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... hand , it was in a manner the seed of their ensuing victories , which made the Persians for ever after lay aşide all thoughts of attacking Greece ; so that , during the seven or eight succeeding reigns , there was neither any prince ...
... hand , it was in a manner the seed of their ensuing victories , which made the Persians for ever after lay aşide all thoughts of attacking Greece ; so that , during the seven or eight succeeding reigns , there was neither any prince ...
Page 268
... hand Unweary'd plying the mechanic tool , Gathered the seeds of trade , of useful arts , Of civil wisdom , and of martial skill . Charged with the stores of Europe home he goes ! Then cities rise amid the illumined waste ; O'er joyless ...
... hand Unweary'd plying the mechanic tool , Gathered the seeds of trade , of useful arts , Of civil wisdom , and of martial skill . Charged with the stores of Europe home he goes ! Then cities rise amid the illumined waste ; O'er joyless ...
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... hand . ' No , ' said he , ( as if the proposition were impossible to be complied with , ) I cannot abjure Christ . ' Then one of his hands was cut off at the wrist . He stood firm , his arm hanging by his side , with but little motion ...
... hand . ' No , ' said he , ( as if the proposition were impossible to be complied with , ) I cannot abjure Christ . ' Then one of his hands was cut off at the wrist . He stood firm , his arm hanging by his side , with but little motion ...
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