A child's history of the world; or, Glimpses of the world's history, in familiar letters1853 |
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Seite 104 - The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly o'er deep Galilee.
Seite 75 - Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Seite 75 - They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir : they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars ; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
Seite 76 - They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
Seite 106 - Is not this great Babylon, that I have built ... by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Seite 76 - Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants : they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
Seite 335 - It is the will of God ! It is the will of God...
Seite 377 - ... of it were emptied. He immediately placed a guard of armed men, who watched during the whole night, and those on shore lamented as if they had been much interested in our loss.
Seite 276 - Long life and victory to Charles Augustus, crowned by God, the great and pacific Emperor of the Romans!
Seite 376 - ... we soon unloaded the ship of every thing that was upon deck, as the king gave us great assistance : he himself, with his brothers and relations, took all possible care that every thing should be properly done, both aboard and on shore. And, from time to time...