Juvenile essays which obtained the prizes proposed by the proprietor of The Teacher's offering; to which is prefixed, an intr. by H.F. BurderFrancis Westley, 1825 - 129 páginas |
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Página 114
... by the destruction of this mighty city . The immortal Cyrus , who was predicted more than a century before he came into being , having conquered many of the provinces sub- ject to Babylonia , directed his attention to the capital 114.
... by the destruction of this mighty city . The immortal Cyrus , who was predicted more than a century before he came into being , having conquered many of the provinces sub- ject to Babylonia , directed his attention to the capital 114.
Página 115
... Cyrus and his immense army , the hero , by turning the Euphrates from its regular course ( viz . through the city ) into a lake which had been formed by Nebuchadnezzar , and into the various canals , which were dug to prevent the ...
... Cyrus and his immense army , the hero , by turning the Euphrates from its regular course ( viz . through the city ) into a lake which had been formed by Nebuchadnezzar , and into the various canals , which were dug to prevent the ...
Página 116
... Cyrus - this was actually the case , and so the prophetic words were here accomplished : -2nd . The river was to be dried up , as may be seen in Jeremiah li . v.36 . " I will dry up her sea " -this also was done by the astounding design ...
... Cyrus - this was actually the case , and so the prophetic words were here accomplished : -2nd . The river was to be dried up , as may be seen in Jeremiah li . v.36 . " I will dry up her sea " -this also was done by the astounding design ...
Página 117
... Cyrus , soon after he gained his victory ; and though Babylon re- volted some time after against Darius , she was again conquered , and many , very many of the inhabitants slain . Different Emperors , and Governors of Persia repeatedly ...
... Cyrus , soon after he gained his victory ; and though Babylon re- volted some time after against Darius , she was again conquered , and many , very many of the inhabitants slain . Different Emperors , and Governors of Persia repeatedly ...
Página 126
... Cyrus the Persian , ( the nephew of Darius the Mede , ) by whom the king , and many of the nobility were immedi- ately slain . This was 538 years B. C. This } event was not at all expected , for the city was not only fortified by the ...
... Cyrus the Persian , ( the nephew of Darius the Mede , ) by whom the king , and many of the nobility were immedi- ately slain . This was 538 years B. C. This } event was not at all expected , for the city was not only fortified by the ...
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ages ancient apostle appear Assyria atonement beauty Behold best ESSAY blessing border built called Canaan capital Chaldea children of Israel Christ Christ's mission Cyrus desert DESIGN OF CHRIST'S desolate destroyed DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON earth Egypt ESSAY ON SACRED Father fertile foretold FULFILMENT Galilee glory hallowed hath heaven Herod hills Holy Land Holy Scriptures honour idols inhabitants Isaiah Israelites Jehovah Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Judah king kingdom kingdom of Israel lake land of Canaan Lebanon Lord magnificent Medes Medes and Persians Mediterranean Sea miles Moses Mount of Olives Mount Tabor mountains nations NATURE AND DESIGN Nebuchadnezzar Paul Philistines plain possession preached PRIZE ESSAY prophecy prophet province reign river Euphrates SACRED GEOGRAPHY Samaria Saviour scene SECOND PRIZE Shepham situated Sodom and Gomorrah Solomon splendour summit Syria tains temple thirsty thou tions town traveller tribe of Manasseh tribes unto valley wilderness wonder wrath
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Página 127 - I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Página 55 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shall keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Página 24 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return eveiy man unto his family.
Página 124 - This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Página 127 - But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Página 32 - Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
Página 110 - It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Página 58 - Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Página 109 - For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Página 21 - And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.