Observations on divers passages of Scripture [by T. Harmer].1776 |
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... Chardin tells us , fomewhere in his travels , of an officer whose business it was to register the prefents that were made to his master , or mistress ; and I have fince found the fame practice obtains at the Otto- man court : for Egmont ...
... Chardin tells us , fomewhere in his travels , of an officer whose business it was to register the prefents that were made to his master , or mistress ; and I have fince found the fame practice obtains at the Otto- man court : for Egmont ...
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... Chardin obferves , in his MS , on occafion of Jofeph's being faid to have given Ben- jamin three hundred pieces of filver , Gen. 45 , 22 , that the Kings of Afia almost always make prefents of this kind to Ambaffadors , and to other ...
... Chardin obferves , in his MS , on occafion of Jofeph's being faid to have given Ben- jamin three hundred pieces of filver , Gen. 45 , 22 , that the Kings of Afia almost always make prefents of this kind to Ambaffadors , and to other ...
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... Chardin tells us in his note here , that it is customary through all the Eaft to gather together an immense collection of furniture and clothes , for their fashions never alter . They heap them up in wardrobes , as they heap up mud for ...
... Chardin tells us in his note here , that it is customary through all the Eaft to gather together an immense collection of furniture and clothes , for their fashions never alter . They heap them up in wardrobes , as they heap up mud for ...
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... Chardin has remarked , that prefents are viewed in this light , in fuch cafes , not only in Turkey , but almost through all the Levant ; and he very juftly applies the thought to Pf . lxxii . 10. Thofe prefents were evi- dently of that ...
... Chardin has remarked , that prefents are viewed in this light , in fuch cafes , not only in Turkey , but almost through all the Levant ; and he very juftly applies the thought to Pf . lxxii . 10. Thofe prefents were evi- dently of that ...
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... Chardin , in his MS , expressly tells us , it is the custom of the Eaft for poor people , and especially those that live in the country , to make prefents to their Lords of lamb's and sheep , as an offering , tri- bute , or fucceffion ...
... Chardin , in his MS , expressly tells us , it is the custom of the Eaft for poor people , and especially those that live in the country , to make prefents to their Lords of lamb's and sheep , as an offering , tri- bute , or fucceffion ...
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Page 435 - Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field ; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, And the pomegranates bud forth: There will I give thee my loves.
Page 191 - For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Page 332 - And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Page 115 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 94 - And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Page 142 - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
Page 257 - And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
Page 223 - Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Page 287 - To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
Page 115 - Eurotas. The great lady still leads the dance, and is followed by a troop of young girls, who imitate her steps, and, if she sings, make up the chorus. The tunes are extremely gay and lively, yet with something in them wonderfully soft. The steps are varied according to the pleasure of her that leads the dance, but always in exact time, and infinitely more agreeable than any of our dances...