From the Hebrides to the Himalayas: A Sketch of Eighteen Months' Wanderings in Western Isles and Eastern Highlands, Volum 2Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1876 |
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From the Hebrides to the Himalayas: A Sketch of 18 Months ..., Volum 2 Constance F. Cumming Visualització completa - 1876 |
From the Hebrides to the Himalayas Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming Previsualització no disponible - 2020 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
Agra Aryan beautiful Benares bheesties blossoms blue Brahmins Buddha Buddhist bungalow carried carved caste cedar cliff colour coolies course creatures curious dark delight deodars divers Doorga earth elephant English especially face faith feet fire flowers forest gharry ghaut glittering goat grass green grey hand heaven hill Himalayas Hindu holy honour huge hundred imagine India khad land Landour light look lovely marble Massourie Meerut mighty miles mist Mohammedan morning mountain native neighbours never night once Paharis passed picturesque pine plains pleasant poor precious priests rains reached rhododendron rich river road rock rope round sacred sandstone scarlet seemed servants shadow Shere Ali side Simla Siva snows sometimes sort spirits stone strange stream sunwise Sutlej tall temple tents Thibet thing thousand tomb trees Umballa valley village Vishnu wheels whence whole wild women wood worship
Passatges populars
Pàgina 252 - And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee, Saying: "Here is a story-book Thy Father has written for thee." " Come, wander with me," she said, " Into regions yet untrod ; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God.
Pàgina 170 - David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
Pàgina 170 - And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
Pàgina 170 - And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it : and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Pàgina 170 - Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
Pàgina 252 - Thy Father has written for thee." "Come, wander with me," she said, "Into regions yet untrod; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God." And he wandered away and away With Nature, the dear old nurse, Who sang to him night and day The rhymes of the universe. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail, She would sing a more wonderful song, Or tell a more marvellous tale.
Pàgina 158 - STRANGER ! if e'er thine ardent step hath traced The northern realms of ancient Caledon, Where the proud Queen of Wilderness hath placed, By lake and cataract, her lonely throne ; Sublime but sad delight thy soul hath known, Gazing on pathless glen and mountain high, Listing where from the cliffs the torrents thiown Mingle their echoes with the eagle's cry, And with the sounding lake, and with the moaning sky.
Pàgina 3 - Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
Pàgina 170 - And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
Pàgina 229 - And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.