The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of The Holy LandT. Nelson & Sons, 1877 - 718 pages |
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Page xiii
... columns , and prostrate temples , and cities in ruin , must bear testimony to the inspiration of prophecy ; and ravens and sparrows , and cedars and brambles , and fruits and flowers , will preach ser- mons and utter parables , and we ...
... columns , and prostrate temples , and cities in ruin , must bear testimony to the inspiration of prophecy ; and ravens and sparrows , and cedars and brambles , and fruits and flowers , will preach ser- mons and utter parables , and we ...
Page 35
... columns of both grey and red granite built into the quay is surprising ; but a far greater PART 1 . Ruins of columns . Theatres . Planting.
... columns of both grey and red granite built into the quay is surprising ; but a far greater PART 1 . Ruins of columns . Theatres . Planting.
Page 36
... columns , fished up from the floor of the harbour . The unparalleled storm at the close of 1840 overturned this wall of columns , and spread them out again where they had been before . Probably this was only the repetition of a former ...
... columns , fished up from the floor of the harbour . The unparalleled storm at the close of 1840 overturned this wall of columns , and spread them out again where they had been before . Probably this was only the repetition of a former ...
Page 38
... columns and sarcophagi in abundance , and some of them have inscriptions which tell their own story . An ancient aqueduct has lately been discovered , cut through the rock , and passing beneath the city at Bab Yacōb . It must either ...
... columns and sarcophagi in abundance , and some of them have inscriptions which tell their own story . An ancient aqueduct has lately been discovered , cut through the rock , and passing beneath the city at Bab Yacōb . It must either ...
Page 45
... columns . They also hang like long wax candles from the roof of the interior pool . I longed for a boat , not only to gather them , but also to explore the mysteries of those dark and watery labyrinths . There is much said in the Bible ...
... columns . They also hang like long wax candles from the roof of the interior pool . I longed for a boat , not only to gather them , but also to explore the mysteries of those dark and watery labyrinths . There is much said in the Bible ...
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