 | 1845 - 624 pàgines
...the image he saw was of stone. " This is not the work of men's hands," exclaimed he, "but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with...! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date tree ; this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him ! cursed before the flood." In this... | |
 | 1850 - 704 pàgines
...Mohammed is His Prophet ! " " This," said the sheikh, " is not the work of men's hands, but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet — peace be with...peace be with him ! — cursed before the flood." All assented. — A trench was dug southward from the head, and at the distance of twelve feet a corresponding... | |
 | 1849 - 602 pàgines
...the image he saw was of stone. ' This ie not the work of men's bands,' exclaimed he, ' but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with...! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date tree ; this m one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him ! cursed befüre the flood.' In l... | |
 | 1849 - 608 pàgines
...the image he saw was of stone. ' This is not the work of men's hands,' exclaimed he, ' but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred." — pp. 65-67 The commotion excited by this apparition, which gave rise to still more active opposition... | |
 | 1849 - 544 pàgines
...as fa.t as his legs would carry him. i learnt this with regret, as I anticipated the consequences. the sculpture, and giving directions for the continuation...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. The report of the discovery of this gigantic sculpture, carried to Mosul by the terrified Arab, threw... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1849 - 608 pàgines
...the image he saw was of stone. ' This is not the work of men's hands,' exclaimed he, ' but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred." — pp. 66-67 1849.] NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS. The commotion excited by this apparition, which gave... | |
 | 1849 - 620 pàgines
...the image he saw was of stone. ' This is not the work of men's hands,' exclaimed he, ' but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet (peace be with...careful examination, all the by-standers concurred. I now ordered a trench to be dug due south from the head, in the expectation of finding a corresponding... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 400 pàgines
...whom the Prophet, peace be with him ! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date tree ; this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. I now ordered a trench to be dug due south from the head, in the expectation of finding a corresponding... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pàgines
...the Prophet, peace be with him ! has said that they were higher than the tallest date tree ; iltis is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. — Pp. 65-67. The commotion excited by this apparition, which gave rise to still more active opposition... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 408 pàgines
...the image he saw was of stone. " This is not the work of men's hands," exclaimed he, "but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with...! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date tree ; this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him ! cursed before the flood." In this... | |
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It was some time before the sheikh could be prevailed upon to descend into the pit, and convince himself that the image he saw was of stone. 'This is not the work of men's hands," exclaimed he, "but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be... 
