The Lands of the Messiah, Mahomet, and the Pope: As Visited in 1851A. Fullarton and Company, 1852 - 552 pages |
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... going upwards of four hundred and thirty miles daily , they reach Alexandria in a week . In one of these steamers , Cæsar would have found himself not merely in a floating hotel , but in something like an English royal borough with its ...
... going upwards of four hundred and thirty miles daily , they reach Alexandria in a week . In one of these steamers , Cæsar would have found himself not merely in a floating hotel , but in something like an English royal borough with its ...
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... going to Hong Kong were married last week . He with the brown wig and white whiskers is a popish priest , on his way to Jerusalem , desirous to bury his bones in the Valley of Jehoshaphat . But soon the company began to mingle on deck ...
... going to Hong Kong were married last week . He with the brown wig and white whiskers is a popish priest , on his way to Jerusalem , desirous to bury his bones in the Valley of Jehoshaphat . But soon the company began to mingle on deck ...
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... going to the East are here for the first time charmed with the novelty of scenes which they afterwards see every day . In doubling the Rock of Lisbon , we happened to dash into the midst of the squadron of English war ships cruising off ...
... going to the East are here for the first time charmed with the novelty of scenes which they afterwards see every day . In doubling the Rock of Lisbon , we happened to dash into the midst of the squadron of English war ships cruising off ...
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... going through the streets , into the shops , and on to the batteries , and through the crowded markets and gardens , which were also guarded by twelve- pounders in plenty . All the passengers having gone on board , the anchor was heaved ...
... going through the streets , into the shops , and on to the batteries , and through the crowded markets and gardens , which were also guarded by twelve- pounders in plenty . All the passengers having gone on board , the anchor was heaved ...
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... going nearly due east , and when crossing the meridian line , passengers and crew were mustered almost to a man at noon by the ringing of the ship's bell for public worship , which I con- ducted in the Presbyterian form . Often at home ...
... going nearly due east , and when crossing the meridian line , passengers and crew were mustered almost to a man at noon by the ringing of the ship's bell for public worship , which I con- ducted in the Presbyterian form . Often at home ...
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Page 265 - For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Page 46 - In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
Page 402 - Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Page 463 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent : because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained ; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
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Page 130 - I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation ; my father's God, and I will exalt him.