The Eastern, Or Old World: Embracing Ancient and Modern History, Volume 1Hurlbut, Williams & Company, 1862 |
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afterwards Alexander allies ancient Antony appointed arms army Assyrian Athenians Athens attacked Aurengzebe authority battle besieged British brother Cæsar caliph capital Carthage cavalry celebrated chief Christian command commenced compelled conqueror conquest consul contest courage cruelty Darius defeated defended Demosthenes despatched destruction dominions dynasty Egypt emperor empire enemy engaged English expedition father favour finally fleet force formidable French fresh gained possession garrison Gaul governor Greece Greeks hostilities immense India inhabitants invaders invasion Italy Jerusalem Judea Khorasan king kingdom latter Macedon Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas marched Mecca military Mogul monarch Moslem murdered nations native officers peace perished Persian plunder Pompey Portuguese prince prisoners prophet provinces Ptolemy put to death reign repulsed resistance retreat returned revolt rival Roman Rome sacred seized senate sent Shah siege slain soon sovereign Spain Sparta succeeded success successor Syria temple terrible territory throne Timur Tippoo took tribes troops Vespasian victory zamorin
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Page 104 - Salamis ! Their azure arches, through the long expanse, More deeply purpled meet his mellowing glance, And tenderest tints along their summits driven Mark his gay course, and own the hues of Heaven ; Till darkly shaded from the land, and deep, Behind his Delphian cliff he sinks to sleep.
Page 55 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest...
Page 59 - Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Page 105 - For humanity sweeps onward: where today the martyr stands, On the morrow crouches Judas with the silver in his hands; Far in front the cross stands ready and the crackling fagots burn, While the hooting mob of yesterday in silent awe return To glean up the scattered ashes into history's golden urn.
Page 104 - SLOW sinks, more lovely ere his race be run, Along Morea's hills the setting sun ; Not, as in northern climes, obscurely bright, But one unclouded blaze of living light!
Page 29 - As with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came and drew The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder, Upon the heads of all who sat beneath, Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors...
Page 33 - Come to me again the third day. And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him ; and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke ; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 133 - Foul outrage which thou knowest not, which thou shalt never know. Then clasp me round the neck once more, and give me one more kiss ; And now, mine own dear little girl, there is no way but this." With that he lifted high the steel, and smote her in the side, And in her blood she sank to earth, and with one sob she died.
Page 66 - This is not the work of men's hands,' exclaimed he, 'but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with him ! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date tree; this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him ! cursed before the flood.
Page 63 - It was in admirable preservation. The expression was calm, yet majestic, and the outline of the features showed a freedom and knowledge of art scarcely to be looked for in the works of so remote a period.