Among the Holy HillsC. Scribner's sons, 1884 - 243 страници |
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... distance , with its walls and towers , its appearance is very striking . This rouses the traveller , as he approaches it , to an attitude of expectation , from which he is rudely awakened as he enters within the walls , where the first ...
... distance , with its walls and towers , its appearance is very striking . This rouses the traveller , as he approaches it , to an attitude of expectation , from which he is rudely awakened as he enters within the walls , where the first ...
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... distance to obtain a gen- eral view . Here we stood facing Mount Zion , its bold height rising directly before us . It is a very ancient part of Jerusalem , for though it bears the name of the City of David , it was a city , a fortified ...
... distance to obtain a gen- eral view . Here we stood facing Mount Zion , its bold height rising directly before us . It is a very ancient part of Jerusalem , for though it bears the name of the City of David , it was a city , a fortified ...
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... distance under the rock is a third of a mile . Indeed , adventurous travellers , who do not mind stooping or even prostration , can make the passage . We preferred to leave it to the more supple and more nimble Arabs , who crouch like ...
... distance under the rock is a third of a mile . Indeed , adventurous travellers , who do not mind stooping or even prostration , can make the passage . We preferred to leave it to the more supple and more nimble Arabs , who crouch like ...
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... distance . The men of Gad and of Reuben , who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan and of the Dead Sea , as they went up to the top of the mountains of Moab , saw the rising sun reflected back from it ; and when the sun went down , the ...
... distance . The men of Gad and of Reuben , who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan and of the Dead Sea , as they went up to the top of the mountains of Moab , saw the rising sun reflected back from it ; and when the sun went down , the ...
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... distance , yet never was the picture more perfectly drawn than by the hand of this consummate artist . Speaking of the Mosque of Omar , and the effect of grandeur it gives to Jerusalem , he says : " From whatever point that graceful ...
... distance , yet never was the picture more perfectly drawn than by the hand of this consummate artist . Speaking of the Mosque of Omar , and the effect of grandeur it gives to Jerusalem , he says : " From whatever point that graceful ...
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ancient appeared beauty brought called camp carried Christ Christian church coming course cross Damascus darkness death descended distance earth East entered face faith feeling feet fire Floyd followed foot Galilee gathered gave give Greeks hand head heart heaven hills Holy horses hour human hundred interest Italy Jerusalem Jesus Jordan keep lake land leave light lived look Lord Master morning Mount mountain natural Nazareth night once Palestine party passed peace plain poor prayer rain reached rest ride rising road rock Roman round sacred scene seemed seen Sepulchre shore side sight spirit standing stones stood Temple tent things thought thousand took touch town traveller trees turned valley village walls Week whole wind
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Страница 55 - ABIDE with me ; fast falls the eventide ; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide ; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Страница 14 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Страница 76 - And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath...
Страница 142 - Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Страница 108 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Страница 74 - There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven ; All that Thou sendest me, In mercy given : Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, — Nearer to Thee...
Страница 73 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Страница 173 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Страница 110 - And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
Страница 12 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!