The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pàgines |
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Pàgina 28
... kind of names now as in ancient times , generally derived from some accidental circumstance connected with them . One is Bab el Bahar , because it leads to the sea . That near which the tanners carry on their business is This one is Bab ...
... kind of names now as in ancient times , generally derived from some accidental circumstance connected with them . One is Bab el Bahar , because it leads to the sea . That near which the tanners carry on their business is This one is Bab ...
Pàgina 51
... kind . Who can see the dove sitting in this tree without thinking of that THE RAVEN - THE DOVE . 51 CHAPTER V. Olive orchards evening when she re- turned to the ark , " and , lo ! in her mouth was an olive - leaf plucked off ? " RAVEN ...
... kind . Who can see the dove sitting in this tree without thinking of that THE RAVEN - THE DOVE . 51 CHAPTER V. Olive orchards evening when she re- turned to the ark , " and , lo ! in her mouth was an olive - leaf plucked off ? " RAVEN ...
Pàgina 55
... kind , and , if long neglected , will revive again when the ground is dug or ploughed , and begin afresh to yield as before . Vineyards forsaken die out almost immediately , and mulberry orchards neglected run rapidly to ruin ; but not ...
... kind , and , if long neglected , will revive again when the ground is dug or ploughed , and begin afresh to yield as before . Vineyards forsaken die out almost immediately , and mulberry orchards neglected run rapidly to ruin ; but not ...
Pàgina 56
... kind , mingled together like the trees in a natural forest . This tree belongs to Zeid , that to ' Abeid , as they say , and so on through the whole plantation . Such , at least , is the case with the groves we are describing . This ...
... kind , mingled together like the trees in a natural forest . This tree belongs to Zeid , that to ' Abeid , as they say , and so on through the whole plantation . Such , at least , is the case with the groves we are describing . This ...
Pàgina 72
... kind we are considering which has not its per- fect parallel in the daily living language in the people around us . Place an Arab in the circumstances in which these old heathen are represented as act- ing and speaking , and his ...
... kind we are considering which has not its per- fect parallel in the daily living language in the people around us . Place an Arab in the circumstances in which these old heathen are represented as act- ing and speaking , and his ...
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