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... fire the factories , and whom we had to repel by force of arms . During and after these affairs , the Interpreter had of course a busy time of it . But it was when taken or sent away by H. M.'s Plenipotentiary on special missions , that ...
... fire the factories , and whom we had to repel by force of arms . During and after these affairs , the Interpreter had of course a busy time of it . But it was when taken or sent away by H. M.'s Plenipotentiary on special missions , that ...
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... fires are real precursors and hasteners of dynastic changes , simply because the nation , from the prince to the beggar , believe them to announce such : to the well affected they are a heavy discouragement , to the dissatisfied and the ...
... fires are real precursors and hasteners of dynastic changes , simply because the nation , from the prince to the beggar , believe them to announce such : to the well affected they are a heavy discouragement , to the dissatisfied and the ...
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... fire- ships and other irresistible engines of war , but , if no other description of settled government , at least a regular military organization , which had enabled them to inflict signal de- feats on the hitherto invincible Manchoos ...
... fire- ships and other irresistible engines of war , but , if no other description of settled government , at least a regular military organization , which had enabled them to inflict signal de- feats on the hitherto invincible Manchoos ...
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... fire and the red soldiers came towards us , shooting us with their muskets , it was terrible . I only saved my life by throwing myself down , pulling two bodies over me , and shamming dead for a day and a night . As I lay there I said ...
... fire and the red soldiers came towards us , shooting us with their muskets , it was terrible . I only saved my life by throwing myself down , pulling two bodies over me , and shamming dead for a day and a night . As I lay there I said ...
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... fire to their sails . About this time the temples on Golden Island were seen to be in flames ; and Intendant Woo's Kwang tung vessels fled . The Portuguese lorchas also retired , but kept firing back into the pursuing fleet . They thus ...
... fire to their sails . About this time the temples on Golden Island were seen to be in flames ; and Intendant Woo's Kwang tung vessels fled . The Portuguese lorchas also retired , but kept firing back into the pursuing fleet . They thus ...
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Page 93 - When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Page 93 - And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Page 93 - But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Page 92 - He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Page 93 - And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Page 93 - Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands...
Page 93 - Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Page 93 - Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men : and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
Page 94 - So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Page 93 - Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.