Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, Volym 1H. Colburn, 1838 - 780 sidor |
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... pillar " and the " decent matron grace " of the Ionic are far lovelier , far purer , far holier ; the Doric and Ionic remind one of Adam and Eve as they walked in naked innocence , and in all their original brightness , through the ...
... pillar " and the " decent matron grace " of the Ionic are far lovelier , far purer , far holier ; the Doric and Ionic remind one of Adam and Eve as they walked in naked innocence , and in all their original brightness , through the ...
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... pillar of Hercules . Mount Atlas was but dimly seen in the dis- tance , but a purer light gleamed over Algesiras , as if the rays of chivalry still lingered over the death scene of the " good Lord James of Douglas ; as the day advanced ...
... pillar of Hercules . Mount Atlas was but dimly seen in the dis- tance , but a purer light gleamed over Algesiras , as if the rays of chivalry still lingered over the death scene of the " good Lord James of Douglas ; as the day advanced ...
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... pillars of Hercules . After a long search we found it ; the theatre is clearly traceable , scooped out in the side of the hill , looking towards Gibraltar ; the back- ground of the scene must have been noble indeed , the Mediterranean ...
... pillars of Hercules . After a long search we found it ; the theatre is clearly traceable , scooped out in the side of the hill , looking towards Gibraltar ; the back- ground of the scene must have been noble indeed , the Mediterranean ...
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... Pillar and Cleopatra's needle , both misnomers , are still erect , solitary monuments of the flight of time , of the youth and the decrepitude of Egypt ; for the needle stood at Heliopolis , the On of Scripture , three thousand years ...
... Pillar and Cleopatra's needle , both misnomers , are still erect , solitary monuments of the flight of time , of the youth and the decrepitude of Egypt ; for the needle stood at Heliopolis , the On of Scripture , three thousand years ...
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... that to which Ham- let's fancy traced the dust of the royal founder of Alexandria himself . Behind these pillars rises a solid wall of masonry , supported by three arches , on the reverse of which we found c 2 ALEXANDRIA . 27.
... that to which Ham- let's fancy traced the dust of the royal founder of Alexandria himself . Behind these pillars rises a solid wall of masonry , supported by three arches , on the reverse of which we found c 2 ALEXANDRIA . 27.
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Sida 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.
Sida 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.
Sida 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.
Sida 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.
Sida 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...
Sida 178 - Linquenda tellus et domus et placens Uxor, neque harum, quas colis, arborum Te praeter invisas cupressos Ulla brevem dominum sequetur.
Sida 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.
Sida 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.
Sida 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.
Sida 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.