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... followed them instantly to their boat , which lay ready for them on the Tiber , and was received in the city by all his relatives and friends , by all the senators , and great crowds of the citizens . He was accompanied by all this ...
... followed them instantly to their boat , which lay ready for them on the Tiber , and was received in the city by all his relatives and friends , by all the senators , and great crowds of the citizens . He was accompanied by all this ...
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... followed him , laden with spoil . Before every house in Rome a meal was prepared , and the ca- rousers joined the triumphal procession amidst jubilant shouts and merriment ( B.C. 458 ) . After this , Cincinnatus laid down the power ...
... followed him , laden with spoil . Before every house in Rome a meal was prepared , and the ca- rousers joined the triumphal procession amidst jubilant shouts and merriment ( B.C. 458 ) . After this , Cincinnatus laid down the power ...
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... followed such a leader with enthusiasm , and that they endured unheard - of hardships under his lead . When the Romans received intelligence of the Carthaginian conquests in Spain , they were troubled , and demanded of their rivals that ...
... followed such a leader with enthusiasm , and that they endured unheard - of hardships under his lead . When the Romans received intelligence of the Carthaginian conquests in Spain , they were troubled , and demanded of their rivals that ...
Page 56
... followed them with the greatest circumspection , keeping the soldiers always ready for immediate action , and sent the cavalry and the elephants forward . Scarcely had the army entered a narrow defile leading between steep precipices ...
... followed them with the greatest circumspection , keeping the soldiers always ready for immediate action , and sent the cavalry and the elephants forward . Scarcely had the army entered a narrow defile leading between steep precipices ...
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... followed by Hannibal , leading out of the upper valley of the Vulturnus , was found abandoned by the Romans ; for when they saw the hills covered with moving lights they conceived that the Carthaginian army was attempting to break away ...
... followed by Hannibal , leading out of the upper valley of the Vulturnus , was found abandoned by the Romans ; for when they saw the hills covered with moving lights they conceived that the Carthaginian army was attempting to break away ...
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Page 212 - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Page 223 - God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of Him.
Page 240 - A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another.
Page 210 - We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life...
Page 227 - Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit, and in truth;" (John iv. 23, 24];) that " they worship in vain that teach for doctrines the commandments of men ;" (Matt. xv. 8, 9 ;) and that " except your righteousness shall exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 254 - There is one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in you all.
Page 195 - Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness ; for they shall be filled." This grace is the greatest indication of spiritual health, when our appetite is right, strong, and regular ; when we are desirous of spiritual nourishment, when we long for manna, and " follow Christ for loaves," not of a low and terrestrial gust, but of that " bread which came down from heaven.
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Page 152 - His slaves relieved him from every effort, however trifling ; they carved for him,1 filled his cup for him, supplied every dish for him with such fragmentary viands as he could raise to his mouth with his fingers only, and poured water upon his hands at every remove. Men of genius and learning might amuse themselves with conversation alone ; those for whom this resource was insufficient had many other means of entertainment to resort to.
Page 196 - I fell down to the ground, and heard a voice, saying, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me ? I answered, Who art Thou, Lord ? He said, I am Jesus of ,Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.