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Page xvi
Even the trees of her forests speak parables , and rough brambles bear
allegories ; while little sparrows sing hymns to the happy , and lilies give lessons
to comfort the poor . The very hills and mountains , rocks , rivers , and fountains ,
are ...
Even the trees of her forests speak parables , and rough brambles bear
allegories ; while little sparrows sing hymns to the happy , and lilies give lessons
to comfort the poor . The very hills and mountains , rocks , rivers , and fountains ,
are ...
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1 To me a land of promises more Land of nunierous and not less interesting than
those given to the Father of the Faith- Promise ful , when the Lord said , “ Arise ,
walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it ; for I will give it ...
1 To me a land of promises more Land of nunierous and not less interesting than
those given to the Father of the Faith- Promise ful , when the Lord said , “ Arise ,
walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it ; for I will give it ...
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Things hereabouts are on a scale so vast , and there is such an infinite variety in
the details , that it is almost impossible to select , group together , and condense
into reasonable limits enough to give an adequate idea of the whole . That I can ...
Things hereabouts are on a scale so vast , and there is such an infinite variety in
the details , that it is almost impossible to select , group together , and condense
into reasonable limits enough to give an adequate idea of the whole . That I can ...
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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 ...
Page 55
Even with this deduction , it is the most valuable species of property in the country
. Large trees , in a good season , will yield from ten tu fifteen gallons of oil , and
an acre of them gives a crop worth at least one hundred dollars . No wonder it is ...
Even with this deduction , it is the most valuable species of property in the country
. Large trees , in a good season , will yield from ten tu fifteen gallons of oil , and
an acre of them gives a crop worth at least one hundred dollars . No wonder it is ...
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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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