A Description of a Set of Prints of Ancient History: Contained in a Set of Easy Lessons

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Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1817 - History, Ancient - 246 pages
 

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Page 244 - Ocollo, for such were the names of those extraordinary personages, having thus collected some wandering tribes, formed that social union, which, by multiplying the desires, and uniting the efforts of the human species, excites industry, and leads to improvement. Manco Capac instructed the men in agriculture, and other useful arts. Mama Ocollo taught the women to spin and to weave.
Page 151 - And she said, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
Page 138 - Heth, the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
Page 8 - ... wall, and by that means opened a passage to the enemy, he understood the meaning of the oracle, and thought himself lost. He resolved, however, to die in such a manner as, according to his opinion, should cover the infamy of his scandalous and effeminate life. He ordered a pile of wood to be made in his palace, and setting fire to it, burnt himself, his eunuchs, his women, and his treasures.
Page 243 - Titicaca, a man and woman of majestic form and clothed in decent garments. They declared themselves to be the Children of the Sun, sent by their Beneficent Parent to instruct and reclaim mankind. The names of these two extraordinary personages were Manco Capac and Mama Oello.
Page 60 - For this purpose he soon had a great many men trained to be soldiers, and sent them to fight with different people who lived near Macedon — these they soon subdued. Philip then contrived to make the other states of Greece quarrel ; and when they were quite tired with fighting one another, he made them all submit to him, which they were the more ready to do, because he gave them hopes that he could lead them on to conquer Persia. But before Philip set out on this expedition, he was killed by one...
Page 142 - Minaim, the son of Ham, the son of Noah. They were a very warlike people, and in the days of Abraham and Isaac, seem to have been a righteous and hospitable nation ; but at length they became idolators, of Ancient History.
Page 200 - CARTHAGE, is said to have been founded by Elisa or Dido, sister of the king of Tyre ; she having, in consequence of the murder of her husband, fled to Africa.
Page 58 - ... we must just mention, that this state produced a number of the most famous warriors and philosophers that ever lived : amongst the last, was Socrates, who was very ill-treated by his countrymen, and at last put to death. Macedon was for a long time a little state in Greece, not famous for anything, excepting that its kings always governed according to the laws of the country, which were very good ones, and that their children were well educated. The sons of the kings were brought up under the...

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