The History of the World: In Five Books. Viz. Treating of the Beginning and First Ages of Same from the Creation Unto Abraham. Of the Birth of Abraham to the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Time of Philip of Macedon. From the Reign of Philip of Macedon to the Establishing of that Kingdom in the Race of Antigonus. From Settled Rule of Alexander's Successors in the East Until the Romans (prevailing Over All) Made Conquest of Asia and Macedon, Volumen6Archibald Constable and Company and sold, 1820 - 546 páginas |
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... thence away with them a great booty . This indignity stirred up the high - minded Athenians , and made them think upon doing more than they had ability to perform . All which at the present they could do , was to send embassadors to ...
... thence away with them a great booty . This indignity stirred up the high - minded Athenians , and made them think upon doing more than they had ability to perform . All which at the present they could do , was to send embassadors to ...
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... thence redounding . Nevertheless , as it loves to fall out where the meaning differs from the pretence , the doings of P. Sulpicius , the consul , were such as might have ar- gued Athens to be the least part of his care . He sailed not ...
... thence redounding . Nevertheless , as it loves to fall out where the meaning differs from the pretence , the doings of P. Sulpicius , the consul , were such as might have ar- gued Athens to be the least part of his care . He sailed not ...
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... wel- comed . The king then lay at Demetrias , about some twenty miles thence ; whither , when these tidings , or part of them , were brought him , though he saw that it was too late to remedy the matter , 24 BOOK V. THE HISTORY.
... wel- comed . The king then lay at Demetrias , about some twenty miles thence ; whither , when these tidings , or part of them , were brought him , though he saw that it was too late to remedy the matter , 24 BOOK V. THE HISTORY.
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... thence away speedily towards Athens ; thinking it not impossible to take his enemies in the joy of their victory , as full of negligence , as they had taken Chalcis . Neither had he much failed of his expectation , if a foot - post ...
... thence away speedily towards Athens ; thinking it not impossible to take his enemies in the joy of their victory , as full of negligence , as they had taken Chalcis . Neither had he much failed of his expectation , if a foot - post ...
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... thence to Corinth ; and hearing that the Achæans held a parliament at Argos , he came thither to them unexpected . The Achæans were devising upon war , which they intended to make against Nabis , the tyrant of Lacedæmon ; who being ...
... thence to Corinth ; and hearing that the Achæans held a parliament at Argos , he came thither to them unexpected . The Achæans were devising upon war , which they intended to make against Nabis , the tyrant of Lacedæmon ; who being ...
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