Researches of the rev. E. Smith and rev. H.G.O. Dwight in Armenia, Volume 1Crocker and Brewster, 47 Washington Street, 1833 |
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Researches of the Rev. E. Smith and Rev. H. G. O. Dwight in ..., Volume 2 Eli Smith,Harrison Gray Otis Dwight No preview available - 2013 |
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Akhaltsikhe American ancient appeared Armenian church army authority Bakoo bazárs bishop called capital Catholicos Caucasus Chamcheán Chardin Christ Christian clergy Colchis colony Constantinople contains Cossack cross cultivation distance Echmiadzin edition Egrisi emigration emperor Erzroom fact families fast Father furnished Gánjeh Georgian Georgian language Greek Gümry holy horses houses Imireti inhabitants journey Kakheti Kara-bagh Kars Kartlos khan king Koor language latter learned Mart menian miles mission missionaries Mohammedan mollahs morning Moses Choren moslems mountains nation native Pakradians papal Armenians papists pashá pashalik passed patriarch Persia plain post-house prayers present priests province of Georgia provinces reached religion respecting river Russian sect seemed Sheky Shoolaver Shoosha side soon spirit Sultán sürijies tartar Tiflis tion Togarmah Tokát town travelling trees Turkey Turkish Turks valley vartabéd versts village whole worship
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Page 106 - ... The roofs are terraced with earth, which is overrun with grass ; and this gives the city, when viewed from an eminence above, much the appearance of a meadow. The city contains a large citadel, solidly built of stone, and containing the bazaars, the mosques, and many private dwelling-houses. Erzeroom was once the thoroughfare of most of the overland commerce between Europe and the East, which was not destroyed by the discovery of the passage round the Cape of Good Hope. Recently it has declined...
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Page 150 - O GOD, who hast made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth, and didst send Thy blessed Son to preach peace to them that are afar off, and to them that are nigh...
Page 205 - Elburg, in order not to compromise their liberty. Two passes also through the mountain are marked as Russian soil ; but not even the weekly mail is sent through that of Dariel without an escort, amounting sometimes to a hundred soldiers, two field-pieces and several cossacks. If an occasional traveller wishes to try the pass of Derbund, which is in Daghistan, he is not considered safe without a similar guard.
Page 165 - Lesgy, with the two-edged leant a. (short sword), the most deadly of all instruments of death, dangling at his side, seems prowling for his victim as an avenger of blood. The city-bred Armenian merchant waits upon his customers, snugly dressed in an embroidered frock-coat, gay calico frock, red silk shirt, and ample green trowsers also of silk.
Page 145 - Armenian ritual appoints nine distinct seasons for daily worship, and contains the services for them, viz. " midnight, the hour of Christ's resurrection ; the dawn of day, when he appeared to the two Marys at the sepulchre ; sunrise, when he appeared to his disciples ; three o'clock (reckoning from sunrise), when...
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