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... soon af- ter the flood , in order to have become a well regulated kingdom , at the time mentioned by the inspired writer The nature of the country also itself affords a presump- tion of the great antiquity of the empire , and its early ...
... soon af- ter the flood , in order to have become a well regulated kingdom , at the time mentioned by the inspired writer The nature of the country also itself affords a presump- tion of the great antiquity of the empire , and its early ...
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... soon delivered from Persian tyranny , by Alexander , and annexed to his own extensive empire . From the time of their be- ing subdued by Cambyses , to the death of Alexander , their history is much blended with that of the Persians and ...
... soon delivered from Persian tyranny , by Alexander , and annexed to his own extensive empire . From the time of their be- ing subdued by Cambyses , to the death of Alexander , their history is much blended with that of the Persians and ...
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... soon as the Nile retires , he has nothing to do but to turn up the earth , and temper it with a lit- tle sand , in order to lessen its rankness ; after which he sows it with great ease , and with little or no expense . Two months after ...
... soon as the Nile retires , he has nothing to do but to turn up the earth , and temper it with a lit- tle sand , in order to lessen its rankness ; after which he sows it with great ease , and with little or no expense . Two months after ...
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... nations , some methods have obtained of copying or tracing the likeness of sensible objects . Those methods would be soon employed by men , for giving some imperfect information to others at a dis- tance 40 THE PROGRESS OF WRITING .
... nations , some methods have obtained of copying or tracing the likeness of sensible objects . Those methods would be soon employed by men , for giving some imperfect information to others at a dis- tance 40 THE PROGRESS OF WRITING .
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... soon apprised of this misfor- tune ; and Leonidas , seeing that it was now impossible to repulse the enemy , obliged the rest of the allies to retire , but staid himself with his 300 Lacedæmonians , all resolved to die with their leader ...
... soon apprised of this misfor- tune ; and Leonidas , seeing that it was now impossible to repulse the enemy , obliged the rest of the allies to retire , but staid himself with his 300 Lacedæmonians , all resolved to die with their leader ...
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Page 22 - Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Page 162 - And ye five other wan'dring fires that move In- mystic dance, not without song, resound His praise, who out of darkness call'd up light. Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform, and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaaelew change Vary to our great MAKER still new praise.
Page 161 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 336 - As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man...
Page 359 - Lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain, My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 359 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 335 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Page 104 - Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing.
Page 233 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tower, Claim leads to claim, and power advances power ; Till conquest unresisted ceased to please, And rights, submitted, left him none to seize.
Page 105 - Cease then, nor order imperfection name : our proper bliss depends on what we blame : know thy own point : this kind, this due degree of blindness, weakness, Heaven bestows on thee : submit.