Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, System of universal knowledge, Том 151851 |
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... force is beautifully portrayed by the blind bard of the Isle of Delos , at whose in- spiring note creation gives forth the trumpet - call of glorious praise . After struggling with the majesty of his theme , the poet bursts forth with a ...
... force is beautifully portrayed by the blind bard of the Isle of Delos , at whose in- spiring note creation gives forth the trumpet - call of glorious praise . After struggling with the majesty of his theme , the poet bursts forth with a ...
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... force . son of Illusion , it is nothing more than the usual oriental personification of that quality . The identity of the Hindoo with the early Greek mythology , will be evident when the reader recollects that Maya was the wife of ...
... force . son of Illusion , it is nothing more than the usual oriental personification of that quality . The identity of the Hindoo with the early Greek mythology , will be evident when the reader recollects that Maya was the wife of ...
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... force . Poseidon . Rank of Poseidon . Position of his palace . Second in power to Zeus alone was POSEIDON , the mighty Enosich- thōn , or " Shaker of the Earth . " By his imperial consort , Amphitrītē , he had three children , and by ...
... force . Poseidon . Rank of Poseidon . Position of his palace . Second in power to Zeus alone was POSEIDON , the mighty Enosich- thōn , or " Shaker of the Earth . " By his imperial consort , Amphitrītē , he had three children , and by ...
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... force , in the conception of the speculative Greek of latter times , though such an idea is not consistent with the absolute individuality which animated every deity in the Homeric times . The character of Ares is prominently contrasted ...
... force , in the conception of the speculative Greek of latter times , though such an idea is not consistent with the absolute individuality which animated every deity in the Homeric times . The character of Ares is prominently contrasted ...
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... force ; and this consideration points to the danger of violating the eternal laws of justice : - Through cities then the holy dæmon runs Unseen , and mourns the baseness of their sons , Dispensing judgments , to avenge the crimes Of ...
... force ; and this consideration points to the danger of violating the eternal laws of justice : - Through cities then the holy dæmon runs Unseen , and mourns the baseness of their sons , Dispensing judgments , to avenge the crimes Of ...
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