Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, Band 1H. Colburn, 1838 - 780 Seiten |
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... . Ramsay's . I have extracted from his private journal , and appended to the present work in the shape of notes , many passages which , I think , will be read with interest by every one into whose hands these volumes may PREFACE . vii.
... . Ramsay's . I have extracted from his private journal , and appended to the present work in the shape of notes , many passages which , I think , will be read with interest by every one into whose hands these volumes may PREFACE . vii.
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... present state and prospects of Syria . If I have myself refrained from adding to the few general observations which forced themselves upon me , while resident in that unhappy country , it has been only in consequence of the strong ...
... present state and prospects of Syria . If I have myself refrained from adding to the few general observations which forced themselves upon me , while resident in that unhappy country , it has been only in consequence of the strong ...
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... present , and anticipating the future , in which , unless it be the mirage , I see many a hundred miles of Father Nile , many a lengthening vista of tem- ples and colonnades , outstretched before me ; Nature and Art beckoning me on ...
... present , and anticipating the future , in which , unless it be the mirage , I see many a hundred miles of Father Nile , many a lengthening vista of tem- ples and colonnades , outstretched before me ; Nature and Art beckoning me on ...
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... present aspect of Alexandria . The Desert has done for her what Vesuvius did for Pompeii- buried her so completely , that all we see above the present surface has been brought to light by excavation ; not quite all indeed Pompey's ...
... present aspect of Alexandria . The Desert has done for her what Vesuvius did for Pompeii- buried her so completely , that all we see above the present surface has been brought to light by excavation ; not quite all indeed Pompey's ...
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... present entrance , we found it was only the corner of an immense hall , supported by square pillars , that stretched away towards the shore , filled up by a long continuous mound of earth , accumulated so close to the roof , that it was ...
... present entrance , we found it was only the corner of an immense hall , supported by square pillars , that stretched away towards the shore , filled up by a long continuous mound of earth , accumulated so close to the roof , that it was ...
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Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 178 - Linquenda tellus et domus et placens Uxor, neque harum, quas colis, arborum Te praeter invisas cupressos Ulla brevem dominum sequetur.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.