Alethea; Or, The Maid of the Desert1849 |
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Side 1
... sides touches the horizon , bears no sign of vegetable life ; its surface of loose burn- ing sand , blocks of flintstone , and hillocks of gravel , is seldom refreshed with the rain of hea- ven , and could not nourish Arabia's hardiest ...
... sides touches the horizon , bears no sign of vegetable life ; its surface of loose burn- ing sand , blocks of flintstone , and hillocks of gravel , is seldom refreshed with the rain of hea- ven , and could not nourish Arabia's hardiest ...
Side 16
... side of the gulf stood his sister , imploring him with ex- tended arms to save her he leaned forward- their hands touched - her foot slipped - one pierc- ing shriek — she was gone ! earth again shook convulsively , the chasm closed o'er ...
... side of the gulf stood his sister , imploring him with ex- tended arms to save her he leaned forward- their hands touched - her foot slipped - one pierc- ing shriek — she was gone ! earth again shook convulsively , the chasm closed o'er ...
Side 24
... side to side . A female stood near , clad in a simple , yet not inelegant , Roman dress , consisting of a crimson tunic and dark blue mantle fringed with gold , which fell in rich folds below the knee . No rings orna- mented her slender ...
... side to side . A female stood near , clad in a simple , yet not inelegant , Roman dress , consisting of a crimson tunic and dark blue mantle fringed with gold , which fell in rich folds below the knee . No rings orna- mented her slender ...
Side 41
... sides are sculptured into col- lossal statues , or excavated into vast chambers , corridors , and temples . There also may be seen the sepulchres of successive generations - the lofty homes of the princes of Idumea ; and traces of ...
... sides are sculptured into col- lossal statues , or excavated into vast chambers , corridors , and temples . There also may be seen the sepulchres of successive generations - the lofty homes of the princes of Idumea ; and traces of ...
Side 67
... sides , and laden with a burden , it is goaded on by its christian , benevolent , merciful master . When the cattle have given their nutri- tious milk , the flocks their fleece , man , ―dissatis- fied man , insensible to pity ...
... sides , and laden with a burden , it is goaded on by its christian , benevolent , merciful master . When the cattle have given their nutri- tious milk , the flocks their fleece , man , ―dissatis- fied man , insensible to pity ...
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abode adore Alexandria Ameime amphitheatre Androgenes angels anguish Antioch art thou beauty became beheld beneath bless bliss breast breathed brow Chaldea child chris christians church Clement courser Croesus dark death desert dwell earth earthly Edom Edomite Egypt entered eternal exclaimed faith father fear fell filled FLEET STREET flintstone friends gazed glance glory gospel grave Greece happiness hath heart heathen heaven heavenly Heliopolis hither holy hope horses hour idolatry Idumea Irenæus and Alethea Jehovah Jesus journey kindred light linger look Lord maiden mind næus ness night noble o'er once Pactolus palace passed Pauline peace perished persecution Petra Philetus prayer rection returned rock Rollo round ruins rushed sand Sardis scene seemed smile soldiers soon sorrow soul spirit spot stranger stream sufferings thee thine thou art thou hast thought tortured tranquil traveller truth vanished voice wandered watch weary weep wild worship young
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Side 42 - From generation to generation it shall lie waste ; None shall pass through it for ever and ever. But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it ; The owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: And he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Side 12 - I am Alpha and. Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Side 128 - Youth and the opening rose May look like things too glorious for decay, And smile at thee ! - but thou art not of those That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey.
Side 43 - Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Side 13 - Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Side 12 - AND unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Side 44 - Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
Side 101 - Ye noble few ! who here unbending stand Beneath life's pressure, yet bear up awhile, And what your bounded view, which only saw A little part, deem'd Evil, is no more ; The storms of Wintry Time will quickly pass, And one unbounded Spring encircle all.
Side 43 - The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow ; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
Side 87 - Oh ! there are looks and tones that dart An instant sunshine through the heart, — As if the soul that minute caught Some treasure it through life had sought...