Some account of a mission, undertaken with a view to the propagation of Christian knowledge ... in Arabia and on the banks of the Euphrates ... 1824-51828 |
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... Hillah . While the caravan and troop of Arabs were assembling , my coadjutor in the great work , as I have already intimated , crossed the Orontes , and struck off to the southward , intending , conform- ably to his mission , to ...
... Hillah . While the caravan and troop of Arabs were assembling , my coadjutor in the great work , as I have already intimated , crossed the Orontes , and struck off to the southward , intending , conform- ably to his mission , to ...
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... Hillah , the Arabs and Turks seemed to possess less of my sympathy than the trees . Whether or not there are " sermons in stones , " there is surely sociality in trees and flowers ; and after traversing with forlorn feelings the " wilds ...
... Hillah , the Arabs and Turks seemed to possess less of my sympathy than the trees . Whether or not there are " sermons in stones , " there is surely sociality in trees and flowers ; and after traversing with forlorn feelings the " wilds ...
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... Hillah , the Arabs and Turks seemed to possess less of my sympathy than the trees . Whether or not there are " sermons in stones , " there is surely sociality in trees and flowers ; and after traversing with forlorn feelings the " wilds ...
... Hillah , the Arabs and Turks seemed to possess less of my sympathy than the trees . Whether or not there are " sermons in stones , " there is surely sociality in trees and flowers ; and after traversing with forlorn feelings the " wilds ...
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... Hillah and its envi- rons , which fringe the banks of the Euphrates , whose antique stream winds its placid course beneath the walls of that celebrated town , form- ing the western boundary of this part of Mesopo- tamia . In these ...
... Hillah and its envi- rons , which fringe the banks of the Euphrates , whose antique stream winds its placid course beneath the walls of that celebrated town , form- ing the western boundary of this part of Mesopo- tamia . In these ...
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... Hillah , grateful for their cool shade , and whose upper branches waved in the day - spring breeze , formed an appropriate background of a quiet half tint , as we approached the mosque with our guide , who had contrived to introduce us ...
... Hillah , grateful for their cool shade , and whose upper branches waved in the day - spring breeze , formed an appropriate background of a quiet half tint , as we approached the mosque with our guide , who had contrived to introduce us ...
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Page 101 - will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then shall Jehovah be my God; and of all that
Page 250 - The charm dissolves apace : And as the morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness, so their rising senses Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle Their clearer reason. Their understanding Begins to swell, and the approaching tide Will shortly fill the reasonable shores That now lie foul and muddy.
Page 350 - Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is but always to be blest. Hope humbly then; with trembling pinions soar ; Wait the great teacher Death, and God adore. What future bliss he gives not thee to know, But gives
Page 77 - said, I will destroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth; both man and beast, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Page 150 - for remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched-out arm: THEREFORE Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbathday?'
Page 273 - the corrupted currents of this world, Offence's gilded hand may shove by Justice; And oft 'tis seen, the wicked prize itself Buys out the law: but 'ti> not so above; There, is no shuffling : there, the action lies In
Page 78 - v. 17.—" And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven. Everything that is in the earth shall die.—
Page 77 - And the Elohim said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them: and behold I will destroy them from the earth.
Page 78 - days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made, will I destroy from off the face of the earth. —5. And Noah did according to
Page 316 - Enjoy your dear wit and gay rhetoric That hath so well been taught her dazzling fence : Thou art not fit to hear thyself convinced. Yet should I try, the uncontrolled worth Of this pure cause would kindle my rapt spirit To such a flame of sacred vehemence, That