Things Not Generally Known: Curiosities of HistoryKent & Company, 1858 - 247 Seiten |
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... RECORD OF ROME . To Cato the Censor Rome was indebted for its earliest records , known as the Pontifical Annals , which , though styled by Niebuhr " a dry and meagre skeleton of history , " are valu- , able in giving some stability to ...
... RECORD OF ROME . To Cato the Censor Rome was indebted for its earliest records , known as the Pontifical Annals , which , though styled by Niebuhr " a dry and meagre skeleton of history , " are valu- , able in giving some stability to ...
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... record of Scripture history , is the most interesting ruin in Rome . To the Jews it is so deeply affecting , as a record of humiliating calamity , that it is said , no Jew will ever willingly pass under it . It is a single arch of Greek ...
... record of Scripture history , is the most interesting ruin in Rome . To the Jews it is so deeply affecting , as a record of humiliating calamity , that it is said , no Jew will ever willingly pass under it . It is a single arch of Greek ...
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... record of costume . The bas- reliefs are two feet high in the lower part , and nearly four feet high at the top . They represent the successive events of the Dacian wars , including the passage of the Danube by a bridge of boats , the ...
... record of costume . The bas- reliefs are two feet high in the lower part , and nearly four feet high at the top . They represent the successive events of the Dacian wars , including the passage of the Danube by a bridge of boats , the ...
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... record an event of our own time , could not apply more accurately to the ground ; even the depth of the pool of the fountain seems to have undergone no change ; and it would be impossible to execute a sentence similar to that on Turnus ...
... record an event of our own time , could not apply more accurately to the ground ; even the depth of the pool of the fountain seems to have undergone no change ; and it would be impossible to execute a sentence similar to that on Turnus ...
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... record the mala- dies of the sick visitors , the remedies , and the cures by the god . EXPLOITS OF PERSEUS . These deeds are among the most marvellous and imagina- 66 tive in all Grecian legend : they bear , 64 Things not generally Known .
... record the mala- dies of the sick visitors , the remedies , and the cures by the god . EXPLOITS OF PERSEUS . These deeds are among the most marvellous and imagina- 66 tive in all Grecian legend : they bear , 64 Things not generally Known .
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afterwards Alexander ancient animal appears arms army assassin Athens battle bed of justice believed Belisarius body Cæsar called Carthage Castle celebrated century Charles church Croesus Cross crown death Duke eagle Earl early Edward Egypt Egyptian elephants Elizabeth emperor England English erected feet fire France French gold Greece Greek Grote hand head Henry VIII Herodotus historian holy honour horse house of York hundred inscription iron island Italy John Julius Cæsar killed king king's land letter London Lord Louis ment murder original palace Paris passed Pausanias Persian persons Pliny Plutarch Pope present preserved Prince prisoner pyramid Queen Raleigh reign remained Richard Richard III ring Roman Rome royal Saxon says seven ship siege Sir Thomas Browne slaves soldiers spot stone story Strabo supposed temple thou tion tomb Totila Tower unto Vicar of Bray victory walls words writers
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Seite 63 - 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...
Seite 174 - Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town ; the tide rose to an incredible height ; the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house, with mop and pattens, trundling her mop...
Seite 70 - With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round stone; The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground.
Seite 3 - I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.
Seite 93 - tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.
Seite 174 - In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parting-ton's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen, be...
Seite 231 - The True History of the State Prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask...
Seite 187 - We can do nothing without the blue stockings ; ' and thus by degrees the title was established.
Seite 208 - In the canons of a council at London, in 1102, we read : Let no one from henceforth presume to carry on that wicked traffic, by which men of England have hitherto been sold like brute animals.
Seite 185 - Would he oblige me? let me only find, He does not think me what he thinks mankind.