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... thou must tremble for thy life , as long as thou art an enemy to the Romans ; for the youth of Rome have sworn together to compass this ! " I The king was alarmed at this speech , but when he threatened to have Mucius burned to death ...
... thou must tremble for thy life , as long as thou art an enemy to the Romans ; for the youth of Rome have sworn together to compass this ! " I The king was alarmed at this speech , but when he threatened to have Mucius burned to death ...
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... thou bring thyself to lay waste the land , which had borne and nourished thee ? And though thy wrath was greatly excited , did it not depart from thee when thou troddest the land of thy country ? When thou beheldest Rome before thy eyes ...
... thou bring thyself to lay waste the land , which had borne and nourished thee ? And though thy wrath was greatly excited , did it not depart from thee when thou troddest the land of thy country ? When thou beheldest Rome before thy eyes ...
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... thou hast injured the dignity of the consul , sacrificed the command of thy general to thy passions , and given an example to the army that calls for punishment . Shall I sacrifice thee or my country ? I dare not waver . Lictor , do thy ...
... thou hast injured the dignity of the consul , sacrificed the command of thy general to thy passions , and given an example to the army that calls for punishment . Shall I sacrifice thee or my country ? I dare not waver . Lictor , do thy ...
Page 41
... thou hast named - and besides them , Macedonia , Greece , and Asia obey us , what shall we then undertake ? " " Then , " replied Pyrrhus , smiling , " we will give ourselves up to an agreeable repose , let the wine - goblet circulate ...
... thou hast named - and besides them , Macedonia , Greece , and Asia obey us , what shall we then undertake ? " " Then , " replied Pyrrhus , smiling , " we will give ourselves up to an agreeable repose , let the wine - goblet circulate ...
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... In five days you will banquet , as victor , in the Capitol . " Hannibal , with a cooler head , praised the zeal of his officer , but said he must take time for counsel , to which Maharbal rejoined , " Thou 68 HISTORY OF ROME .
... In five days you will banquet , as victor , in the Capitol . " Hannibal , with a cooler head , praised the zeal of his officer , but said he must take time for counsel , to which Maharbal rejoined , " Thou 68 HISTORY OF ROME .
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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.