Travels in Egypt and the Holy LandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824 - 452 sider |
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Side ix
... extent of my ambition to attain , the humble merit of having viewed all the different objects I have attempted to describe , under the influence of reverential awe , and a serious frame of mind . Should it be found in any part of the ...
... extent of my ambition to attain , the humble merit of having viewed all the different objects I have attempted to describe , under the influence of reverential awe , and a serious frame of mind . Should it be found in any part of the ...
Side 5
... extent of the evil which arises from so flagrant a violation of the ' divine command . This occurs in a land where pure and undefiled religion is professed , and declared to be practically regarded . It is , however , a just subject of ...
... extent of the evil which arises from so flagrant a violation of the ' divine command . This occurs in a land where pure and undefiled religion is professed , and declared to be practically regarded . It is , however , a just subject of ...
Side 32
... extent of her population , resources , and the strength of her army and navy . The attachment of Mahomed Ali to the Eng- lish nation is universally known . Of this there could not be conveyed a stronger proof , than when he enquired of ...
... extent of her population , resources , and the strength of her army and navy . The attachment of Mahomed Ali to the Eng- lish nation is universally known . Of this there could not be conveyed a stronger proof , than when he enquired of ...
Side 35
... extent that this demonstrates ; " and , in the true language of the merchant , added , " I would rather have enjoyed this pleasure , than gained 25,000 piastres by a bargain in grain ! " He went in state to view these things . The Pacha ...
... extent that this demonstrates ; " and , in the true language of the merchant , added , " I would rather have enjoyed this pleasure , than gained 25,000 piastres by a bargain in grain ! " He went in state to view these things . The Pacha ...
Side 61
... extent , or even from those objects which are presented to the view , as from the distinctness with which every thing is seen through the pure transparency of the Egyptian atmosphere . There are very few trees to be seen in the city ...
... extent , or even from those objects which are presented to the view , as from the distinctness with which every thing is seen through the pure transparency of the Egyptian atmosphere . There are very few trees to be seen in the city ...
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Side 361 - PRAISE be to God, the Lord of all creatures, the most merciful, the king of the day of judgment. Thee do we worship, and of thee do we beg assistance. Direct us in the right way, in the way of those to whom thou hast been gracious ; not of those against whom thou art incensed, nor of those who go astray...
Side 5 - England, with all thy faults, I love thee still — My country ! and, while yet a nook is left, Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrain'd to love thee.
Side 8 - Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. How much less man, that is a worm; and the son of man, which is a worm?
Side 146 - AND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will send them.
Side 40 - As to the unbelievers, their works are like a vapour in a plain, which the thirsty traveller thinketh to be water, until when he cometh thereto he findeth it to be nothing.
Side 27 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Side 371 - Sacred to the memory of The Right Honorable Lady MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU, who happily introduced from Turkey, into this country, the salutary art of inoculating the small-pox. Convinced of its efficacy, she first tried it with success on her own children, and then recommended the practice of it to her fellow-citizens. Thus by her example and advice we have softened the virulence, and escaped the danger, of this malignant disease.
Side 314 - ... and all other official characters ; but, withal, their awfully degraded and cannibal state ; yet, more especially, from the influence Christianity is exerting : directly, in turning men from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to...
Side 362 - IT is the custom of the Mahometans, if they see any printed or written paper upon the ground, to take it up and. lay it aside carefully, as not knowing but it may contain some piece of their Alcoran.
Side 375 - In some of these mournful assemblies it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates that passage in the 5 6th Psalm, 8th verse, Put thou my tears into thy bottle.