Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures, Volumen2Ogle, 1819 |
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... Roman armies : now we know , that these figures represented , not the vulture , but the golden eagle . We must therefore conclude , that this ravenous bird does not re- fuse to feed upon the carcases of the slain . We are confirmed in ...
... Roman armies : now we know , that these figures represented , not the vulture , but the golden eagle . We must therefore conclude , that this ravenous bird does not re- fuse to feed upon the carcases of the slain . We are confirmed in ...
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... Romans ; and it is very pro- bable that the Persians borrowed the symbol from the ancient Assyrians , in whose banners it waved , till imperial Babylon bowed her head to the yoke of Cyrus . If this conjecture be well founded , it ...
... Romans ; and it is very pro- bable that the Persians borrowed the symbol from the ancient Assyrians , in whose banners it waved , till imperial Babylon bowed her head to the yoke of Cyrus . If this conjecture be well founded , it ...
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George Paxton. gospel where our Lord foretels the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman army : " For wheresoever the carcase is , there will the eagles be gathered together * . " Innumerable converts will flock to a crucified Saviour ...
George Paxton. gospel where our Lord foretels the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman army : " For wheresoever the carcase is , there will the eagles be gathered together * . " Innumerable converts will flock to a crucified Saviour ...
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... Roman emperors Vespasian and Titus , sym- bolized by " two women who had wings like a stork , " which are sufficiently powerful to waft that bird to a very distant country . These symbolical women lifted up the ephah between the earth ...
... Roman emperors Vespasian and Titus , sym- bolized by " two women who had wings like a stork , " which are sufficiently powerful to waft that bird to a very distant country . These symbolical women lifted up the ephah between the earth ...
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... Romans dyed their hair black , when the God of nature had refused them the honour ; a fact which Mar- tial attests in these lines : " Mentiris juvenem tinctis Lentine capillis , Tam subito corvus qui modo Cygnus eras . " Epig . 48 . It ...
... Romans dyed their hair black , when the God of nature had refused them the honour ; a fact which Mar- tial attests in these lines : " Mentiris juvenem tinctis Lentine capillis , Tam subito corvus qui modo Cygnus eras . " Epig . 48 . It ...
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