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a striking example of ancient simplicity , when contrasted with the splendour of
after ages . In latter times the theatre of Bacchus , in which the assemblies were
held ; but even then Pnyx was not wholly abandoned , it being against the law to
...
a striking example of ancient simplicity , when contrasted with the splendour of
after ages . In latter times the theatre of Bacchus , in which the assemblies were
held ; but even then Pnyx was not wholly abandoned , it being against the law to
...
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... of every ancient people ; and that some of these have , with as little truth , been
attributed to the lively imaginations and ... especially as I consider the mythology
of the Greeks to be a compound of the ancient patriarchal traditions , mutilated ...
... of every ancient people ; and that some of these have , with as little truth , been
attributed to the lively imaginations and ... especially as I consider the mythology
of the Greeks to be a compound of the ancient patriarchal traditions , mutilated ...
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In illustration of this , I will endeavour to analyze the ancient Grecian story , or
fable , as it is called , of the Giants . At first sight , this has all the appearance of ą
wild and romantic fiction , but on a closer and more attentive examination , it will
be ...
In illustration of this , I will endeavour to analyze the ancient Grecian story , or
fable , as it is called , of the Giants . At first sight , this has all the appearance of ą
wild and romantic fiction , but on a closer and more attentive examination , it will
be ...
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A festival for commemorating the ancient state of mankind after the flood ,
appears to have been instituted even before the dispersion at Babel . It probably
consisted in recitals , by , persons who assumed certain characters , of the
principal ...
A festival for commemorating the ancient state of mankind after the flood ,
appears to have been instituted even before the dispersion at Babel . It probably
consisted in recitals , by , persons who assumed certain characters , of the
principal ...
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we pass on to the retinue of Bacchus , we shall , in the personages composing it ,
find proof that Bacchus was no more than a mark or assumed character , and not
any man that ever existed . . . woon To render the representation of the ancient ...
we pass on to the retinue of Bacchus , we shall , in the personages composing it ,
find proof that Bacchus was no more than a mark or assumed character , and not
any man that ever existed . . . woon To render the representation of the ancient ...
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Página 256 - But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
Página 231 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day, While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Página 254 - For God speaketh once, yea twice, Yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed ; Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.
Página 4 - And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together : for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Página 4 - Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Página 261 - And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us.
Página 158 - Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation.
Página 186 - He spoke, and awful bends his sable brows, Shakes his ambrosial curls, and gives the nod, The stamp of fate, and sanction of the god : High Heaven with trembling the dread signal took, And all Olympus to the centre shook.
Página 186 - At her command rush forth the steeds divine ; Rich with immortal gold their trappings shine. Bright Hebe waits ; by Hebe, ever young, The whirling wheels are to the chariot hung. On the bright axle turns the bidden wheel Of sounding brass; the polish'd axle, steel.
Página 154 - What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah ? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war ; for God commanded me to make haste : forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Epitome of the History, Laws and Religion of Greece: Designed for the Use of the Young Person HeinOnline: Religion and the law HeinOnline: World constitutions illustrated |
| Autor | Thomas Stackhouse |
| Editor | T. Tegg, 1824 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 5 Mar 2007 |
| Largo | 288 páginas |
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