Indian RecollectionsS. Bagster, 1832 - 468 pages |
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... fires - ravages of white ants - palm trees - dange- rous situation of a soldier - instinct of small red ants . CHAP . III . - State of religion in Calcutta - inattention to the duties of the Sabbath - anecdotes chaplains - Indo - En ...
... fires - ravages of white ants - palm trees - dange- rous situation of a soldier - instinct of small red ants . CHAP . III . - State of religion in Calcutta - inattention to the duties of the Sabbath - anecdotes chaplains - Indo - En ...
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... fire on the face , and then to cast the body into Gunga's stream . So great is the natural cupidity of the Hindoos , that even the most wealthy avail themselves of this pro- viso , and after just singeing the face , cast their dead into ...
... fire on the face , and then to cast the body into Gunga's stream . So great is the natural cupidity of the Hindoos , that even the most wealthy avail themselves of this pro- viso , and after just singeing the face , cast their dead into ...
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... FIRES - RAVAGES OF WHITE ANTS- PALM TREES - DANGEROUS SITUATION OF A SOLDIER -INSTINCT OF SMALL RED ANTS . To the newly - arrived European , Calcutta pre- sents an interesting spectacle . The Esplanade is adorned with numerous princely ...
... FIRES - RAVAGES OF WHITE ANTS- PALM TREES - DANGEROUS SITUATION OF A SOLDIER -INSTINCT OF SMALL RED ANTS . To the newly - arrived European , Calcutta pre- sents an interesting spectacle . The Esplanade is adorned with numerous princely ...
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... fire , and it was a very fortunate thing for one poor woman that he was not . - A fire had broken out in the village close by , and was raging with great fury , as a brisk wind was stirring . At such times the natives are the most ...
... fire , and it was a very fortunate thing for one poor woman that he was not . - A fire had broken out in the village close by , and was raging with great fury , as a brisk wind was stirring . At such times the natives are the most ...
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... fire . The animal's mane , tail , and legs were greatly singed , and the woman's coppera not being wet as my clothes were , caught fire , but this was instantly extinguished , and her life was saved . On another occasion , when I at ...
... fire . The animal's mane , tail , and legs were greatly singed , and the woman's coppera not being wet as my clothes were , caught fire , but this was instantly extinguished , and her life was saved . On another occasion , when I at ...
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Page 67 - Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
Page 260 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign ! HEBEK.
Page 369 - For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: but the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven...
Page 294 - Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
Page 244 - The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek ; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound ; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord...
Page 251 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah ? how shall I set thee as Zeboim ? my heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Page 294 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Page 242 - I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Page 260 - Messiah's name. 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransom'd nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 197 - And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.