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Page xiii
Finally , in this connection , should any of the author's friends be disappointed in
not finding more reference to the missionary operations with which he has been
connected , he has no other apology to offer than want of space . A history of ...
Finally , in this connection , should any of the author's friends be disappointed in
not finding more reference to the missionary operations with which he has been
connected , he has no other apology to offer than want of space . A history of ...
Page xvii
And now , This summons was neither unexpected nor reluctantly obeyed ; and a
few hours ' ride along the shore brought the author from Sidon to Beirût , where
the long - separated met in the hospitable mansion of a mutual friend . kind ...
And now , This summons was neither unexpected nor reluctantly obeyed ; and a
few hours ' ride along the shore brought the author from Sidon to Beirût , where
the long - separated met in the hospitable mansion of a mutual friend . kind ...
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Some go to meet their associates ; others , to watch for returning friends , or to
accompany those about to depart ; while many gather there to hear the news ,
and to engage in trade and traffic . I have seen in certain places - Joppa , for
example ...
Some go to meet their associates ; others , to watch for returning friends , or to
accompany those about to depart ; while many gather there to hear the news ,
and to engage in trade and traffic . I have seen in certain places - Joppa , for
example ...
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I have visited it several times , but have mislaid my measurements , and must
give you those of a friend . TI arch is 90 thick ; the span 157 ; the breadth from 80
to 140 ; and the height on the lower side nearly 200 feet . These figures may be ...
I have visited it several times , but have mislaid my measurements , and must
give you those of a friend . TI arch is 90 thick ; the span 157 ; the breadth from 80
to 140 ; and the height on the lower side nearly 200 feet . These figures may be ...
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We shall meet this striking and beautiful tree all along our journey , everywhere
repeating , as an old friend , the same lessons of piety and encouragement .
CLUSTER OF DATES . The raveil . What larse black birds are those which fly
furiously ...
We shall meet this striking and beautiful tree all along our journey , everywhere
repeating , as an old friend , the same lessons of piety and encouragement .
CLUSTER OF DATES . The raveil . What larse black birds are those which fly
furiously ...
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| Title | The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy Land |
| Author | William McClure Thomson |
| Publisher | T. Nelson, 1869 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 21 Jan 2020 |
| Length | 718 pages |
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