 | John Jacob Anderson - History - 1877 - 558 pages
...has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israal. In this propitious moment, the men forgot their avarice, and the women their delicacy;...contributions, every hand claimed a share in the pious labor; and the commands of a great monarch were executed by the enthusiasm of a whole people Yet, on... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1880 - 630 pages
...temple has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israel. In this propitious moment the men forgot their avarice, and the women their delicacy...liberal contributions, every hand claimed a share in the pioua labor ; and the commands of a great monarch were executed by the enthusiasm of a whole people.76... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - History, Ancient - 1881 - 334 pages
...has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israel. In this propitious moment, the men forgot their avarice, and the women their delicacy...contributions, every hand claimed a share in the pious labor; and the commands of a great monarch were executed by the enthusiasm of a whole people. Yet,... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1882 - 798 pages
...Israel. In this propitious moment, the men forgot their avarice, and the women their delicacy ; Rpndes and pickaxes of silver were provided by the vanity of the rich, and the ruhbish was transported in mantles of silk and purple. Every purse was opened in liberal contributions,... | |
 | Bible - 434 pages
...Temple has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israel. In this propitious moment the men forgot their avarice, and the women their delicacy....rubbish was transported in mantles of silk and purple. Yet on this occasion the joint efforts of power and enthusiasm were unsuccessful. An earthquake, a... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - History - 1885 - 556 pages
...project. "The men forgot their avurice and the women their delicacy ; spades and pickax rs of eilver \vere provided by the vanity of the rich, and the rubbish was transported in macties of silk and purple. Every purse was opened in liberal contribution?, every hand claimed a t-hnre... | |
 | Arthur T. Pierson - Apologetics - 1886 - 326 pages
...temple has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israel. In this propitious moment the men forgot their avarice and the women their delicacy;...contributions, every hand claimed a share in the pious labor; and the commands of a great monarch were executed by the enthusiasm of a whole people. But the... | |
 | Arthur T. Pierson - Apologetics - 1885 - 328 pages
...temple has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israel. In this propitious moment the men forgot their avarice and the women their delicacy;...contributions, every hand claimed a share in the pious labor; and the commands of a great monarch were executed by the enthusiasm of a whole people. "But... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1886 - 732 pages
...silver were provided by the vanity of the rich, and the rubbish was transported in mantles of silk ami purple. Every purse was opened in liberal contributions,...hand claimed a share in the pious labour ; and the AD 363. EFFORTS TO EUIN THE CHRISTIANS. ifi commands of a great monarch were executed by the enthusiasm... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1887 - 458 pages
...temple has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israel. In this propitious moment the men forgot their avarice, and the women their delicacy...silk and purple. Every purse was opened in liberal con- \ tributions, every hand claimed a share in the pious labour ; and the , commands of a great monarch... | |
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... assembled on the holy mountain of their fathers; and their insolent triumph alarmed and exasperated the Christian inhabitants of Jerusalem. The desire of rebuilding the temple has in every age been the ruling passion of the children of Israel. In... 
