Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, Zväzok 1H. Colburn, 1838 - 780 strán (strany) |
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Strana ix
... give me the information I desired - I applied ; and the letter , which closes the text of these volumes , was his answer to my request . To invite the attention of the Public to a docu- ment emanating from such authority , and at such a ...
... give me the information I desired - I applied ; and the letter , which closes the text of these volumes , was his answer to my request . To invite the attention of the Public to a docu- ment emanating from such authority , and at such a ...
Strana 5
... give such a character to the straight narrow stradas , flowers in most of them , but , alas ! the " fairer flowers , " Eve's daughters , were few or none visible upon them and the dazzling white - ness of the houses , every thing , too ...
... give such a character to the straight narrow stradas , flowers in most of them , but , alas ! the " fairer flowers , " Eve's daughters , were few or none visible upon them and the dazzling white - ness of the houses , every thing , too ...
Strana 10
... give up the idea : the country , they said , was uninteresting , ( I should have seen manners , however ) and , what decided me , my time here would have been much curtailed ; I came on therefore by sea , and this morning , about nine ...
... give up the idea : the country , they said , was uninteresting , ( I should have seen manners , however ) and , what decided me , my time here would have been much curtailed ; I came on therefore by sea , and this morning , about nine ...
Strana 49
... gives an abiding niche in the temple of history ; he sits on the throne of Zenobia , but who will remember his name a hundred years hence ? So here we are at Cairo , the City of Victory -daughter of the Fatimites and the bride of ...
... gives an abiding niche in the temple of history ; he sits on the throne of Zenobia , but who will remember his name a hundred years hence ? So here we are at Cairo , the City of Victory -daughter of the Fatimites and the bride of ...
Strana 50
... give one more the idea of private passages in a house , till you are undeceived by meeting people on horseback , and by their interminable extent and labyrinthic properties . Many are not much above a yard wide , seldom more than six or ...
... give one more the idea of private passages in a house , till you are undeceived by meeting people on horseback , and by their interminable extent and labyrinthic properties . Many are not much above a yard wide , seldom more than six or ...
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Strana 83 - 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 391 - 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 166 - 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 326 - His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
Strana 170 - 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 355 - 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 348 - Ye Ice-falls! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge! Motionless torrents! silent cataracts! Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon?
Strana 170 - All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit ; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : the seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned.
Strana 327 - Was the Lord displeased against the rivers ? was thine anger against the rivers ? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation ? Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word.
Strana 108 - As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead...