Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the World, from the Earliest Records to the Year 1808: With a Particular Reference to the State of Society, Literature, Religion, and Form of Government, in the United States of AmericaCopy-right secured, for the benefit of the family of Doctor Ramsay, and printed by assignment from them, by M. Carey & Son, 1819 |
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... appear to have never been the seat of refinement , the artificial curiosities and remains of antiquity , cannot be either magnificent or numerous . The most re- markable are , the tombs of Tartarian chiefs , which although they present ...
... appear to have never been the seat of refinement , the artificial curiosities and remains of antiquity , cannot be either magnificent or numerous . The most re- markable are , the tombs of Tartarian chiefs , which although they present ...
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... appearing , that his excesses were chiefly owing to the instigation of certain profi- gate musicians and other sycophants ; the emperor ordered that they should all be hanged , without exception . Among the men of talents who suffered ...
... appearing , that his excesses were chiefly owing to the instigation of certain profi- gate musicians and other sycophants ; the emperor ordered that they should all be hanged , without exception . Among the men of talents who suffered ...
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... appears , occasion- ally , to have been animated with heroic principles . These laudable sentiments are apparent in a discourse which he ad- dressed to his council . " Until now " said he " my ambition has been to make conquests and to ...
... appears , occasion- ally , to have been animated with heroic principles . These laudable sentiments are apparent in a discourse which he ad- dressed to his council . " Until now " said he " my ambition has been to make conquests and to ...
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... appear before God . Obe- dient to the solemn admonition , he set about the great work of repentance , and resolved to endeavour to make satisfac VOL . II . 6 66 tion for his faults , by the performance of ASIATIC RUSSIA . 33.
... appear before God . Obe- dient to the solemn admonition , he set about the great work of repentance , and resolved to endeavour to make satisfac VOL . II . 6 66 tion for his faults , by the performance of ASIATIC RUSSIA . 33.
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... appear on horseback before the prince . Their weapons are bows , sabres , lances , and sometimes fire - arms ; but they can make very little resistance against regular armies . The pic- ture of the physical and moral circumstances , the ...
... appear on horseback before the prince . Their weapons are bows , sabres , lances , and sometimes fire - arms ; but they can make very little resistance against regular armies . The pic- ture of the physical and moral circumstances , the ...
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Seite 191 - And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise ; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses ; and they shall lay thy stones, and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
Seite 136 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved: if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Seite 80 - Verily, Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, is the apostle of God, and his word, which he conveyed unto Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from him : honourable in this world, and in the world to come ; and one of those who approach near to the presence of God.
Seite 157 - I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace ; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to FOURTEEN.
Seite 62 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Seite 75 - According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing beard, his countenance that painted every sensation of the soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression...
Seite 62 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Seite 334 - ... ceremony. Thus, when a man becomes infirm and weary of the world, he is said to invite his own children to eat him in the season when salt and limes are cheapest. He then ascends a tree, round which his friends and offspring assemble, and as they shake the tree, join in a funeral dirge the import of which is, 'The season is come, the fruit is ripe, and it must descend.