An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time: Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a General Index to the Whole. ...T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn; A. Millar, in the Strand; and J. Osborn, in Pater-noster Row., 1747 |
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Pàgina 36
... ther brick , nor plaster , nor 66 66 morter , nor common ftone , amongst these reliques ; there " is nothing to be seen but " great blocks of granite ( 5 ) . THERE by the Greeks , fond of foreign gods , to 36 B. I. The Hiftory of Egypt.
... ther brick , nor plaster , nor 66 66 morter , nor common ftone , amongst these reliques ; there " is nothing to be seen but " great blocks of granite ( 5 ) . THERE by the Greeks , fond of foreign gods , to 36 B. I. The Hiftory of Egypt.
Pàgina 44
... seen a ring or circle of gold , 365 cubits in circumference , and one in thickness , fur- rounding the monument . This ring was divided by the days of the year , and fhewed the rifing and fetting of the ftars , and their afpects ...
... seen a ring or circle of gold , 365 cubits in circumference , and one in thickness , fur- rounding the monument . This ring was divided by the days of the year , and fhewed the rifing and fetting of the ftars , and their afpects ...
Pàgina 46
... seen fome of Sefoftris's ignominious pillars in the Syrian Palestine , and becaufe it is faid in the Scri pture , and by Josephus , that Rehoboam gave up the city with- out the leaft refiftance , he seems to be clearly of opinion , that ...
... seen fome of Sefoftris's ignominious pillars in the Syrian Palestine , and becaufe it is faid in the Scri pture , and by Josephus , that Rehoboam gave up the city with- out the leaft refiftance , he seems to be clearly of opinion , that ...
Pàgina 65
... seen by - and - by . In the mean time , it is faid , that some of the captives grew defperate under the in- tolerable flavery impofed on them ; and that , particularly , the Babylonians arofe , and refolved , at all hazards , to fhake ...
... seen by - and - by . In the mean time , it is faid , that some of the captives grew defperate under the in- tolerable flavery impofed on them ; and that , particularly , the Babylonians arofe , and refolved , at all hazards , to fhake ...
Pàgina 76
... seen in the temple at Thebes . Bocch0- ris . BOCCHORIS , the fon of Gnephachthus , was furnamed the wife . He was despicable in his perfon , but , for prudence and wisdom , far beyond any of his predeceffors . He is reckoned the fourth ...
... seen in the temple at Thebes . Bocch0- ris . BOCCHORIS , the fon of Gnephachthus , was furnamed the wife . He was despicable in his perfon , but , for prudence and wisdom , far beyond any of his predeceffors . He is reckoned the fourth ...
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An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time: Compiled from ... Visualització completa - 1747 |
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time: Compiled from ... Visualització completa - 1747 |
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time: Compiled from ... Visualització completa - 1747 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 372 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of the valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive and honey...
Pàgina 75 - ... thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life...
Pàgina 248 - Flemifo wall ; and yet it is no uncommon thing to fee the gates and doors adorned with marble portals, carved and inlaid with great beauty and variety...
Pàgina 437 - Calvary, and runs down to an unknown depth in the earth. That this rent was made by the earthquake that happened at our Lord's Passion there is only tradition to prove ; but that it is a natural and genuine breach, and not counterfeited by any art, the sense and reason of every one that...
Pàgina 427 - This mountain is covered by a dense forest, with the exception of a level spot of about half a mile in length and a quarter of a mile in width...
Pàgina 353 - ... this great and holy work, he hath left it to me, in time of peace, both to begin and finish it, according to the direction, as well as the prediction, of Almighty God. Blessed be His great name for the present tranquilityof my dominions! and by His gracious...
Pàgina 332 - If I beheld the Sun when it Jhined, or the Moon walking in brightnefs ; And my Heart hath been fecretly enticed, OR MY MOUTH HATH KISSED MY HAND: This alfo were an Iniquity to be puniJhed by the Judge; for I Jhould have denied the God that is above,"* One Brother they had, to whom * Job xxxi.
Pàgina 263 - ... in length, carved with vines and clusters of grapes, exceeding bold, and to the life. They are both in their right places, and by them it appears, that the door or gate was fifteen feet wide. In this great court are the remains of two rows of very noble marble pillars thirty.seven feet high with capitals of the finest carved work ; and the cornices must have been of equal beauty, though quite destroyed by the relentless su.
Pàgina 227 - Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him ? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
Pàgina 461 - ... and is kept in good * repair, by the generous offerings of a conftant concourfe * of pilgrims, who annually refort to it, as well as the contributions of feveral Chriftian princes.