The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 1W. J. & J. Richardson, 1804 - History, Ancient |
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Page ix
... greatest captains and princes ; and caused that excellent education to be given him , which the heathens so much admired , though they neither knew the author or true cause of it . We see in profane history the extent and swift- ness of ...
... greatest captains and princes ; and caused that excellent education to be given him , which the heathens so much admired , though they neither knew the author or true cause of it . We see in profane history the extent and swift- ness of ...
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... greatest merit ; theft connived at , as one would imagine , by Lycurgus in Sparta ; an equality with regard to possessions established in the same city , by the authority of the state , and things of a like nature may admit of some ...
... greatest merit ; theft connived at , as one would imagine , by Lycurgus in Sparta ; an equality with regard to possessions established in the same city , by the authority of the state , and things of a like nature may admit of some ...
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... greatest af- fairs , such as the declaring of war , the giving battle , or pursuing a victory , depend on the trifling prac- tices and customs above mentioned ; deliberations that were of the utmost importance , and on which the fate ...
... greatest af- fairs , such as the declaring of war , the giving battle , or pursuing a victory , depend on the trifling prac- tices and customs above mentioned ; deliberations that were of the utmost importance , and on which the fate ...
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Charles Rollin. by the divine appointment ; and that it is a man's greatest interest to know this supreme will , in order to conform his actions to it . This religious principle of dependence on , and veneration of the Supreme Being , is ...
Charles Rollin. by the divine appointment ; and that it is a man's greatest interest to know this supreme will , in order to conform his actions to it . This religious principle of dependence on , and veneration of the Supreme Being , is ...
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... greatest solemnities of the Pagan religion , and in their most sacred and reverend mysteries , far from perceiving any thing to recommend virtue , piety , or the practice of the most essential duties of ordinary life , we find the ...
... greatest solemnities of the Pagan religion , and in their most sacred and reverend mysteries , far from perceiving any thing to recommend virtue , piety , or the practice of the most essential duties of ordinary life , we find the ...
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