The Historical Reader: Designed for the Use of Schools and Families, on a New Plan |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 10
Page 24
... Babylon ) which , in the Hebrew tongue , signifies confusion . 8. The confusion of tongues , and dispersion of the family of Noah , happened 101 years after the flood , as is evident from the birth of Peleg , the son of 24 THE TOWER OF ...
... Babylon ) which , in the Hebrew tongue , signifies confusion . 8. The confusion of tongues , and dispersion of the family of Noah , happened 101 years after the flood , as is evident from the birth of Peleg , the son of 24 THE TOWER OF ...
Page 26
... Babylon , the capital of Babylonia , a province of Assyria , were two of the most memorable cities of which we have any ac- count in history . Nineveh was built on the Tigris , and is supposed to have contained no less than a million of ...
... Babylon , the capital of Babylonia , a province of Assyria , were two of the most memorable cities of which we have any ac- count in history . Nineveh was built on the Tigris , and is supposed to have contained no less than a million of ...
Page 27
... Babylon ; but , it is believed with confidence , there can be little if any doubt with the intelligent his- torian , that Babylon and Babel are the same . Its origin is therefore to be ascribed to the foolish vanity of those persons ...
... Babylon ; but , it is believed with confidence , there can be little if any doubt with the intelligent his- torian , that Babylon and Babel are the same . Its origin is therefore to be ascribed to the foolish vanity of those persons ...
Page 28
... Babylon , like Nineveh , soon fell into the hands of its enemies . In the year of the world 3466 , Cyrus the king of Persia , took the city of Babylon , by turning the river Euphrates , and marching his troops through its former channel ...
... Babylon , like Nineveh , soon fell into the hands of its enemies . In the year of the world 3466 , Cyrus the king of Persia , took the city of Babylon , by turning the river Euphrates , and marching his troops through its former channel ...
Page 29
... Babylon , after the confusion of language ? -17 . Who raised Babylon to its most renowned state ? -18 . Why did Semiramis thus enlarge and adorn this city ? -19 . How many persons is she said to have employed in the work ? -20 . What ...
... Babylon , after the confusion of language ? -17 . Who raised Babylon to its most renowned state ? -18 . Why did Semiramis thus enlarge and adorn this city ? -19 . How many persons is she said to have employed in the work ? -20 . What ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused admiral Americans antediluvian Antony appeared arms army attack attended Babylon battle battle of Trafalgar began body Cæsar Carthage Catiline cause Charlestown Christian church Cleopatra colony command Cortez court death destruction divine Duston earth Edward Edward II Egypt Egyptians emperor empire endeavoured enemy engaged England English escape execution father favour fell fire flames French friends gave glory Gustavus hands Hardy head heaven honour human hundred immediately Indians inhabitants ISAAC HILL Jeroboam Jesuits king king of Sweden kingdom Kremlin land mankind ment Mexicans mind monarch Montezuma Moscow nations Nineveh o'er officers Penn persons Pompey possession prince prisoners QUESTIONS received reign religion resolved retreat Roman Rome ruin savages Scotland Scots sent ship soldiers soon Spaniards spirit success sufferings supposed sword thousand tion took troops valour victory walls whole William William Penn wounded Xerxes Zebulun
Popular passages
Page 22 - Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Page 162 - And ye five other wan'dring fires that move In- mystic dance, not without song, resound His praise, who out of darkness call'd up light. Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform, and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaaelew change Vary to our great MAKER still new praise.
Page 161 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 336 - As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man...
Page 359 - Lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain, My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 359 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 335 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Page 104 - Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing.
Page 233 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tower, Claim leads to claim, and power advances power ; Till conquest unresisted ceased to please, And rights, submitted, left him none to seize.
Page 105 - Cease then, nor order imperfection name : our proper bliss depends on what we blame : know thy own point : this kind, this due degree of blindness, weakness, Heaven bestows on thee : submit.