A compendium of universal history. Ancient and modern, by the author of 'Two thousand questions on the Old and New Testaments'.1858 |
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afterwards Alexander alliance ancient army Austria battle became Bonaparte British brother Cæsar celebrated character Charles II Christian circumstances colonies commencement compelled conquests contest crown Crusade death defeated Denmark deposed Describe the progress distinguished dominion Duke Egypt Emperor of Germany Empire England English enterprise Europe favoured Ferdinand France Frederick French Germany Give some account Give the date Grecian Greece Greek Henry history of Egypt Holland India induced invaded Italy Jews King of Prussia King of Spain kingdom Louis XIV maintained ment Mention Mogul Empire Mohammedan monarchs Name the king Naples nations North occasion occupied origin Papacy peace period Persian Persian empire Philip political Pope Portugal princes Protestant QUESTION Reformation Relate the history religious restored Roman Rome Russia Saxon Scripture SECTION settlements Sicily Sixteenth century Spain Specify the date succeeded succession successor Sweden Syria territory tion took treaty treaty of Tilsit Turkish Turks victorious William
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Seite 13 - Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee : and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Seite 74 - And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Seite 31 - 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 ih the presence of all his brethren.
Seite 12 - Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
Seite vi - Europe, from the fall of the Roman Empire, in the fifth century, to the restoration of the Bourbons in France. The countries which the different nations, from time to time have occupied, — their laws and institutions — their progress from barbarism to refinement — the revival of arts and sciences — the origin of inventions and discoveries — and the wonderful...
Seite 12 - God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like unto corruptible man, and to birds, and to fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Seite 27 - ... (xvi. 9). How well this declaration corresponded with the state of things at Ephesus, and the...
Seite 99 - As it was necessary to prevent this grant from interfering with that formerly made to the crown of Portugal, he appointed that a line, supposed to be drawn from pole to pole, a hundred leagues to the westward of the Azores, should serve as a limit between them ; and, in the plenitude of his power, bestowed all to the east of this imaginary line upon the Portuguese, and all to the west of it upon the Spaniards'.
Seite 38 - III. attached himself to each party, alternately, — from jealousy of the Duke of Guise, and of his brother, the Cardinal of Lorraine...
Seite 65 - ... the intervals, and lowering a drawbridge, opened a way through the air from their masts to the rampart In the midst of the conflict the doge, a venerable and conspicuous form, stood aloft in complete armour on the prow of his galley. The great standard of St. Mark was displayed before him...