 In some of these mournful assemblies it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle,...  Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land - Sida 375efter William Rae Wilson - 1824 - 452 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | John Kitto - 1799 - 200 sidor
...In some of these mournful assemblies, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person, in the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in...which he carefully collects the falling tears, and then squeezes it into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practice illustrates... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1820 - 540 sidor
...Grand Vizier ami the Mollah who sat near him. " In some of these mournful assemblies," he a<Ws» " it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...in his hand, with which he carefully collects the felling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution.... | |
 | 1820 - 572 sidor
...the Grand Vizier and the Mollah who sat near him. " In some of these mournful assemblies," he adds, "it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates that passage in the 56th Psalm,... | |
 | 1824 - 812 sidor
...thon my tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy book t In some of these mournful assem. blies, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...hand, with which he carefully collects the falling teert, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. — Some... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 552 sidor
...and of various forms and shapes. One went about to each person d Trav. p. 17, !«• in the company at the height of his grief with a piece of cotton...the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into the bottle, preserving them with the greatest care.6 This was no difficult matter ; for Homer says... | |
 | 1833 - 468 sidor
...prophetic precursor of death ? Bottled Tears.—In some of the mourning assemblies of the Persians, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates that passage in the 56th Psalm,... | |
 | 1833 - 460 sidor
...assemblies of the Persians, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of their grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates the passage in the 56th Psalm... | |
 | William Fleming - 1838 - 612 sidor
...mournful assemblies, the Persians contrive to shed tears immoderately, and a Mahometan priest goes about to each person at the height of his grief with...in his hand, with which he carefully collects the ASIA. THE SCRIPTURE GAZETTEER. ASIA. falling tears, and then squeezes the tearbedewed cotton into a... | |
 | William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 744 sidor
...earth, and of various forms and shapes. One of the mourners went about to each person in the company, at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collected the falling tears, and which he then squeezed into the bottle, preserving them with the greatest... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1845 - 494 sidor
...a great effect upon the audience. Most of them appeared to cry very unaffectedly. In some of these mournful assemblies, it is the custom for a priest...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. Some Persians believe that in the agony of death, when all... | |
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