Outlines of HistoryLongman Rees Orme Brown and Green, 1830 - 461 pàgines |
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... appeared the mollusca , the fishes , the amphibious animals , all of gigantic size ; and all after living their appointed period were destroyed , and their remains employed as the materials of additional surface for the advancing earth ...
... appeared the mollusca , the fishes , the amphibious animals , all of gigantic size ; and all after living their appointed period were destroyed , and their remains employed as the materials of additional surface for the advancing earth ...
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... appeared ; and , last of all , Man , the perfection of nature's works , entered on the scene of his future destinies . But the violent powers of nature had not yet ceased to operate ; and tradition retains the recollection of at least ...
... appeared ; and , last of all , Man , the perfection of nature's works , entered on the scene of his future destinies . But the violent powers of nature had not yet ceased to operate ; and tradition retains the recollection of at least ...
Pàgina 23
... appearance has been repeated with little al- teration . One people has constantly succeeded another in the dominion over the lands between the Indus and the Mediterranean . So long as its military virtue has re- mained unenervated by ...
... appearance has been repeated with little al- teration . One people has constantly succeeded another in the dominion over the lands between the Indus and the Mediterranean . So long as its military virtue has re- mained unenervated by ...
Pàgina 42
... appeared among the Spartans was Brasidas , who , to the severe virtues of a Spartan , united mildness and gentleness of manners . Among the Athen- ians , Nicias and Demosthenes were the most distinguished of the nobles ; Cleon , the ...
... appeared among the Spartans was Brasidas , who , to the severe virtues of a Spartan , united mildness and gentleness of manners . Among the Athen- ians , Nicias and Demosthenes were the most distinguished of the nobles ; Cleon , the ...
Pàgina 43
... appeared in the Piræus ; the people made a gal- lant resistance , but hunger compelled them to sue for peace . The Thebans and Corinthians insisted that the city should be burnt , and the inhabitants reduced to slavery . The ...
... appeared in the Piræus ; the people made a gal- lant resistance , but hunger compelled them to sue for peace . The Thebans and Corinthians insisted that the city should be burnt , and the inhabitants reduced to slavery . The ...
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Outlines of History: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Thomas Keightley Visualització completa - 1831 |
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