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... intense was the superstition of the Romans , that their whole history and literature bear its impress . Even their drama originated thus ; for it was to propitiate the gods during a pestilence , that the priests ordered a dance.
... intense was the superstition of the Romans , that their whole history and literature bear its impress . Even their drama originated thus ; for it was to propitiate the gods during a pestilence , that the priests ordered a dance.
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... whole early history . He has shown that though the intellec- tual faculties of the Romans were weak , and their animal propensities strong ; though naturally dull and stubborn , heavy as lead , and as lead hard to be moved , and ...
... whole early history . He has shown that though the intellec- tual faculties of the Romans were weak , and their animal propensities strong ; though naturally dull and stubborn , heavy as lead , and as lead hard to be moved , and ...
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... whole heart on his sister Octavia's amiable son Marcellus , and designated him for his successor . But all Rome was soon plunged in grief at the young prince's premature death . Murmurs not loud but deep accused Livia as his murderess ...
... whole heart on his sister Octavia's amiable son Marcellus , and designated him for his successor . But all Rome was soon plunged in grief at the young prince's premature death . Murmurs not loud but deep accused Livia as his murderess ...
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... whole world , melting away into the whole range of the Italian coast , clearly visible through that transparent atmo- sphere , teeming with the noblest vineyards of the peninsula , limited by the far - off Apennines , looking so ...
... whole world , melting away into the whole range of the Italian coast , clearly visible through that transparent atmo- sphere , teeming with the noblest vineyards of the peninsula , limited by the far - off Apennines , looking so ...
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... firmly than ever in the hands of Antipater , who divided his territory amongst his four sons ; of whom the second Herod reunited the whole of Palestine 14-37 . ] HEROD THE GREAT . 45 under his 44 [ a.D. HISTORY OF THE ROMANS .
... firmly than ever in the hands of Antipater , who divided his territory amongst his four sons ; of whom the second Herod reunited the whole of Palestine 14-37 . ] HEROD THE GREAT . 45 under his 44 [ a.D. HISTORY OF THE ROMANS .
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Page 113 - I see before me the Gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims aronnd him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won.
Page 474 - is the key of heaven and of hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer; whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.
Page 77 - Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear : 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
Page 80 - Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me ; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear : and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Page 113 - And Paul said; I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 129 - LORD GOD, LAMB of GOD, SON of the FATHER, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of GOD the FATHER, have mercy upon us.
Page 220 - Origen* has with singular sagacity observed, that he who believes the Scripture to have proceeded from him who is the Author of Nature, may well expect to find the same sort of difficulties in it, as are found in the constitution of Nature.
Page 74 - But the empire of the Romans filled the 'world, and when that empire fell into the hands of a single person, the world became a safe and dreary prison for his enemies. The slave of imperial despotism, whether he was condemned to drag his gilded chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent despair. To resist was fatal, and it was impossible to fly.
Page 150 - If we listen to the voice of reason and duty, and pursue, this night, the line of conduct which they prescribe, some of us may live to see a reverse of that picture from which we now turn our eyes with shame and regret.
Page 79 - And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.