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James Ussher (Bishop) – birth, Jan. 4, 1581
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Since both those great lights stopped and started together, the astronomical account of this is not invalidated by this event. Even as music, the harmony is not broken, nor do the voices clash if they all rest at the same time and then begin again, each man playing his part until the end of the piece.
– James Ussher, The Annals of the World, (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003), 50.
So the Lydians, a people who were famous for hard work, power and chivalry, grew soft from luxury and lost their courage and virtue.
– James Ussher, The Annals of the World, (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003), 115.
The Lacedemonians sued for peace, a plea which was opposed by those who made a living from war.
– James Ussher, The Annals of the World, (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003), 168.
Bishop James Ussher was born this date (1/4/1581) in Dublin, Ireland. This book was origianlly printed in Ireland and London MDCLVIII (1658). The modern text (quoted above) has 960 pages, approx. 8.5 x 11.