Philip in PalestineM. A. Edwards J.S. Claxton, 1865 - 298 sider |
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... ancient , however , although nobody seems to know when it was founded . It is pro- bable that it was one of the cities of the Phoni- cians , for along this coast was their country . It is a very beautiful city . If you will go with me ...
... ancient , however , although nobody seems to know when it was founded . It is pro- bable that it was one of the cities of the Phoni- cians , for along this coast was their country . It is a very beautiful city . If you will go with me ...
Side 74
... ancient things . They would tumble down the wall of a splendid temple , which had stood for centuries , with no more emotion than we would feel in overturning an old shed . No. wonder that all traces of the very ancient cities of this ...
... ancient things . They would tumble down the wall of a splendid temple , which had stood for centuries , with no more emotion than we would feel in overturning an old shed . No. wonder that all traces of the very ancient cities of this ...
Side 75
... ancient Greek city , called Ornithon . Thousands of years ago Ornithon disappeared from the face of the earth ; hun- dreds of years ago Sarepta passed away , and now the little village of Sarafend is all that is left of them . Sarepta ...
... ancient Greek city , called Ornithon . Thousands of years ago Ornithon disappeared from the face of the earth ; hun- dreds of years ago Sarepta passed away , and now the little village of Sarafend is all that is left of them . Sarepta ...
Side 76
... ancient city . There we had a fine view of Mount Hermon , which the Arabs call Jibel - es- Sheikh ( Mountain of the Chief ) , not a bad name for the grand old fellow , which lifts its head so high above all others , and puts a stop to ...
... ancient city . There we had a fine view of Mount Hermon , which the Arabs call Jibel - es- Sheikh ( Mountain of the Chief ) , not a bad name for the grand old fellow , which lifts its head so high above all others , and puts a stop to ...
Side 77
... ancient wall of Tyre lie buried under the sand heaps , and can be seen by those who choose to go to the trouble and expense of having the sand thrown off them . The day we arrived here we were rowed round the city in a boat . It was the ...
... ancient wall of Tyre lie buried under the sand heaps , and can be seen by those who choose to go to the trouble and expense of having the sand thrown off them . The day we arrived here we were rowed round the city in a boat . It was the ...
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affectionate friend ancient Arabs Baalbek beautiful Bedouins Beirut believe Bible building built Cæsarea called camels cave cave of Machpelah chapel Christ Christian church covered crowd curious Damascus Dead Sea DEAR HARRY dervish dragon Father says feet gate Greek ground groves Hartley Hasbany Hebron Hermon Herod hill Huleh hundred Ibrahim inhabitants Jerusalem Jews Joshua journey king Lady lake Lake Huleh leaving Lebanon lived look Maronites miles Mohammedans monks Moslems mosque Mount Mount Gerizim Mount of Olives mountain never night olive Palestine palm PHILIP pilgrims plain pretty priest river rock rode Roman ruins sacred Samaria Samaritans Sarepta Saviour Sea of Galilee seemed seen sepulchre shore side Sidon spot stones strange streets Syrian tell temple tents things thought thousand Tiberias told tomb took tower trees tribes Tyre valley village visited walls wild wonderful
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Side 84 - Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
Side 68 - ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceedmg peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, ' ' What writest thou ? " The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Side 153 - Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you : for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
Side 62 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But...
Side 68 - BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,
Side 36 - But we must wander witheringly, In other lands to die; And where our fathers' ashes be, Our own may never lie: Our temple hath not left a stone, And Mockery sits on Salem's throne.
Side 85 - Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Side 185 - shall this foul beast offend our sight ?' ' Look at his torn hide,' said a third; ' one could not even cut a shoe out of it.' ' And his ears,' said a fourth,' all draggled and bleeding!' ' No doubt,' said a fifth, ' he hath been hanged for thieving!
Side 245 - Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; and there I buried Leah.
Side 68 - The angel wrote and vanished. The next night It came again with a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blest, And, lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.