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... king of Sparta , being asked , " What things he thought most proper for boys to learn , " answered , " Those which they ought to practise when they come to be men , ' A wiser than Agesilaus has inculcated the same sentiment ; " Train up ...
... king of Sparta , being asked , " What things he thought most proper for boys to learn , " answered , " Those which they ought to practise when they come to be men , ' A wiser than Agesilaus has inculcated the same sentiment ; " Train up ...
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... king , " to taste this happiness ; and to know , by experience , what the enjoy- ments are , of which thou hast so high an idea ? ” Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer . The king ordered that a royal banquet should be prepared ...
... king , " to taste this happiness ; and to know , by experience , what the enjoy- ments are , of which thou hast so high an idea ? ” Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer . The king ordered that a royal banquet should be prepared ...
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... king of Israel , flourished the prophet Elisha . His character was so eminent , and his fame so widely spread , that Benhadad , the king of Syria , though an idolater , sent to consult him , concerning the issue of a dis- temper which ...
... king of Israel , flourished the prophet Elisha . His character was so eminent , and his fame so widely spread , that Benhadad , the king of Syria , though an idolater , sent to consult him , concerning the issue of a dis- temper which ...
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... king prostrated themselves before him . In the midst of this gene- ral adulation , one person only stooped not to ... king's gate ; and observed , that he still refused to do him $ homage . " He stood not up , nor 30 PART 1 . THE ENGLISH ...
... king prostrated themselves before him . In the midst of this gene- ral adulation , one person only stooped not to ... king's gate ; and observed , that he still refused to do him $ homage . " He stood not up , nor 30 PART 1 . THE ENGLISH ...
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... king had promoted him ; and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king . He said , more- over , Yea , Esther the queen , suffered no man to come in with the king , to the banquet that she had prepared , but ...
... king had promoted him ; and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king . He said , more- over , Yea , Esther the queen , suffered no man to come in with the king , to the banquet that she had prepared , but ...
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