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
... town of Bahâbeit , fi- " tuated in the middle of the " Delta , near Sebennytus , or " Sammanud . My opinion is " the more rational , in that " throughout all the island it 86 was never heard , nor known , 66 that any monument of marble ...
... town of Bahâbeit , fi- " tuated in the middle of the " Delta , near Sebennytus , or " Sammanud . My opinion is " the more rational , in that " throughout all the island it 86 was never heard , nor known , 66 that any monument of marble ...
Pàgina 39
... town and in the city itfelf he built the famous tem- ple of Vulcana . He was the first that inftructed the Egyptians in religious matters , that introduced domeftic . magnificence and luxury , and that inftituted the pomp of feafts ; on ...
... town and in the city itfelf he built the famous tem- ple of Vulcana . He was the first that inftructed the Egyptians in religious matters , that introduced domeftic . magnificence and luxury , and that inftituted the pomp of feafts ; on ...
Pàgina 43
... town incompaffed by a river , and fighting in the front of the battle , accompanied by a lion : concerning which , fome faid , he always fought with a tame lion at his fide ; and others , that the figure of that animal was only an ...
... town incompaffed by a river , and fighting in the front of the battle , accompanied by a lion : concerning which , fome faid , he always fought with a tame lion at his fide ; and others , that the figure of that animal was only an ...
Pàgina 65
... towns as had before too low a fituation , to fecure the men and cattle from the dan- gers of the Nile in its inundations . All the way from Mem- phis to the fea , he dug canals , which branched out from the Nile , and not only gave an ...
... towns as had before too low a fituation , to fecure the men and cattle from the dan- gers of the Nile in its inundations . All the way from Mem- phis to the fea , he dug canals , which branched out from the Nile , and not only gave an ...
Pàgina 68
... town , which was cal- gyptian led Rhinocolura , from the disfigurement of its infamous inhabitants . This part was fo barren , that it scarce af- forded any one neceffary of life ; for even the few wells and ponds , there found , were ...
... town , which was cal- gyptian led Rhinocolura , from the disfigurement of its infamous inhabitants . This part was fo barren , that it scarce af- forded any one neceffary of life ; for even the few wells and ponds , there found , were ...
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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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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.