Sketches of Universal History, Sacred and Profane, from the Creation of the World, to the Year 1818 of the Christian Era

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Cooke & Hale, 1819 - 407 páginas
 

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Página 40 - The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come ; And unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Página 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Página 6 - Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Página 49 - Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming,- Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders.
Página 138 - It is a most equitable rule, that what concerns all, should be approved by all, — and * Dugdale's Bar., vol. i., p. 125. t Courthope's Historic Peerage, under Mowbray. J Vide Courthope's Historic Peerage, pp. 19 and 25. common dangers repelled by united efforts.
Página 2 - ... an act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of Maps, charts, and books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints.
Página 18 - I AM the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage.
Página 247 - I should advise persisting in our struggle for liberty though it were revealed from Heaven that nine hundred and ninety-nine were to perish and only one of a thousand were to survive and retain his liberty. One such freeman must possess more virtue and enjoy more happiness than a thousand slaves; and let him propagate his like and transmit to them what he hath so nobly preserved.
Página 151 - Edward's mistreis, commonly supposed to be the countess of Salisbury, dropped her garter ; and the king, taking it up, observed some of the courtiers to smile, as if they thought that he had not obtained this favor merely by accident: upon which he called out,
Página 40 - Abraham that in his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed ; and that seed, the apostle tells us, was Christ.

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