The Library of Historic Characters and Famous Events of All Nations and All Ages, Band 1Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton F. Finley & Company, 1894 |
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... side of that river along the skirts of a mountainous district where his men would suffer less from heat and thirst , and where pro- visions would be more abundant . On learning that Darius was with a large army on the left of the Tigris ...
... side of that river along the skirts of a mountainous district where his men would suffer less from heat and thirst , and where pro- visions would be more abundant . On learning that Darius was with a large army on the left of the Tigris ...
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... side ; and few battle - fields have witnessed more consummate generalship than was now displayed by the Mace- donian king . There were no natural barriers by which he could protect his flanks ; and not only was he certain to be ...
... side ; and few battle - fields have witnessed more consummate generalship than was now displayed by the Mace- donian king . There were no natural barriers by which he could protect his flanks ; and not only was he certain to be ...
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... side . But still the European cavalry stood the charge of the Asiatics , and at last , by their superior discipline , and by acting in squadrons that supported each other , instead of fighting in a confused mass like the barbarians ...
... side . But still the European cavalry stood the charge of the Asiatics , and at last , by their superior discipline , and by acting in squadrons that supported each other , instead of fighting in a confused mass like the barbarians ...
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... side ; and at last Darius ' nerve failed him , and , descending from his chariot , he mounted on a fleet horse and galloped from the plain , regardless of the state of the battle in other parts of the field , where matters were going on ...
... side ; and at last Darius ' nerve failed him , and , descending from his chariot , he mounted on a fleet horse and galloped from the plain , regardless of the state of the battle in other parts of the field , where matters were going on ...
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... , and three generals , who fought close to Alexander's side , were wounded . At length the Macedonian discipline and valor again prevailed , and a large number of the Persian and Indian horsemen ALEXANDER THE GREAT . 27.
... , and three generals , who fought close to Alexander's side , were wounded . At length the Macedonian discipline and valor again prevailed , and a large number of the Persian and Indian horsemen ALEXANDER THE GREAT . 27.
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Seite 67 - Even such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust ; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days ; But from this earth, this grave, this dust. My God shall raise me up, I trust ! ELIZABETHAN MISCELLANIES.
Seite 104 - Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
Seite 104 - That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built...
Seite 69 - O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; . . . what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath nattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised; thou hast drawn together all the farstretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, hie j'acet!
Seite 104 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Seite 113 - But while the law secures equal justice to all alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward of merit.
Seite 69 - Death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent that they are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant; makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepassed happiness.
Seite 293 - We had now fair sun-shine weather, and so pleasant a sweet air as did much refresh us, and there came a smell off the shore like the smell of a garden.
Seite 114 - Our city is thrown open to the world, and we never expel a foreigner or prevent him from seeing or learning anything of which the secret, if revealed to an enemy, might profit him. We rely not upon management or trickery, but upon our own hearts and hands.
Seite 354 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.