The preamble of the two or three Shepherd-kings of whom we know anything, contains the two cartouches, the special titles, and the names of Horus, which formed part of the title of the kings of pure Egyptian race; thus Apôphis IL is proclaimed to be the living Horus, who joins the two earths in peace, the good god, Aqnunrî, son of the Sun, Apôpi, who lives for ever, on the statues of Mîrmâshâu, which he had appropriated, and on the pink granite table of offerings in the Gizeh Museum.
— from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 4 (of 12) by G. (Gaston) Maspero
[1140] "In ancient times," it ran, "no kings or people ever resisted the Roman Empire with such firmness as those of France and Switzerland.
— from History of the Great Reformation, Volume 4 by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné
It is not only that knighthoods, orders, peerages even, reward the political worker, but that entry into social circles otherwise closed becomes possible when some mutual political interest smooths the way.
— from England by Frank Fox
On the 5th of September the king of Prussia entered Rheims.
— from Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4 by Wolfgang Menzel
Keene Otonabee Peterborough, E. R.
— from List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1873 by Canada. Post Office Department
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