 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1852 - 674 pages
...4; Neh. iii. 15; Jer. xxxix. 4 ; &c.), but the most to the purpose are those in the book of Esther. and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble :...and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble. Esth. i. 5, 6. And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath... | |
 | 1852 - 702 pages
...marble have formed the floors, reminding us of the palace of Ahasuerus, where "the beds," or couches "were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red and blue, and white and black marble ;" and all the furniture of the house was in full accordance with the imperial... | |
 | sir George Sinclair (2nd bart.) - 1852 - 818 pages
...taken out of the temple, but purchased out of funds bequeathed for pious uses ; — " the beds are of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red and blue, and white and black marble ; and all the officers of the house are appointed to do according to every man's... | |
 | 1853 - 1116 pages
...small, seven days, in the court of the jarden of the king's palace ; 6 Where were white, green, and I n until the even ; so it shall be cleansed. 33 And...shall be unclean ; and ' ye shall break it. 34 Of white, and black marble. 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse... | |
 | Benjamin Wills Newton - 1853 - 402 pages
...hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble ; the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble. And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1854 - 516 pages
...for internal decoration : — " In the court of the garden of the king's palace, where were white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine...and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble." We may infer from this, that although the highways were frequently left unpaved... | |
 | John Blackburn - 1854 - 392 pages
...state of the arts at a remote period. In the description of the feast of Ahasuei-из it is said, " the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble;"}! to which we have a resemblance in the Egyptian practice, where a handsome... | |
 | 1854 - 1132 pages
...blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble : 5 the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement »of red, and blue, and white, and black marble. 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse... | |
 | George Colfax Baldwin - 1855 - 348 pages
...linen and purple, to silver rings and pillars of marble." The beds upon which the guests recline, are " of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red and blue and black and white marble." Allow me to divert your attention from this scene, for a moment, to give you an interesting fact. The... | |
 | James Talboys Wheeler - 1855 - 486 pages
...fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings, and pillars of marble ; and the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white and black marble. And the servants of the king gave the people royal wine in abundance, out of... | |
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... where were white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble. 
