The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
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... matter and manner with which the reader is every where saluted . Though the author has had his full share of personal " experiences " during his long residence in the East , yet want of space has compelled him to omit such details ...
... matter and manner with which the reader is every where saluted . Though the author has had his full share of personal " experiences " during his long residence in the East , yet want of space has compelled him to omit such details ...
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... matter . Though an hundred and twenty From Lebanon . years old , " his eye was not dim , nor his natural force abated . " 2 And I can guide you to many a Pisgah on Lebanon and Hermon from whence the view is far more extensive . It was ...
... matter . Though an hundred and twenty From Lebanon . years old , " his eye was not dim , nor his natural force abated . " 2 And I can guide you to many a Pisgah on Lebanon and Hermon from whence the view is far more extensive . It was ...
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... matter , and get ready as fast as possible to flounder Loaded over all sorts of break - neck places in the course of our pilgrimage . " What man has done , man can do . " I have all my life been accustomed to the saddle , and like it ...
... matter , and get ready as fast as possible to flounder Loaded over all sorts of break - neck places in the course of our pilgrimage . " What man has done , man can do . " I have all my life been accustomed to the saddle , and like it ...
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... matter . Some bear oftener than others , and the same tree yields more crops one year than another . It is easily propagated , merely by planting a stout branch in the ground , and watering it until it has struck out roots into the soil ...
... matter . Some bear oftener than others , and the same tree yields more crops one year than another . It is easily propagated , merely by planting a stout branch in the ground , and watering it until it has struck out roots into the soil ...
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... matter ; I suppose , like other confessors , he keeps dark , and may be trusted . Still , this letter - writing would not be a very thriving business in our country . How every circumstance and incident carries one back to ages remote ...
... matter ; I suppose , like other confessors , he keeps dark , and may be trusted . Still , this letter - writing would not be a very thriving business in our country . How every circumstance and incident carries one back to ages remote ...
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