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" It was so situated in front of the great eastern portal that the rays of the morning sun fell directly upon it at its rising, lighting up the whole apartment with an effulgence that seemed more than natural, and which was reflected back from the golden... "
Wonders of the World as Seen and Described by Great Writers - Page 193
edited by - 1912 - 359 pages
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History of the Conquest of Peru: With a Preliminary View of the ..., Volume 1

William Hickling Prescott - 1847 - 714 pages
...that the rays of the morning sun fell directly upon it at its rising, lighting up the whole apariment with an effulgence that seemed more than natural,...the sanctuary were of the same costly material; and abroad belt or frieze of gold let into the stone-work encompassed the whole exterior of the edifice.*...
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The Edinburgh Christian magazine, Volumes 1-2

1850 - 682 pages
...walls and ceiling were everywhere encrusted. Gold, in the figurative language of the people, was ' tho tears wept by the Sun,' and every part of the interior...metal. The cornices which surrounded the walls of tho sanctuary, were of the same costly material ; and a broad belt or frieze of gold let into the stone-work...
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History of the Conquest of Peru: With a Preliminary View of the Civilisation ...

William Hickling Prescott - 1850 - 380 pages
...reflected back from the golden ornaments with which the walls and ceiling were everywhere encrusted. Gold, in the figurative language of the people, was "the tears wept by the Sun,"t and every part of the interior of the temple glowed with burnished plates and studs of the precious...
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India in Greece: Or, Truth in Mythology: Containing the Sources of the ...

Edward Pococke - 1852 - 444 pages
...reflected back from the golden ornaments with which the walls and ceiling were everywhere encrusted. Gold, in the figurative language of the people, was...were of the same costly material, and a broad belt of gold work, let into the stone work, encompassed the whole exterior of the edifice." How little do...
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History of the Conquest of Peru: With a Preliminary View of the ..., Volume 1

William Hickling Prescott - 1874 - 560 pages
...massive plate of gold of enormous dimensions, thickly powdered with emeralds and precious stones.16 It was so situated in front of the great eastern portal...language of the people, was "the tears wept by the sun," I7 and every part of the interior of the temple glowed with burnished plates and studs of the precious...
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Half-hours with the Best American Authors, Volume 4

1886 - 556 pages
...than natural, and which was reflected back from the golden ornaments with which the walls and cciling were everywhere incrusted. Gold, in the figurative...burnished plates and studs of the precious metal. Tho cornices which surrounded the walls of the sanctuary were of the same costly material ; and a broad...
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Vision: A Magazine for Youth, Volume 2

1889 - 656 pages
...which the walls and ceiling were everywhere encrusted. In the figurativo language of the Peruvian, gold was 'the tears wept by the sun :' and every part of...the walls of the sanctuary were of the same costly substance, and a broad belt or frieze of gold, let into the stonework, encomj>assed the whole exterior...
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The Great Law: A Study of Religious Origins and of the Unity Underlying Them

William Williamson - 1899 - 466 pages
...reflected back from the golden ornaments with which the walls and ceilings were everywhere encrusted. Gold, in the figurative language of the people, was...burnished plates and studs of the precious metal." 1 The above description recalls that of the golden vessels of King Solomon's temple given in II. Chronicles...
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Peru, Volume 1

William Hickling Prescott - 1900 - 394 pages
...massive plate of gold of enormous dimensions, thickly powdered with emeralds and precious stones.1* It was so situated in front of the great eastern portal...language of the people, was " the tears wept by the sun," 1T and every part of the interior of the temple glowed with burnished plates and studs of the precious...
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Graded Literature Readers, Book 7

Ida Catherine Bender, Harry Pratt Judson - 1901 - 266 pages
...than natural, and which was reflected back from the golden ornaments with which the walls and ceilings were everywhere incrusted. Gold, in the figurative...language of the people, was " the tears wept by the sun," 20 and every part of the interior of the temple glowed with burnished plates and studs of the precious...
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