Oriental Observations and Occasional Criticisms: More Or Less Illustrating Several Hundred Passages of ScriptureB. J. Holdsworth, 1827 - 92 pages |
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... galese at Point - de - Galle , with a new pair of mill- stones on his head . Exodus , xiii . 18. And the children of Israel went up harnessed [ margin , by five in a rank ] out of the land of Egypt . Com- pare Joshua , i . 14. and iv ...
... galese at Point - de - Galle , with a new pair of mill- stones on his head . Exodus , xiii . 18. And the children of Israel went up harnessed [ margin , by five in a rank ] out of the land of Egypt . Com- pare Joshua , i . 14. and iv ...
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... rose , and the like , required by a landlord of his tenants on court - days in Europe , seem fragments of the same usage . A Cin- galese having to solicit a favour of a superior , when away from home , says , I must go to 19.
... rose , and the like , required by a landlord of his tenants on court - days in Europe , seem fragments of the same usage . A Cin- galese having to solicit a favour of a superior , when away from home , says , I must go to 19.
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... galese have small houses , built of wood sometimes , and covered with tiles , having benches for travellers to rest themselves , and on which they sit and talk . The house consists but of a single room , without a door or window ; and ...
... galese have small houses , built of wood sometimes , and covered with tiles , having benches for travellers to rest themselves , and on which they sit and talk . The house consists but of a single room , without a door or window ; and ...
Page 81
... galese without any violence of language . John , ii . 9. The governor of the feast called the bridegroom . What pity but painters before they draw pictures of Jewish histories , would acquaint themselves with Jewish manners ! What a ...
... galese without any violence of language . John , ii . 9. The governor of the feast called the bridegroom . What pity but painters before they draw pictures of Jewish histories , would acquaint themselves with Jewish manners ! What a ...
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... galese usually bathe three times a week : on Monday , Wednesday , and Saturday . Portuguese people bathe commonly on Saturday or Sunday . Cingalese servants of Europeans are content to bathe once a week , -nearly at the same hour . Acts ...
... galese usually bathe three times a week : on Monday , Wednesday , and Saturday . Portuguese people bathe commonly on Saturday or Sunday . Cingalese servants of Europeans are content to bathe once a week , -nearly at the same hour . Acts ...
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Abimelech Achish alludes appears Arabs Behold Beth-Shemesh bride bridegroom Bruce Budhu Budhuist temple Calmet's cast Ceylon children of Israel Christ Christian Cingalese cloth Corinthians daughter David denote Deuteronomy earth East eastern Edom European Exodus eyes Ezekiel fastened father feet galese garments Genesis give Grand Seignior hair hand hast hath head heard heathen Hebrew Hindoos images India Isaiah Jaffna Jeremiah Jewish Jews John Judea Judges king's Kings Lamech Luke Maachah margin Mark marriage Matthew Matura mother Naaman natives night observed ornaments Parkhurst passage Pharaoh Philistines pray probably Proverbs Psalm rendered rivers Samuel say unto Scripture seed seems seen servants shekel silver skins sleep Solomon's Song stone supposed sword thee thine thing thou shalt travellers Turks usage usually verse voice woman women word worship writer's recollection xviii xxii xxiii xxiv Zedekiah