Old Pictures of Life, Volume 2Stone and Kimball, 1894 |
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Page 7
... persons made into pitch - torches for the night - shows of Nero . The prevalence of the Roman language was of little value to St. Paul , for having made his orations in the Greek tongue his head was cut off by the men who spoke Latin ...
... persons made into pitch - torches for the night - shows of Nero . The prevalence of the Roman language was of little value to St. Paul , for having made his orations in the Greek tongue his head was cut off by the men who spoke Latin ...
Page 12
... persons as Origen and Augustine . There was no longer any conception of any grand nation except the one that was going to have gates of pearl and streets " inlaid with patines of bright gold . " All the new pol- itics was that of the ...
... persons as Origen and Augustine . There was no longer any conception of any grand nation except the one that was going to have gates of pearl and streets " inlaid with patines of bright gold . " All the new pol- itics was that of the ...
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... persons had no conception of Rome ; had no scheme of life above that of a lazy beggar ; had weak minds and a mixed language . They permitted their hair to go uncut . Their finger nails grew as unrestrained as their hair . They were ...
... persons had no conception of Rome ; had no scheme of life above that of a lazy beggar ; had weak minds and a mixed language . They permitted their hair to go uncut . Their finger nails grew as unrestrained as their hair . They were ...
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... persons to some good port . The ships to China are full of opium , those to Africa are heavy with Bos- ton rum . Those ships that sailed long ago , whose hulks are now on the bottom of the Mediterranean still wearing the figure- heads ...
... persons to some good port . The ships to China are full of opium , those to Africa are heavy with Bos- ton rum . Those ships that sailed long ago , whose hulks are now on the bottom of the Mediterranean still wearing the figure- heads ...
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... person who afterward became saint of Ireland , lay dead and in waiting for a long - delayed burial , it was impossible for night to come for nearly two weeks . The sun went down each even- ing as usual , but so many angels came to honor ...
... person who afterward became saint of Ireland , lay dead and in waiting for a long - delayed burial , it was impossible for night to come for nearly two weeks . The sun went down each even- ing as usual , but so many angels came to honor ...
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