On the Shores of the Great Sea, Book I of the Story of the WorldCosimo, Inc., 2013 M01 1 - 212 pages |
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... days by the storm , they came to a large island , which was so fertile and possessed such a glorious climate , that they thought it must be a dwelling for the gods , rather than of men . They called them the " Isles of the Blessed . ” To - ...
... days by the storm , they came to a large island , which was so fertile and possessed such a glorious climate , that they thought it must be a dwelling for the gods , rather than of men . They called them the " Isles of the Blessed . ” To - ...
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... to think of a very old world , when men knew nothing of the great salt sea that washed their shores , and nothing of the wonder- ful lands , that lay beyond . Each day the sun rose and set as it does to - day , but they did not know the ...
... to think of a very old world , when men knew nothing of the great salt sea that washed their shores , and nothing of the wonder- ful lands , that lay beyond . Each day the sun rose and set as it does to - day , but they did not know the ...
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... in a row meant III . , and so on . Even to - day men go out to this old country , which has long since ceased to take any part in the world's history , and they find the old stones and tablets scratched by the Chaldeans , and learn more ...
... in a row meant III . , and so on . Even to - day men go out to this old country , which has long since ceased to take any part in the world's history , and they find the old stones and tablets scratched by the Chaldeans , and learn more ...
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... for a day , perhaps more , until they came to the frontier fortress of their own country , and here the old father Terah died before ever he had crossed that river that bounded the land of his birth . And Abraham started off again to ...
... for a day , perhaps more , until they came to the frontier fortress of their own country , and here the old father Terah died before ever he had crossed that river that bounded the land of his birth . And Abraham started off again to ...
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... of a new land of whom there is a full account . But while he yet journeyed , there came on one of those droughts to which the land of Canaan was always subject , when day after day the sky was blue and cloudless , when no rains fell to ...
... of a new land of whom there is a full account . But while he yet journeyed , there came on one of those droughts to which the land of Canaan was always subject , when day after day the sky was blue and cloudless , when no rains fell to ...
Contents
ACROSS THE BLUE WATERS | 30 |
CORIOLANUS | 36 |
74 | 68 |
THE FALL OF TYRE | 72 |
THE RISE OF CARTHAGE | 74 |
HANNOS ADVENTURES | 76 |
SOME MORE ABOUT GREECE | 79 |
KING OF MACEDONIA | 136 |
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vi | 24 |
THE CONQUEST OF INDIA | 143 |
BACK TO ROME AGAIN | 151 |
THE ROMAN FLEET | 158 |
THE ADVENTURES OF HANNIBAL | 165 |
THE TRIUMPH OF ROME | 173 |
THE FLIGHT OF POMPEY | 184 |
THE EMPIRE OF ROME | 194 |
TEACHERS APPENDIX | 201 |
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Page 125 - Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods...
Page 17 - And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art : thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled : only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Page 125 - Just then a scout came flying, All wild with haste and fear: "To arms! to arms! Sir Consul, — Lars Porsena is here." On the low hills to westward The Consul fixed his eye, And saw the swarthy storm of dust Rise fast along the sky.
Page 126 - Now while the Three were tightening Their harness on their backs, The Consul was the foremost man To take in hand an axe ; And Fathers mixed with Commons Seized hatchet, bar, and crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below.
Page 15 - And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
Page 22 - And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well ? the old man of whom ye spake ; is he yet alive ? And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive : and they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.
Page 127 - quoth false Sextus; 'Will not the villain drown? But for this stay ere close of day We should have sacked the town ! ' 'Heaven help him ! ' quoth Lars Porsena, 'And bring him safe to shore; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before.
Page 126 - Back darted Spurius Lartius; Herminius darted back: And, as they passed, beneath their feet They felt the timbers crack. But when they turned their faces, And on the farther shore Saw brave Horatius stand alone, They would have crossed once more.
Page 127 - But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam, And like a dam the mighty wreck Lay right athwart the stream ; And a long shout of triumph Rose from the walls of Rome As to the highest turret-tops Was splashed the yellow foam.