answer me presently.
Page 19 - ... every powerful man made his castles, and held them against him ; and they filled the land full of castles. They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works. When the castles were made they filled them with devils and evil men.
Page 128 - Gnomes ! o'er the waste you led your myriad powers, Climb'd on the whirls, and aimed the flinty showers ! Onward resistless rolls the infuriate surge, Clouds follow clouds, and mountains mountains urge ; Wave over wave the driving desert swims, Bursts o'er their heads, inhumes their struggling limbs ; Man mounts on man, on camels camels rush, Hosts march o'er hosts, and nations nations crush, — Wheeling in air the winged islands fall, And one great...
Page 169 - When all was prepared, and the clergyman had left the prisoner on his knees, in momentary expectation of his fate, and the firing party were looking with intense attention for the signal, Colonel Campbell put his hand into his pocket for the reprieve, and in pulling out the packet, the white handkerchief accompanied it, and catching the eyes of the party, they fired, and the unfortunate prisoner was snot dead.
Page 190 - ... or standardbearer, who was chosen every two months. Under this establishment the citizens imagined they enjoyed the full exercise of their liberties ; but such was the power of the Medici that they generally either assumed to themselves the first offices of the state, or nominated such persons as they thought proper to those employments. In this, however, they paid great respect to popular opinion. That opposition of interests so generally apparent between the people and their rulers, was at...