Jerusalem destroyed; or The history of the siege of the Holy city by Titus, by the author of 'Lily Douglas'. |
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... whole country infested with banditti , who mur- dered the inhabitants , plundered the houses , and set fire to the villages . That such should be the demoralized state of the provinces need excite no surprise , when the citizens of ...
... whole country infested with banditti , who mur- dered the inhabitants , plundered the houses , and set fire to the villages . That such should be the demoralized state of the provinces need excite no surprise , when the citizens of ...
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... . He spoil- ed whole cities , he ruined entire bodies of men , " He and almost proceeded so far as openly to guar- antee the safety of assassins and robbers , provid- His peo- ed he went shares with them in their DESTROYED . 19.
... . He spoil- ed whole cities , he ruined entire bodies of men , " He and almost proceeded so far as openly to guar- antee the safety of assassins and robbers , provid- His peo- ed he went shares with them in their DESTROYED . 19.
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... whole toparchies into a state of desolation ; and many of the ple , oppressed beyond endurance by his insuffer- able cupidity , left the land of their fathers , and went into exile to foreign countries . At this period , Cestius Gallus ...
... whole toparchies into a state of desolation ; and many of the ple , oppressed beyond endurance by his insuffer- able cupidity , left the land of their fathers , and went into exile to foreign countries . At this period , Cestius Gallus ...
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... whole administration of Florus is marked by the same cruelty and oppression - the same reckless and merciless tyranny . While the con- duct of the Jews is not unstained by treachery to the Romans , particularly in their slaughter of the ...
... whole administration of Florus is marked by the same cruelty and oppression - the same reckless and merciless tyranny . While the con- duct of the Jews is not unstained by treachery to the Romans , particularly in their slaughter of the ...
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... making himself master of the whole country . Dur- ing this part of the war , the Roman emperors who succeeded Nero , were deposed and slain , and the army of Vespasian proclaimed him emperor . Upon this DESTROYED . 25.
... making himself master of the whole country . Dur- ing this part of the war , the Roman emperors who succeeded Nero , were deposed and slain , and the army of Vespasian proclaimed him emperor . Upon this DESTROYED . 25.
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Page 30 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Page 215 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease; neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind : and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life : In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!
Page 197 - The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
Page 286 - I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of Hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of Hosts : and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 304 - Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Page 284 - The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come ; And unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Page 181 - And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Page 293 - In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
Page 303 - For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Page 286 - Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do you see it now ? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing...