Remains of Japhet: Being Historical Enquiries Into the Affinity and Origin of the European Languagesauthor: and sold, 1767 - 419 pages |
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... formed ; and , in- deed , there is great reason , in the sequel , to believe he was no stranger , either to their language , or poetry ; for his manner of writing carries with it the ftrongest resem- blance of theirs and it is as ...
... formed ; and , in- deed , there is great reason , in the sequel , to believe he was no stranger , either to their language , or poetry ; for his manner of writing carries with it the ftrongest resem- blance of theirs and it is as ...
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... they grew more numerous , they removed yet far- ther off , radiating as it were from that central feat , until they had formed at length feparate heads and governments of of their own ; and by a very rapid increase 8 CHAP . I. THE REMAINS.
... they grew more numerous , they removed yet far- ther off , radiating as it were from that central feat , until they had formed at length feparate heads and governments of of their own ; and by a very rapid increase 8 CHAP . I. THE REMAINS.
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... formed themselves into kingdoms , having cities , towns , agriculture , and commerce with other na- tions ; so that the nearer they were to those parts where commerce was first established , the more they were ci- vilized , and ...
... formed themselves into kingdoms , having cities , towns , agriculture , and commerce with other na- tions ; so that the nearer they were to those parts where commerce was first established , the more they were ci- vilized , and ...
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... formed their language out of the adventitious mixture of feveral others from Phenicia , Egypt , and fome of the divided nations of the East , together with the original tongue of the houfe of Japhet , grew conceited and idola- trous ...
... formed their language out of the adventitious mixture of feveral others from Phenicia , Egypt , and fome of the divided nations of the East , together with the original tongue of the houfe of Japhet , grew conceited and idola- trous ...
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... formed , and being composed of the original Gomerian , or Pelafgian , and the intruded tongues of the Phenicians and Egyptians , as hinted before , differed as much from this first language , as our English tongue does , at this time ...
... formed , and being composed of the original Gomerian , or Pelafgian , and the intruded tongues of the Phenicians and Egyptians , as hinted before , differed as much from this first language , as our English tongue does , at this time ...
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Page 19 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the...
Page 22 - And the Lord said, Behold the people is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Page 27 - These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations : and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Page 4 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Page 22 - So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.—Gen.
Page 32 - And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords...
Page 14 - And Cush begat Nimrod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Page 33 - Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil ? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil...
Page 32 - Gomer and all his bands: the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands, and many people with thee.
Page 27 - And unto Eber were born two sons : the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided : and his brother's name was Joktan.