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... fire at intervals . It is sup- posed to be eight miles in height , and sixty in compass . Its top is covered with snow and smoke , at the same time ; and the sides , on account of the fecundity of the soil , are carefully cultivated ...
... fire at intervals . It is sup- posed to be eight miles in height , and sixty in compass . Its top is covered with snow and smoke , at the same time ; and the sides , on account of the fecundity of the soil , are carefully cultivated ...
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... fire . Jer . vii . 31 . 405 And black Gehenna called . The land of Hinnon ; but our Saviour and others , by it , signify the place of torment . 406 Next Chemos . Swift , from the swiftness of the sun , which this idol represented ; or ...
... fire . Jer . vii . 31 . 405 And black Gehenna called . The land of Hinnon ; but our Saviour and others , by it , signify the place of torment . 406 Next Chemos . Swift , from the swiftness of the sun , which this idol represented ; or ...
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... fire , and the women knead the dough , to make cakes for to the queen of heaven . Jer . vii . 18 . 444 That uxorius King . Solomon , king of Israel , being determined to fulfil his father David's solemn injunction , of building a temple ...
... fire , and the women knead the dough , to make cakes for to the queen of heaven . Jer . vii . 18 . 444 That uxorius King . Solomon , king of Israel , being determined to fulfil his father David's solemn injunction , of building a temple ...
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... fire and brim- stone from heaven , for their wickedness . 508 Th ' Ionian Gods . The Greeks were called Iones , from Javan ; and Greeks , from Gracchus , one of their ancient kings . 508 Of Javan's issue held . Javan was the fourth son ...
... fire and brim- stone from heaven , for their wickedness . 508 Th ' Ionian Gods . The Greeks were called Iones , from Javan ; and Greeks , from Gracchus , one of their ancient kings . 508 Of Javan's issue held . Javan was the fourth son ...
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... fire , My tongue hath been to cold in Egypt's praise : The queen of nations and the boast of times , Mother of science and the house of gods ! Assyria , a large country of Asia , whose bound- aries have been different in its flourishing ...
... fire , My tongue hath been to cold in Egypt's praise : The queen of nations and the boast of times , Mother of science and the house of gods ! Assyria , a large country of Asia , whose bound- aries have been different in its flourishing ...
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