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... supposed that the cradle of the human race seems to be that place where bread corn , the universal food of mankind ( as he assumes it to be ) , in indigenous ; and he quotes * Theophrastus , the eloquent disciple of Aristotle , who says ...
... supposed that the cradle of the human race seems to be that place where bread corn , the universal food of mankind ( as he assumes it to be ) , in indigenous ; and he quotes * Theophrastus , the eloquent disciple of Aristotle , who says ...
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... supposed " True Paradise , under the Ethiop line 66 By Nillus head , enclos'd with shining rock , " A whole days journey high ; but wide remote " From this Assyrian garden , where the Fiend " Saw , undelighted , all delight , all kind ...
... supposed " True Paradise , under the Ethiop line 66 By Nillus head , enclos'd with shining rock , " A whole days journey high ; but wide remote " From this Assyrian garden , where the Fiend " Saw , undelighted , all delight , all kind ...
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... supposed to have instructed Triptolemus , king of Attica , in the Art of Agriculture . The Cerealia , or Ludi Cerealis , which corresponded with the Thesmophoria of the Greeks , were held annually at Rome , in the month of April ; as ...
... supposed to have instructed Triptolemus , king of Attica , in the Art of Agriculture . The Cerealia , or Ludi Cerealis , which corresponded with the Thesmophoria of the Greeks , were held annually at Rome , in the month of April ; as ...
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... supposed that a similar object was in the view of the sculptor , who made the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelian in which the forelock of the horse represented at a distance the shape of an owl , the bird sacred to Minerva and the ...
... supposed that a similar object was in the view of the sculptor , who made the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelian in which the forelock of the horse represented at a distance the shape of an owl , the bird sacred to Minerva and the ...
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... supposed to have derived their names from the particular kinds of cattle they chiefly tended . " How- ever , these antient British herdsmen seem to have been ignorant of some of the most valuable portion of their craft , until they were ...
... supposed to have derived their names from the particular kinds of cattle they chiefly tended . " How- ever , these antient British herdsmen seem to have been ignorant of some of the most valuable portion of their craft , until they were ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Página 24 - And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Página 27 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced quire below In service high and anthems clear As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Página 41 - Or of the Eternal coeternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate.
Página 9 - Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord : say unto him, "Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Página 42 - Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Página 30 - Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets com'ing down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: and the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
Página 43 - The Sun to me is dark And silent as the Moon When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the soul, She all in every part, why was the sight To such a tender ball as...
Página 14 - And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge, With Ate" by his side come hot from hell , Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men , groaning for burial.
Página 14 - Hell heard the unsufferable noise ; hell saw Heaven ruining from heaven, and would have fled Affrighted : but strict Fate had cast too deep Her dark foundations, and too fast had bound.
Página 41 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn; So thick a drop serene hath quench'd their orbs, Or dim suffusion veil'd.