History of the PersiansRobert Carter, 1850 - 329 pages |
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Page 40
... fire , they make a report like powder . Too fierce a fire will also destroy the substance altogether . Cop- per has been discovered in Azerbigan , and other places ; but , like the iron , it is of little use unless it is mingled with ...
... fire , they make a report like powder . Too fierce a fire will also destroy the substance altogether . Cop- per has been discovered in Azerbigan , and other places ; but , like the iron , it is of little use unless it is mingled with ...
Page 43
... fire was extinguished by the superior radiance of the crescent ; and the sceptre of empire , wielded by the successors of Artaxerxes for more than four centuries , dropped from the hands of the unfortunate Yasdijerd , while the sun of ...
... fire was extinguished by the superior radiance of the crescent ; and the sceptre of empire , wielded by the successors of Artaxerxes for more than four centuries , dropped from the hands of the unfortunate Yasdijerd , while the sun of ...
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... fire by Alexander , and which stands at the base of the abruptly ris- ing rock of Istakher . The first object that meets the eye of the traveller is the platform , which is an artificial plain of a very irregular shape , but facing the ...
... fire by Alexander , and which stands at the base of the abruptly ris- ing rock of Istakher . The first object that meets the eye of the traveller is the platform , which is an artificial plain of a very irregular shape , but facing the ...
Page 49
... fire , beauty , and truth with which these quadrupeds are drawn , will hardly appear credible but to one who has appeared on the spot ; for no artist , whether in Greece or Rome , could have been more faithful to the pro- portions of ...
... fire , beauty , and truth with which these quadrupeds are drawn , will hardly appear credible but to one who has appeared on the spot ; for no artist , whether in Greece or Rome , could have been more faithful to the pro- portions of ...
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... fire , which was the symbol of divinity among the ancient Persians . It is a sin- . gular fact , that in this building there are no representations of guards round the various effigies of the monarch to pro- tect him . Perhaps Ormuzd ...
... fire , which was the symbol of divinity among the ancient Persians . It is a sin- . gular fact , that in this building there are no representations of guards round the various effigies of the monarch to pro- tect him . Perhaps Ormuzd ...
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Page 132 - I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron...
Page 132 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, Shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there ; Neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there ; And their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; And owls shall dwell there, And satyrs shall dance there.
Page 137 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia...
Page 141 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Page 281 - No — man is dear to man ; the poorest poor Long for some moments in a weary life •' When they can know and feel that they have been, Themselves, the fathers and the dealers out Of some small blessings ; have been kind to such As needed kindness, for this single cause, That we have all of us one human heart.
Page 205 - And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven...
Page 112 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties, all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Page 69 - That day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass away, What power shall be the sinner's stay ? How shall he meet that dreadful day...
Page 256 - Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Page 138 - Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah ; and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, he is the God which is in Jerusalem.