Ruins of Sacred and Historic Lands: Babylon, Nineveh, Palestine, Egypt, Central America, Italy, Etc., Etc., EtcT. Nelson, 1856 - 392 Seiten |
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... builders was well directed for this world . There are but two strong con- querors of the forgetfulness of men , Poetry and Archi- tecture ; and the latter in some sort includes the former , and is mightier in its reality ; it is well to ...
... builders was well directed for this world . There are but two strong con- querors of the forgetfulness of men , Poetry and Archi- tecture ; and the latter in some sort includes the former , and is mightier in its reality ; it is well to ...
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... builders , which , more perhaps than any other of the elder works of man , commands so peculiarly the interest of these later generations . Its history is briefly and ex- pressly told : " The whole earth was of one language and of one ...
... builders , which , more perhaps than any other of the elder works of man , commands so peculiarly the interest of these later generations . Its history is briefly and ex- pressly told : " The whole earth was of one language and of one ...
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... builders amid the fertile plains of central Asia , which we still regard with such peculiar interest as the cradle of the human race ; and we are cer- tainly taught by the narrative of sacred history to look upon them as guilty of an ...
... builders amid the fertile plains of central Asia , which we still regard with such peculiar interest as the cradle of the human race ; and we are cer- tainly taught by the narrative of sacred history to look upon them as guilty of an ...
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... builder of the north - west palace ; but it did not therefore follow that he was the first king , or the builder of the city , for several other names of monarchs are incidentally mentioned , and his own father and grandfather are ...
... builder of the north - west palace ; but it did not therefore follow that he was the first king , or the builder of the city , for several other names of monarchs are incidentally mentioned , and his own father and grandfather are ...
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... builder of the north - west palace , and the earliest Assyrian king- -as far as we yet know - whose inscriptions have come down to us . He was shown by him to be the warlike Sardanapalus , whose tomb was described by Amyntas at the gate ...
... builder of the north - west palace , and the earliest Assyrian king- -as far as we yet know - whose inscriptions have come down to us . He was shown by him to be the warlike Sardanapalus , whose tomb was described by Amyntas at the gate ...
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Adjunta ages amid ancient antiquities appear Asiatic Assyrian Babylon Babylonian beautiful believed bricks builders building buried caves centuries character Cholula Christian civilization continent creed cuneiform curious deity desolate discovered discovery divine dynasty early earth Edom Egyp Egypt Egyptian Egyptian mythology Ellora empire evidence excavations feet furnish Greek hand Herculaneum hieroglyphic historian human hundred Idumea Indians inscriptions interesting investigations Jerusalem Khorsabad king labour land Layard magnificence Major Rawlinson Manetho ments Mexican Mexico mighty modern monarchs monuments mound nations native Nile Nimroud Nineveh origin ornaments Osiris palaces peculiar period plain Pompeii pottery priests probably pyramid of Cholula pyramids race records reign relics remains remarkable rites Roman Rome Rosetta Stone Royal Asiatic Society ruins sacred Samian ware scene sculptures seems Shinar singular stone strange symbol temple thou tion tombs traces tumuli Typhon Uxmal vast walls whole worship Yucatan