 | 1850 - 704 pàgines
...day, so that he built himself a room of glass in yonder palace, that he might dwell therein, and shnt out the insect. But the gnat entered also, and passed...might have some ease from his pain; but he died after suffering these torments for 400 years." The all-believing sheikh soon found six Arabs to work. And... | |
 | 1870 - 726 pàgines
...God, in order to punish Nimrod, " sent a gnat, which vexed him night and day, BO that he built himself a room of glass in his palace that he might dwell...insect. But the gnat entered also, and passed by his car into his brain, upon which it fed and increased in size day by day, so that the servants of Nimrod... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 386 pàgines
...he sent a gnat, which vexed Nimrod night and day, so that he built himself a room of glass in yonder palace, that he might dwell therein, and shut out...might have some ease from his pain ; but he died after suffering these torments for four hundred years.' * Such are the tales to this day repeated by the... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1850 - 280 pàgines
...he sent a gnat, which vexed Nimrod night and day, so that he built himself a room of glass in yonder palace, that he might dwell therein and shut out the...that he might have some ease from his pain ; but he tribute much to the success of my undertaking; whilst to his friendship I am indebted for many pleasant... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1851 - 818 pàgines
...CHAP. H.] NIMROUD. 43 vexed Nimrod night and day, so that he built himself a room of glass in yonder palace, that he might dwell therein, and shut out...and passed by his ear into his brain, upon which it led, and increased in size day by day, so that the servants of Nimrod beat his head with a hammer continually,... | |
 | Crystal palace - 1854 - 250 pàgines
...faith of the prophet: and he sent a gnat, which vexed Nimrod night and day, so that he built himself a room of glass in his palace, that he might dwell...into his brain, upon •which it fed, and increased continually in sine by day and night, so that the servants of Nimrod beat his head with a hammer continually... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1854 - 736 pàgines
...re sent a gnat, which vexed Nimrod night and day, so tnat he built himself a room of glass in yonder palace, that he might dwell therein, and shut out...the insect. But the gnat entered also, and passed by hia ear into his brain, upon which it fed, and increased in size day by day, so that the servants of... | |
 | 1864 - 588 pàgines
...GOD, in order to punish Nimrod, 'sent a gnat, which vexed him night and day, so that he built himself a room of glass in his palace, that he might dwell...might have some ease from his pain ; but he died after suffering these torments for four hundred years.' ' IT is the little rift within the lute That by and... | |
 | Annie Keary - 1870 - 360 pàgines
...prophet, and He sent a gnat, which vexed Nimrod night and day, so that he built a room of glass in yonder palace, that he might dwell therein and shut out the...might have some ease from his pain, but he died after suffering these torments four hundred years." The first day's work had the effect of confirming Mr.... | |
 | Addison Peale Russell - 1875 - 416 pàgines
...God was pleased at the faith of the prophet, and he sent a gnat, which vexed Nimrod night and day, so that he built a room of glass in his palace, that...have some ease from his pain ; but he died, after suffering these torments for four hundred years." " The grandiose statues of Michel Angelo," said a... | |
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Nimrod night and day, so that he built himself a room of glass in yonder palace, that he might dwell therein, and shut out the insect. But the gnat entered also, and passed by his ear into his brain, upon which it fed, and increased in size day by day,... 
