The History of the World,: From the Reign of Alexander to that of Augustus, Comprehending the Latter Ages of European Greece, and the History of the Greek Kingdoms in Asia and Africa, from Their Foundation to Their Destruction; with a Preliminary Survey of Alexander's Conquests, and an Estimate of His Plans for Their Consolidation and Improvement, Volumen1Hopkins and Earle, Philadelphia; Farrand, Mallory and Company Boston; and J.W. Campbell, Petersburg, Virginia., 1809 - 483 páginas |
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... century , they reduced into provinces . It was , he thought , a task more easy and more animating to trace the progress of the rising commonwealth , than to rake into the vices and miseries of decaying monarchies : and the same motives ...
... century , they reduced into provinces . It was , he thought , a task more easy and more animating to trace the progress of the rising commonwealth , than to rake into the vices and miseries of decaying monarchies : and the same motives ...
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... centuries , producing an annual revenue little exceeding indeed three millions sterling27 ; but which , even in the splendid age of Augustus , far surpassed the present value of that sum in exchange either with the labour of man , or ...
... centuries , producing an annual revenue little exceeding indeed three millions sterling27 ; but which , even in the splendid age of Augustus , far surpassed the present value of that sum in exchange either with the labour of man , or ...
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... centuries , the principal bond of connexion between the East and West , the only situation was selected that obviated the inconveniences of a low coast , invisible at a distance , and dangerous to a proverb when approached31 . The ...
... centuries , the principal bond of connexion between the East and West , the only situation was selected that obviated the inconveniences of a low coast , invisible at a distance , and dangerous to a proverb when approached31 . The ...
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... that of his countrymen , Raynal , Diderot , & c . in the subsequent century . " Le Meum et Tuum sont les plus grands fleaux du genre humain . " one unfeeling hand , and exerted at will by one 30 PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF.
... that of his countrymen , Raynal , Diderot , & c . in the subsequent century . " Le Meum et Tuum sont les plus grands fleaux du genre humain . " one unfeeling hand , and exerted at will by one 30 PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF.
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... centuries , before the christian era , the Assyrians and Egyptians consisted chiefly of laborious husbandmen and in ... century . Com- 1 See the first and second books of Diodorus Siculus throughout . For the extensive conquests , and ...
... centuries , before the christian era , the Assyrians and Egyptians consisted chiefly of laborious husbandmen and in ... century . Com- 1 See the first and second books of Diodorus Siculus throughout . For the extensive conquests , and ...
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Página 123 - Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Página 123 - Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar ? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
Página 482 - Yet the designs, as well as actions ascribed to him, confirm his character in history, as an indefatigable64 and just prince, a firm friend, an affectionate father, an indulgent master ; who gained the love of his eastern subjects by governing them according to their inveterate principles and habits; and who, among all contemporary sovereigns, was preeminent in consistent greatness of conduct, flowing from true royalty of soul'8.
Página iii - The history of the world, from the reign of Alexander to that of Augustus...
Página 169 - The Babylonians continued thenceforward to be clothed with the produce of their own industry. Their bodies were covered with fine linen, descending to their feet : their mitras or turbans were also of linen, plaited with much art ; they wore woollen tunicks, above which a short white cloak repelled the rays of the sun.
Página 169 - The looms of Babylon, and of the neighbouring Borsippa, a town owing its prosperity to manufactures wholly, supplied to all countries round, the finest veils or hangings, and every article of dress or furniture composed of cotton, of linen, or of wool.