The Natural History of the Bible ; Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures: Collected from the Best Authorities, and Alphabetically ArrangedThomas Tegg, 1824 - 430 pages |
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... according as either prevails , af- fording different tinges of purple , sometimes approaching to violet , and sometimes even fading to a rose colour 32 . The stone called amethyst by the ancients was evidently the same with that now ...
... according as either prevails , af- fording different tinges of purple , sometimes approaching to violet , and sometimes even fading to a rose colour 32 . The stone called amethyst by the ancients was evidently the same with that now ...
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... according to Mr. Wood 54 , is an essential article of oriental luxury , the greatest people enjoying , and the meanest coveting its refreshment . Any shade must , in so hot a country , afford a great delight ; but the shade of the ...
... according to Mr. Wood 54 , is an essential article of oriental luxury , the greatest people enjoying , and the meanest coveting its refreshment . Any shade must , in so hot a country , afford a great delight ; but the shade of the ...
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... according to fable , a huge serpent that had an oracle at Mount Parnassus , famous for predicting future events . Apollo is said to have slain this serpent , and hence he was called " Py- thius 63 " Those possessed with a spirit of ...
... according to fable , a huge serpent that had an oracle at Mount Parnassus , famous for predicting future events . Apollo is said to have slain this serpent , and hence he was called " Py- thius 63 " Those possessed with a spirit of ...
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... According to our notions , we should rather say , a bridle for the horse and a whip for the ass : but it should be considered that the Eastern asses , particularly those of the Arabian breed , are much more beautiful , and better goers ...
... According to our notions , we should rather say , a bridle for the horse and a whip for the ass : but it should be considered that the Eastern asses , particularly those of the Arabian breed , are much more beautiful , and better goers ...
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... according to tradition , originally brought by the queen of Sheba to king Solomon out of Arabia Felix , the country that now principally supplies the demand for that valuable drug . On the other hand , Bochart strongly con- tends , that ...
... according to tradition , originally brought by the queen of Sheba to king Solomon out of Arabia Felix , the country that now principally supplies the demand for that valuable drug . On the other hand , Bochart strongly con- tends , that ...
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Page 363 - Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Page 204 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Page 295 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 251 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 395 - The eternal regions. Lowly reverent Towards either throne they bow, and to the ground, With solemn adoration, down they cast Their crowns inwove with amarant and gold — Immortal amarant, a flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom ; but soon for man's offence To Heaven removed, where first it grew, there grows.
Page 110 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 362 - He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a, man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
Page 152 - Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
Page 153 - But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines : for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Page 16 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.