Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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... margin reads , " eating thou shalt eat ; " and this is truly Oriental . Does a man who is under the care of a phy- sician , feel doubtful whether or not he ought to eat some kind of food , which has been recommended to him ; and does he ...
... margin reads , " eating thou shalt eat ; " and this is truly Oriental . Does a man who is under the care of a phy- sician , feel doubtful whether or not he ought to eat some kind of food , which has been recommended to him ; and does he ...
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... margin has for help meet , " as before him ; " and this gives a proper view of her condition , for she literally has to stand before her husband to serve him on all occasions , and especially when he takes his food ; she being then his ...
... margin has for help meet , " as before him ; " and this gives a proper view of her condition , for she literally has to stand before her husband to serve him on all occasions , and especially when he takes his food ; she being then his ...
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... Margin , " things to gird about . " Children in the East do not , in general , wear any clothes till they are five or six years of age , except when they are taken out on a visit . But a piece of silver , copper , or lead , made into ...
... Margin , " things to gird about . " Children in the East do not , in general , wear any clothes till they are five or six years of age , except when they are taken out on a visit . But a piece of silver , copper , or lead , made into ...
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... margin * reads , " at the end of days ; " and this is truly Oriental . " When the days are ended , I will fulfil my promise . " I shall have peace . " " After those days are ended , " When the days come round ( in their circle ) , I ...
... margin * reads , " at the end of days ; " and this is truly Oriental . " When the days are ended , I will fulfil my promise . " I shall have peace . " " After those days are ended , " When the days come round ( in their circle ) , I ...
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... margin has , " sheep or goats ; " and people in the East never speak of a flock without mentioning what is its kind . 7 .— " If thou doest well , shalt thou not . be accepted ? and if thou doest not well , sin lieth at the door . " D ...
... margin has , " sheep or goats ; " and people in the East never speak of a flock without mentioning what is its kind . 7 .— " If thou doest well , shalt thou not . be accepted ? and if thou doest not well , sin lieth at the door . " D ...
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama