Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, Zväzok 1H. Colburn, 1838 - 780 strán (strany) |
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Strana 29
... sand . ( * ) As for the far - famed library , its site can only be conjectured ; the first library was at- tached to the palace of the Ptolemies , and was accidentally consumed when Julius Cæsar was obliged to burn his ships in the ...
... sand . ( * ) As for the far - famed library , its site can only be conjectured ; the first library was at- tached to the palace of the Ptolemies , and was accidentally consumed when Julius Cæsar was obliged to burn his ships in the ...
Strana 32
... sand and soil into the catacombs , and , after filling as we now beheld them , to have finally choked up the entrance , so that it is undiscoverable from the shore . I do not think we have made any new discovery , for the French are ...
... sand and soil into the catacombs , and , after filling as we now beheld them , to have finally choked up the entrance , so that it is undiscoverable from the shore . I do not think we have made any new discovery , for the French are ...
Strana 51
... sand- hills which separate the lonely sepulchral plain Oh ! it was a scene an hour for years to from the city of Cairo . for Mirza to dream of look back upon ! the sun setting behind the Pyramids the Nile , that once flowed blood ...
... sand- hills which separate the lonely sepulchral plain Oh ! it was a scene an hour for years to from the city of Cairo . for Mirza to dream of look back upon ! the sun setting behind the Pyramids the Nile , that once flowed blood ...
Strana 95
... favours with a smile . ( 18 ) The sphinx , too , according to the ancient Arabs , was a talisman , fixed there to protect the district from the encroaching sand , that ever - rising , never - ebbing tide of the THE PYRAMIDS . 95.
... favours with a smile . ( 18 ) The sphinx , too , according to the ancient Arabs , was a talisman , fixed there to protect the district from the encroaching sand , that ever - rising , never - ebbing tide of the THE PYRAMIDS . 95.
Strana 96
... sand from around the sphinx , about twenty years ago , but the winds have nearly covered her again - her back , I should rather say , for she always held her head above water . Her attitude bespeaks the calm repose of conscious strength ...
... sand from around the sphinx , about twenty years ago , but the winds have nearly covered her again - her back , I should rather say , for she always held her head above water . Her attitude bespeaks the calm repose of conscious strength ...
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Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, Zväzok 1 Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford Úplné zobrazenie - 1839 |
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Strana 85 - In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land : whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying, " Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Strana 393 - And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Strana 168 - So I went in and saw ; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.
Strana 381 - Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm from an anointed king ; The breath of worldly men cannot depose The deputy elected by the Lord.
Strana 241 - And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians...
Strana 178 - Linquenda tellus et domus et placens Uxor, neque harum, quas colis, arborum Te praeter invisas cupressos Ulla brevem dominum sequetur.
Strana 172 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof ; that opened not the house of his prisoners ? All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
Strana 357 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Strana 265 - And the Power on high, that can shield the good Thus from the tyrant of the wood, Hath extended its- mercy to guard me as well From the hands of the leaguering infidel.
Strana 133 - Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt : and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.