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... wall . Longinus the Equestrian . The stratagem of Castor the Jew ...... Page 121 . CHAPTER VIII . Titus gains the second wall . The Romans driven away , but soon return and take the wall again . Titus attempts to persuade the Jews to ...
... wall . Longinus the Equestrian . The stratagem of Castor the Jew ...... Page 121 . CHAPTER VIII . Titus gains the second wall . The Romans driven away , but soon return and take the wall again . Titus attempts to persuade the Jews to ...
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... wall all round Jerusalem . Mournful effects of the famine . Tower of Antonia attacked . Titus makes a speech to his army . The story of Sabinus . He deserved a better fate . Tower of Antonia taken , while the watchmen were asleep ...
... wall all round Jerusalem . Mournful effects of the famine . Tower of Antonia attacked . Titus makes a speech to his army . The story of Sabinus . He deserved a better fate . Tower of Antonia taken , while the watchmen were asleep ...
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... walls which he began , and which , if completed , would have secured Jerusalem from any future siege . AUNT JANE . 66 Agrippa deserves the name of a magnificent prince : he was fond of building , and erected a splendid amphitheatre for ...
... walls which he began , and which , if completed , would have secured Jerusalem from any future siege . AUNT JANE . 66 Agrippa deserves the name of a magnificent prince : he was fond of building , and erected a splendid amphitheatre for ...
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... walls of Jeru- salem , and threatened to storm the city ; trusting , that by the power of the Roman soldiers , he should force the Jews to overlook his ill conduct . He obtained his object ; for the people were frightened , and he ...
... walls of Jeru- salem , and threatened to storm the city ; trusting , that by the power of the Roman soldiers , he should force the Jews to overlook his ill conduct . He obtained his object ; for the people were frightened , and he ...
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... walls of the Fort of Antonia , which they had destroyed , and to refuse no longer to pay tribute to Cæsar ; he likewise advised them to submit to the government of Florus . The distressed Jews saw that , if Florys were left unpunished ...
... walls of the Fort of Antonia , which they had destroyed , and to refuse no longer to pay tribute to Cæsar ; he likewise advised them to submit to the government of Florus . The distressed Jews saw that , if Florys were left unpunished ...
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Page 176 - A voice from the east, a voice from the west, a voice from the four winds, a voice against Jerusalem and the holy house, a voice against the bridegrooms and the brides, and a voice against this whole people.
Page 119 - With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; Here towers of war that frown in massy strength. While over all hangs the rich purple eve, As conscious of its being her last farewell Of light and glory to that fated -city, And, as our clouds of battle dust and smoke Are melted into air, behold the temple, In undisturb'd and lone serenity Finding itself a solemn sanctuary In the profound of heaven!
Page 244 - Bible Illustrations; Or, a Description of Manners and Customs peculiar to the East, and especially Explanatory of the Holy Scriptures. By the Rev. BH DRAPER. With Engravings. Fourth Edition. Revised bv Dr. KITTO, Editor of " The Pictorial Bible,
Page 248 - WINTER EVENINGS AT COLLEGE : a Description of the Manners, Customs, Public Institutions, Religion, and Mysteries, &c. of the Ancient Greeks ; a short Account of the State of Modern Greece ; and Reflections on the Revolutions of Empires. By the Rev. B. TH COLE, Rector of Warbleton, Sussex, formerly Scholar of Trin. Coll. and late Fellow of Magd. Coll. Cambridge. With a frontispiece.
Page 119 - Are melted into air, behold the Temple In undisturbed and lone serenity. Finding itself a solemn sanctuary In the profound of heaven ! It stands before us A mount of snow, fretted with golden pinnacles, The very sun, as though he worshipped there, Lingers upon the gilded cedar roofs, And down the long and branching porticoes ; On every flowery-sculptured capital Glitters the homage of his parting beams.