Ancient History: Containing the History of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Medes, Lydians, Carthaginians, Persians, Macedonians, the Seleucidae in Syria, and Parthians: History of the Macedonians, the Seleucidae in Syria, and ParthiansR. Carter, 1844 - History, Ancient |
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... designs of his youngest brother , Philip , who aspired to the throne . In the beginning of his reign , indeed , Perdiccas found himself surrounded by suspicious friends , and open foes . The Thracians , and other barbarous nations ...
... designs of his youngest brother , Philip , who aspired to the throne . In the beginning of his reign , indeed , Perdiccas found himself surrounded by suspicious friends , and open foes . The Thracians , and other barbarous nations ...
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... designs upon the throne . By degrees , Ptolemy so wrought himself into favour with the people , that he assumed the ensigns , and discharged the functions of a king . Perdiccas , however , did not quit his te to the crown . A small part ...
... designs upon the throne . By degrees , Ptolemy so wrought himself into favour with the people , that he assumed the ensigns , and discharged the functions of a king . Perdiccas , however , did not quit his te to the crown . A small part ...
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... designs by Cotys , the Thracian monarch ; and Ar- gæus , who had still a considerable party in various towns , obtained from the Athenians the succour of a fleet and 3000 land forces , to make good his title to the diadem . Argæus could ...
... designs by Cotys , the Thracian monarch ; and Ar- gæus , who had still a considerable party in various towns , obtained from the Athenians the succour of a fleet and 3000 land forces , to make good his title to the diadem . Argæus could ...
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... design , and was pre- pared to defeat it . He despatched Parmenio , his best general , into Illyria , while he himself marched against the Pœnians . Victory soon declared in his favour . He re - subjected the Pœnians to his sway , and ...
... design , and was pre- pared to defeat it . He despatched Parmenio , his best general , into Illyria , while he himself marched against the Pœnians . Victory soon declared in his favour . He re - subjected the Pœnians to his sway , and ...
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... designs upon them with greater probability of suc- cess on a future day . Thus favoured by circumstances , the ambition of Philip soon stirred him up again to action . In pursuance of his plan , to clear the Macedonian coast from ...
... designs upon them with greater probability of suc- cess on a future day . Thus favoured by circumstances , the ambition of Philip soon stirred him up again to action . In pursuance of his plan , to clear the Macedonian coast from ...
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Achæans Alexander Alexander's alliance ambassadors ambition Amphipolis Amyntas ancient Antigonus Antiochus Antipater arms army Arrian arrived Artabanus Asia Athenians Athens Bactria battle brother called Cassander cause cavalry celebrated Clitus command commenced conduct conqueror conquest Craterus crown Darius death decree defeated Demetrius Demosthenes designs despatched dominions Egypt empire enemy Eschines Etolians Eumenes fath favour fear fled fleet foes forces garrison Grecian Greece Greeks hands honour Hyrcania Illyrians Indian Indus inhabitants invaded Jews king kingdom Leonnatus Lysimachus Macedonian Macedonian monarch marched miles mountains Nearchus Olynthians Olynthus orator Parthian passed peace Perdiccas Pergamus Perseus Persian Philip Phocians Phocion Phraates Polyxenidas Porus possession prince provinces Ptolemy received reign resolved retired revolt Rhodians river Romans Rome satrap says Scythians Seleucus sent siege slain Sogdians soldiers soon Syria temple territory Thebans Thebes Thessalians Thessaly Thrace Thracian throne tion took town treaty troops victory whence
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Page 33 - Tis thus Omnipotence his law fulfils, And vengeance executes what justice wills. Again— the band of commerce was designed To associate all the branches of mankind ; And if a boundless plenty be the robe, Trade is the golden girdle of the globe. Wise to promote whatever end he means, God opens fruitful nature's various scenes : Each climate needs what other climes produce, And offers something to the general use ; No land but listens to the common call, And in return receives supply from all.
Page 265 - Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
Page 135 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 315 - And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army ; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army ; but he shall not stand : for they shall forecast devices against him. Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow : and many shall fall down slain. And both these kings...
Page 173 - For the camp's stir and crowd and ceaseless larum, The neighing war-horse, the air-shattering trumpet, The unvaried, still returning hour of duty, Word of command, and exercise of arms — There's nothing here, there's nothing in all this To satisfy the heart, the gasping heart ! Mere bustling nothingness, where the soul is not — This cannot be the sole felicity, These cannot be man's best and only pleasures.
Page 221 - Th' historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times; and sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t...
Page 317 - ... historian hath related so many circumstances, and in such exact order of time, as the prophet hath foretold them ; so that it was necessary to have recourse to several authors, Greek and Roman, Jewish and Christian ; and to collect here something from one, and to collect there something from another, for better explaining and illustrating the great variety of particulars contained in this prophecy.
Page 233 - Hear the just law — the judgment of the skies, He that hates truth shall be the dupe of lies : And he that will be cheated to the last, Delusions strong as Hell shall bind him fast.
Page 119 - Tis education forms the common mind ; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Page 355 - Of thy paternal splendours, and the pomp Of those who fill thy courts in highest heaven, The radiant cherubim ; — accept the thanks Which we, thy humble creatures, here convened...