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Homer, one of the earliest poets, flourished,

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Poesy Awake. pe, ze, ke.

and made Lysimachus was defeated and slain, in

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A New Fight. ne, fe, te.

Marius defeated and captured Jugurtha, 1 0 6 A Hot Siege. te, se, je.

after

Parchment invented by King Attalus, was 2 1 0

used in writing

Notes. ne, te, se.

When the Peloponnesian War commenced, every soldier was

4 3 1 Armed re, me, de.

Pompey's Pillar, erected at Alexandria, is higher than

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4 8 A House-roof. se, re, fe.

0 1 Rest. re, se, te.

At the Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks, 4 they did not stop to

At the Rise of the Achæan League, there

were many

2 8 0 Knaves. ne, ve, ze.

Rome was founded, by a colony from an 7 5 3

eastern

Clime. ke, le, me.

Sardinia and Corsica were conquered by the

Romans, to gratify their

2 3 1

Enmity. ne, me, te.

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Scipio carried the war into Africa, making 2
A Noisy War. ne, ze, re.

The Second Punic War commenced, by en

listing every

2 1 8 Native. ne, te, ve.

The Seven Wise Men of Greece flourished, 6 2 1

and constituted a wise

Junto. je, ne, te.

Solar Eclipses were first calculated by
Thales, a man of

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Genius. je, ne, se.

5 9 4 Labor. le, be, re.

Solon's Laws adopted at Athens, were the result of considerable

The Mausoleum, the 6th. wonder of the world,

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cost more money than A Small Hut. me, le, te. Tiberius Gracchus was put to death, and 1 3 3 denied A Tomb at Home. te, me, me

Xerxes, king of Persia, commenced his reign, before the invention of the

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Rifle. re, fe, le.

Sacred Chronology.

1.

Creation of the world,

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Birth of Cain, the first born of Adam and Eve,

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Universal Deluge, in the 600th year of Noah's age,
Babel Tower built by Noah's posterity,

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Calling of Abraham, .

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Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by fire from heaven,
Isaac offered in sacrifice by his father,

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Esau sells his birth-right to Jacob, for a mess of potage,
Jacob married Leah and Rachel,

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Job flourished; famous for his wisdom and patience,

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Moses smote the rock, and drew water from it,

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The Israelites enter Canaan, under Joshua,
Fall of Jericho, under the trumpets of Joshua,
Boaz married Ruth,

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Jephthah sacrificed his daughter,

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Samson killed 1000 Philistines with a jaw-bone,

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David kills Goliah the Philistine giant, with his sling,

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Saul slew himself, and David was elected King of Israel,

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Jonah swallowed by a whale,

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Senacherib's army of 185,000 men, destroyed by an angel,

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Holofernes beheaded by Judith,

Josiah the pious, begins to reign,

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Jerusalem taken, and the temple burned by Nebuchadnezzar, 587
The three children saved from the fiery furnace,
Belshazzar's feast-the hand-writing appears on the wall, 556
Daniel cast into the lion's den,

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554

Cyrus took Babylon, and put an end to the Jewish captivity, 538
Darius divorces Queen Vashti, and marries Esther,
Haman the enemy of the Jews, hanged on a gallows,
Ezra wrote the Book of Chronicles,

Apollonius defeated and slain by Judas Maccabeus,
Aristobulus becomes King of Judea,
Gabinius established the Sanhedrim,

John the Baptist born, six months before our Saviour,
Birth of Christ, four years before the vulgar era,
Christian era commenced,

Christ disputed with the doctors, in the temple,
John the Baptist began his ministry,

Christ's sermon on the mount,

Jesus feeds 5,000, with five loaves and two fishes,

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Martyrdom of Peter and Paul, at Rome,

St. John wrote his Gospel, and was banished to Patmos,
St. John dies at Ephesus, .

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FORMULAS FOR

SACRED

CHRONOLOGY.

The Creation of the World, took place long before the days of

Cicero and Cæsar.

At the Birth of Cain, Adam returned thanks to God,

in

A Serious Psalm.

Abel was murdered by his brother Cain, who showed

himself

Miffy and Ugly.

Enoch was translated to Heaven, riding safely up with

out making any

Mistake.

At the Universal Deluge, mankind was saved under

Noah's Home Roof.

The Babel Tower was built, soon after the human race was preserved in

Noah's New Ark

The Calling of Abraham was a covenant that was more

sacred than

A Weighty Bond.

Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by fire, the in

habitants receiving

A Stiff Bake.

Isaac was offered in sacrifice by his father, who gave a burnt-offering on a fire made of A Wood Fagot. Esau sold his birth-right for a mess of potage, which proved a rather

Jacob married Leah and Rachel, and had

Stiff Dish.

A Wedding All-happy. Joseph was sold by his brethren, who sprinkled his coat

with blood, after killing a kid with A Thick Knife. Moses was born, at a time when the Jews all spoke one Dialect.

Job, a man of wisdom and patience, flourished in

A Witty Holy Time. Pharaoh's host was drowned, which would not have happened, had every chariot been A Water Boat.

Moses saw Jehovah in the burning bush, and received the Law from Heaven, as though it was

Dropped

Moses wrote the Pentateuch, and smote the rock, pre

ferring that his people should drink Water Alone, The Israelites enter Canaan, under Joshua, traveling every night by

Star-light.

The Fall of Jericho took place under the trumpets of
Joshua, who
Tore the Wall in Two.

Boaz married Ruth, showing that he rather have a

widow, than

A Witty Maiden.

Jephthah sacrificed his daughter, who showed her

Duty to a Heavy Vow.

Samson killed 1000 Philistines, and showed himself

for his enemies,

David killed Goliah with his sling, hitting him

A Dead Match.

Twice on the Chin.

Disloyal.

Saul slew himself, and David was elected king, and found his subjects very

Solomon succeeded David as king, and reigned in a

Wise and Witty Style.

Solomon laid the foundation of the Temple, and built it

Wood and Stone.

of The Division of Israel and Judah, was announced by

a blast from

A Bugle.

Elijah was translated to Heaven, perhaps in a chariot

made of a tree or

A Heavy Bush.

Jehu destroyed the priests of Baal, without showing

them any

Jonah when swallowed by a whale, must have had du-
ring the animal's travels, an interesting
Isaiah prophesied, and predicted that many would go

Favor.

Visit.

to a bottomless

Gulf.

Ahaz set up idol worship, which brought disgrace upon

his

Crown.

At the end of the kingdom of Israel, it contained more land than a common

County.

Senacherib's army was destroyed by an angel, that had

the power of the

Gods.

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