Dissertation on The Ruins, Or Revolutions of Empires: Being a Critical Examination and Refutation of a Work Entitled "Remarks on Volney's Ruins," by W.A. HailsLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1832 - 291 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 40
Seite 16
... seen cultivated fields , frequented roads , and crowded habitations . What is become of those ages of abundance and of life ? What is become of so many productions of the hand of man ? Where are those ramparts of Nineveh , those walls ...
... seen cultivated fields , frequented roads , and crowded habitations . What is become of those ages of abundance and of life ? What is become of so many productions of the hand of man ? Where are those ramparts of Nineveh , those walls ...
Seite 17
... seen but solitude and sterility . " Our opponent's criticism on these words , is cha- racterized by nothing more strongly than glaring inconsistency , misrepresentation , and , to use his own term , a petitio principii . For it is ...
... seen but solitude and sterility . " Our opponent's criticism on these words , is cha- racterized by nothing more strongly than glaring inconsistency , misrepresentation , and , to use his own term , a petitio principii . For it is ...
Seite 24
... seen ; we repeat , a fair solution of these questions , is found in the eleventh chapter of the Ruins ; where the " general causes of the revolutions and ruin of ancient states are discussed ; and these causes respectively assigned . As ...
... seen ; we repeat , a fair solution of these questions , is found in the eleventh chapter of the Ruins ; where the " general causes of the revolutions and ruin of ancient states are discussed ; and these causes respectively assigned . As ...
Seite 28
... seen in Exodus , at the same time that he carried thither the provisions which supported him and Moses during the pretended fast of forty days , both related and credited without proof , and with- out testimony . Olympiads , to which ...
... seen in Exodus , at the same time that he carried thither the provisions which supported him and Moses during the pretended fast of forty days , both related and credited without proof , and with- out testimony . Olympiads , to which ...
Seite 31
... seen in the previous arguments ; and we proceed consequently with a further examination of the asserted correctness of the Jewish history ; in which the evidences to be produced of its in- correctness or unauthenticity , are mainly ...
... seen in the previous arguments ; and we proceed consequently with a further examination of the asserted correctness of the Jewish history ; in which the evidences to be produced of its in- correctness or unauthenticity , are mainly ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abraham Abydenus according adduced admitted Alexander Alexander Polyhistor analogy ancient antiquity arguments asserted astronomical authenticity Author Babylon Berosus book of Daniel books of Kings Cabiri called Cancer celestial Chaldean chap chapter Christian chronology commencement confirmation consequently constellations cosmogonies creation Critic Darius deluge Dendérah Divinity dogmas Egypt Egyptian Elohim epoch equinox existence fact formed Genesis given glory and felicity gods Greek Hails heaven Hebrew Herodotus Hilkiah ideas Jeremiah Jesus Christ Jewish Jews Josephus king Kyrus magi mankind Medes ments Messiah monuments Moses mythological nations nature Nebuchadnezzar observations origin Pentateuch period peristyle Persians Phoenician planets predictions pretended priests principles proof prophecy prophets prove quotations refutation reign relative religion religious Remarks Researches respecting Ruins Samaritan Pentateuch Saturn says sect Septuagint solstice stars subsequent supposed temple theology thousand tion truth verse Volney Volney's statements word worship writings Yahouh zodiac Zoroaster
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 86 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Seite 6 - I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Seite 65 - 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.
Seite 75 - The father banished virtue shall restore, And crimes shall threat the guilty world no more. The son shall lead the life of gods, and be By gods and heroes seen, and gods and heroes see. The jarring nations he in peace shall bind, And with paternal virtues rule mankind.
Seite 130 - Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Seite 28 - And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
Seite 74 - The last great age, foretold by sacred rhymes, Renews its finished course : Saturnian times Roll round again ; and mighty years, begun From their first orb, in radiant circles run. The base degenerate iron offspring ends : A golden progeny from heaven descends.
Seite 28 - And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp : but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Seite 75 - The goats with strutting dugs shall homeward speed, And lowing herds secure from lions feed. His cradle shall with rising flowers be crowned: The serpent's brood shall die; the sacred ground Shall weeds and poisonous plants refuse to bear; Each common bush shall Syrian roses wear.
Seite 86 - And God saw the light that it was good ; and he divided the light from the darkness. And he called the light day, and the darkness night; and there was evening and morning one day.