The Early Peopling of America, and Its Discovery Before the Time of ColumbusT. Husted, 1848 - 48 pages |
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97 NASSAU-STREET Abdermon Ahibal Alexander ancient Asia Atlantians AZTEC CITY break down thy chariot Chittim Cholula city of Sumai Columbus continued Cyprus daughter destroy discovered DISCOVERY OF AMERICA discovery of Vinland Doniphan Ethbaal Europe father gave gold Gomer Greenland Guyomar habitation hath Hesperides HIRAM AND SOLOMON horses hundred Iceland immense Indian inhabitants island of Atlantis isles Israel Jezabel KING HIRAM king of Assyria king Solomon labors M. D. New York Macedon main land Mediterranean Mexican Mexico Montezuma nations Neptune Noah Northmen ocean old Tyre pass Phonecia Plato PROPHECY OF EZEKIEL Quetzalcoatl race of Atlas reigned remarkable returned sailed saith the Lord says sent Shalmanasor ships shores Sidon Sidonians SIEGE OF TYRE Solon story straits of Gibraltar sword Tartar temple thee THOMAS HUSTED thou shalt thy walls tion Toltecs traditions tribe tribe of Asher Tyrians Tyrker vessels Vinland whence
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Page 2 - He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
Page 3 - By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach: With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrison shall go down to the ground.
Page 2 - Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up: and they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock : it shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea...
Page 2 - Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste...
Page 24 - And low-hung clouds, that dipt themselves in rain, To shake their fleeces on the earth again. At last, as far as I could cast my eyes Upon the sea, somewhat, methought, did rise, Like bluish mists, which, still appearing more, Took dreadful shapes, and moved towards the shore.
Page 5 - The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
Page 30 - But what could be more to his purpose or better adapted to his views, than the fact that the Northmen, the boldest of navigators, had knowledge of a land in the west which they supposed to extend far southwards till it met Africa? Or could not the intelligent Genoese find some suggestion in the following more accurate statement of an Icelandic geographer ? " On the west of' the great sea of Spain, which some call Ginnungagap, and leaning somewhat towards the north, the first land which occurs is...
Page 4 - And I will make thee like the top of a rock : thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon ; thou shalt be built no more: for I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God.