Notes of a Clerical Furlough, Spent Chiefly in the Holy Land. With a Sketch of the Voyage Out1859 |
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Page vii
... travellers in these countries on various points , and , among others , " on the propriety of publishing . " " Every one , " the writer of that work observes , " must exercise his own good taste and wisdom in that respect ; but ' a ...
... travellers in these countries on various points , and , among others , " on the propriety of publishing . " " Every one , " the writer of that work observes , " must exercise his own good taste and wisdom in that respect ; but ' a ...
Page ix
... travellers have passed ; but every one has his own way of looking at things ; and , in a land of such undying and inexhaustible interest , though so much has been reaped , there is still not a little to be gleaned . The volume , as will ...
... travellers have passed ; but every one has his own way of looking at things ; and , in a land of such undying and inexhaustible interest , though so much has been reaped , there is still not a little to be gleaned . The volume , as will ...
Page 76
... travelling library , a passage turned up which seemed to throw some light on this occurrence . When describ- ing the action of the current which sweeps eastwards along the shores of Egypt , he takes occasion to point out the influence ...
... travelling library , a passage turned up which seemed to throw some light on this occurrence . When describ- ing the action of the current which sweeps eastwards along the shores of Egypt , he takes occasion to point out the influence ...
Page 81
... traveller in that country is to have at all , he must take them with him . A busy hour or two were accordingly spent in getting our multifarious baggage laid out upon the deck -tents and tent furniture , portmanteaus and leathern bags ...
... traveller in that country is to have at all , he must take them with him . A busy hour or two were accordingly spent in getting our multifarious baggage laid out upon the deck -tents and tent furniture , portmanteaus and leathern bags ...
Page 93
... traveller has to make his way , are often of the most break - neck character that can well be conceived . I have crossed the high Alps three or four times , but the worst mountain track I have met with in Switzerland is better than many ...
... traveller has to make his way , are often of the most break - neck character that can well be conceived . I have crossed the high Alps three or four times , but the worst mountain track I have met with in Switzerland is better than many ...
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Alexandria ancient Arabs ascend beauty beneath Beth-haccerem Bethany Bethlehem Cairo Christian Church city wall course Damascus gate David Dead Sea deep distance donkeys eastern Egypt En-rogel Ephrath face farther feet gardens gate Gethsemane Gibeon Gibraltar Gihon Greek hand harbour height hill Hinnom hollow Holy Sepulchre inclosure Israel Jaffa Jaffa gate Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Judah Judea Kedron King land length lofty looking Lord lower miles Moab Moriah morning Moslem mosque Mount of Olives mountain narrow nearly night Nile Olivet Ophel Palestine passed plain Pool of Siloam present pyramids rising road rocky round runs sacred scene Scripture seems seen shore sight slope Solomon spot stands stone stood summit Syrian Tekoa temple tion tomb tower town tradition Tyropoon unto upper valley of Hinnom valley of Jehoshaphat village western side whole wind yards Zion
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Page 141 - And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
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Page 249 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Page 205 - And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it. and brought it to David : nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
Page 344 - Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! Woe unto thee Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Page 246 - And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD : and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Page 177 - And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither : so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Page 145 - And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Page 318 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Page 138 - Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will send them.