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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Page xii
... tent , the peasant's hut , the hermit's cave , and palace of kings , and temple of gods - to the baunts of the living and the sepulchres of the dead - to muse on what has been , and converse with what is , and learn from all what they ...
... tent , the peasant's hut , the hermit's cave , and palace of kings , and temple of gods - to the baunts of the living and the sepulchres of the dead - to muse on what has been , and converse with what is , and learn from all what they ...
Page xvii
... tent . Each reader is at liberty to regard himself as the compagnon de voyage ; but , in the mind of the author ... tents , and canteens , and beds , cook- ing apparatus , and servants to use it , with many other things , too trifling to ...
... tent . Each reader is at liberty to regard himself as the compagnon de voyage ; but , in the mind of the author ... tents , and canteens , and beds , cook- ing apparatus , and servants to use it , with many other things , too trifling to ...
Page 59
... tent pitched among oleanders and willows -a picturesque position for our first encampment . Permit me to introduce you to the house of your pilgrimage . Salîn has placed your cot and luggage The tent . on the right , and mine on the ...
... tent pitched among oleanders and willows -a picturesque position for our first encampment . Permit me to introduce you to the house of your pilgrimage . Salîn has placed your cot and luggage The tent . on the right , and mine on the ...
Page 60
... tent . What an abundant table the Lord , by the ministration of this lively cook of ours , has spread for us here in the wilderness ! Neatly got up , too , and 1 Job xiv . 18 . PILGRIM FEELINGS AND TRAVELLING CUSTOMS . 61 V. nothing ...
... tent . What an abundant table the Lord , by the ministration of this lively cook of ours , has spread for us here in the wilderness ! Neatly got up , too , and 1 Job xiv . 18 . PILGRIM FEELINGS AND TRAVELLING CUSTOMS . 61 V. nothing ...
Page 61
... tent ; for , though it has somewhat the shape , it has none of the glory of this starry canopy above . As to sleep , the very idea seems absurd . Could one sleep on the golden streets Pilgrim of the New Jerusalem the first night ? You ...
... tent ; for , though it has somewhat the shape , it has none of the glory of this starry canopy above . As to sleep , the very idea seems absurd . Could one sleep on the golden streets Pilgrim of the New Jerusalem the first night ? You ...
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