Fugitive Facts: A Dictionary of Rare and Curious InformationRobert Thorne A.L. Burt, 1889 - 506 Seiten |
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... Christ , to the time of Augustus Cæsar's death , A. D. 14. In English literature we have the Elizabethan Age , when so many eminent scholars and writers lived . Hesiod be- lieved himself to be living in the Iron or Plutonian Age , when ...
... Christ , to the time of Augustus Cæsar's death , A. D. 14. In English literature we have the Elizabethan Age , when so many eminent scholars and writers lived . Hesiod be- lieved himself to be living in the Iron or Plutonian Age , when ...
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... Christian Church , the inscription on them being ichthus ( the Greek word for a fish ) , because it contained the initials of the Greek words for Jesus Christ , Son of God , Saviour . Amulets soon became so common among Christians that ...
... Christian Church , the inscription on them being ichthus ( the Greek word for a fish ) , because it contained the initials of the Greek words for Jesus Christ , Son of God , Saviour . Amulets soon became so common among Christians that ...
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... Christ , when Meton introduced the cycle called after him , was at the winter solstice , or about Decem- ber 22d , and afterward at the summer solstice , about June 22d . The Roman year from the time of Numa began at the winter sol ...
... Christ , when Meton introduced the cycle called after him , was at the winter solstice , or about Decem- ber 22d , and afterward at the summer solstice , about June 22d . The Roman year from the time of Numa began at the winter sol ...
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... Christ's Apostles , John , escaped martyrdom . Matthew is sup- posed to have been slain with a sword in Ethiopia . James , son of Zebedee , was beheaded at Jerusalem . James , the brother of our Lord , was thrown from a pinnacle of the ...
... Christ's Apostles , John , escaped martyrdom . Matthew is sup- posed to have been slain with a sword in Ethiopia . James , son of Zebedee , was beheaded at Jerusalem . James , the brother of our Lord , was thrown from a pinnacle of the ...
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... Christ as a man , perhaps ; sometimes he has a spear , to indicate martyrdom , though he is believed to have been slain with a sword . St. Thomas bears a dart , as having perished by being run through with a lance ; St. James the Less a ...
... Christ as a man , perhaps ; sometimes he has a spear , to indicate martyrdom , though he is believed to have been slain with a sword . St. Thomas bears a dart , as having perished by being run through with a lance ; St. James the Less a ...
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Seite 464 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Seite 104 - And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
Seite 454 - Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Seite 228 - Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Seite 237 - I with a new one : it is so well worth taking a journey for, that if the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain.
Seite 370 - All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Seite 104 - And the Lord said unto Moses, 'Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
Seite 45 - Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
Seite 131 - Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans, ) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth...
Seite 209 - We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too; We've fought the Bear before, and while Britons shall be true The Russians shall not have Constantinople.