 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1826 - 290 pages
...globe; so that it might be considered not so much as a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce. Alexander thought it necessary both for his glory and his interest to take this city. The spring was... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - French fiction - 1830 - 438 pages
...most famous merchants m the universe. When one enters into this city, one imagines at first that rt is not a city which belongs to any particular people,...that it is the common city of all nations, and the center of their commerce. It has two great moles, like arms, that stretch themselves into the sea,... | |
 | John R. Miles - 1838 - 400 pages
...the globe ; so that it might be considered, not so much a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce. Q. What is the present state of insular Tyre? Britain; the linen of Egypt, and the spices of Arabia;... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1841 - 334 pages
...globe ; so that it might be considered, not so much as a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce. Upon Alexander's advancing towards it, the Tyrians sent him an embassy with presents for himself, and... | |
 | Charles Bucke - Cities and towns, Ancient - 1841 - 370 pages
...known world ; so that it might be considered, not so much a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce. But with prosperity came pride and vainglory, luxury and voluptuousness. Another prophet, therefore,... | |
 | Child rearing - 1843 - 322 pages
...the world visited it, and it was considered not so much a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce. It was surrounded by a wall 150 feet high. Its distance from Jerusalem was 90 miles northwest, and southwest... | |
 | Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - History, Ancient - 1843 - 336 pages
...globe ; so that it might be considered, not so much as a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce. Upon Alexander's advancing towards it, the Tyrians sent him an embassy with presents for himself, and... | |
 | John R. Miles - Bible - 1846 - 512 pages
...the globe; so that it might be considered, not so much a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce. The isle on which it stood is now desert and rocky, destitute even of shrubs and grass. The wretched... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1853 - 468 pages
...globe ; so that it might be considered not so much as a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations, and the centre of their commerce.]; Upon Alexander s advancing towards it, the Tyrians sent him an embassy, with presents for himself,... | |
 | Charles Francis Horne, Rossiter Johnson - Great events by famous historians - 1905 - 452 pages
...the globe; so that it might be considered, not so much a city belonging to any particular nation, as the common city of all nations and the centre of their commerce. Alexander thought it necessary, both for his glory and his interest, to take this city. The spring... | |
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... and extent of its ports, the character of Its inhabitants, who were industrious, laborious, patient, and extremely courteous to strangers; invited thither merchants from all parts of the globe, so that it might be considered, not so much a city belonging... 
