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... reached Tullus himself . The king sought to appease them by penitence and submission , but the gods still remained silent . Tullus had recourse to the books of Numa , and thought he had found a clue to the mysterious ceremonies ...
... reached Tullus himself . The king sought to appease them by penitence and submission , but the gods still remained silent . Tullus had recourse to the books of Numa , and thought he had found a clue to the mysterious ceremonies ...
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... reached Italy ; they were accompanied by their cousin , Junius Brutus . His mother , a sister of Tarquin , had been married to Brutus , a man of great wealth . On his death , leaving two sons under age , their uncle , coveting their ...
... reached Italy ; they were accompanied by their cousin , Junius Brutus . His mother , a sister of Tarquin , had been married to Brutus , a man of great wealth . On his death , leaving two sons under age , their uncle , coveting their ...
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... - culty than ever in reaching preferment . At length the plebeians determined to found a new town on the Sacred Mount , and to ence . leave the patricians and their clients the sole possession of 2-2 HISTORY OF ROME . 19 CORIOLANUS.
... - culty than ever in reaching preferment . At length the plebeians determined to found a new town on the Sacred Mount , and to ence . leave the patricians and their clients the sole possession of 2-2 HISTORY OF ROME . 19 CORIOLANUS.
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... reached the summit without a single sentinel or dog having remarked their approach , when certain geese , that were sacred to Juno , and had been spared at the Capitol even in the time of the direst famine , gave warning by their ...
... reached the summit without a single sentinel or dog having remarked their approach , when certain geese , that were sacred to Juno , and had been spared at the Capitol even in the time of the direst famine , gave warning by their ...
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... reached the city , and a universal mourning was spontaneously adopted with- out any decree . The shops and markets were closed , all business ceased , every ornament was laid aside ; but the soldiers who had returned home hid themselves ...
... reached the city , and a universal mourning was spontaneously adopted with- out any decree . The shops and markets were closed , all business ceased , every ornament was laid aside ; but the soldiers who had returned home hid themselves ...
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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.
Page 264 - Nili. nona aetas agitur pejoraque saecula ferri temporibus, quorum sceleri non invenit ipsa nomen et a nullo posuit natura metallo.
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.