 This is not the work of men's hands," exclaimed he, "but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with him ! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date-tree ; this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him ! cursed before...  A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineweh - Page 51by Austen Henry Layard - 1852 - 360 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1849 - 602 pages
...tree ; this m one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him ! cursed befüre the flood.' In l .bis opinion, the result of a careful examination, all...bystanders concurred. " I now ordered a trench to be das. due south from the head, in the expectation of finding a corresponding figure, and before nightfall... | |
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...basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret, as 1 anticipated the consequences. "While I was superintending...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred." — pp. 65-67 The commotion excited by this apparition, which gave rise to still more active opposition... | |
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...reports. When they beheld the head, they all cried together, 'There is no God but God, and Mahommed is his prophet.' It was some time before the sheikh...reached the object of my search, about twelve feet deep." — Vol. I., p. 65-67. Having engaged two or three men to sleep near the sculptures, Mr. Layard... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1849 - 608 pages
...Mohammed is his Prophet!' It was some time before the sheikh could be prevailed upon to descend into (he pit, and convince himself that the image he saw was...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred." — pp. 66-67 1849.] NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS. The commotion excited by this apparition, which gave... | |
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...the image he saw was of stone. " This is not the work of men's hands," exclaimed he, " but of these infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. The report of the discovery of this gigantic sculpture, carried to Mosul by the terrified Arab, threw... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1849 - 538 pages
...the image he saw was of stone. " This is not the work of men's hands," exclaimed he, " but of these infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. Two men were retained to dig leisurely, notwithstanding these injunctions. By the end of March, the... | |
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...of whom the Prophet, peace be with him ! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date tree; this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. I DOW ordered a trench to be dug due south from tbe bead, in the expectation of finding a corresponding... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 386 pages
...of whom the Prophet, peace be with him ! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date tree; this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. covery by a slaughter of sheep, of which all the Arabs near partook. As some wandering musicians chanced... | |
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...the Prophet, peace be with him ! has said that they were higher than the tallest date tree ; iltis is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with him...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred. — Pp. 65-67. The commotion excited by this apparition, which gave rise to still more active opposition... | |
 | 1850 - 474 pages
...whom the prophet, peace be with him, has said, that they were higher than the tallest date-tree. Truly this is one of the idols which Noah, peace be with...careful examination, all the bystanders concurred." vol. ii., pp. 67, 68. Nineveh and its Remains. By Austen Henry Layard, Esq., DCL THE Zoisl for last... | |
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