Iceland: Or the Journal of a Residence in that Island, During the Years 1814 and 1815 : With an Introduction and Appendix, Volume 1Oliphant, Waugh & Innes, 1818 - 4 pages |
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... received by the unanimous consent of the nation . The farm of Thingvalla having been confiscated on account of some heinous offence committed by its pos- sessor , it was appropriated to the public use , and became the permanent seat of ...
... received by the unanimous consent of the nation . The farm of Thingvalla having been confiscated on account of some heinous offence committed by its pos- sessor , it was appropriated to the public use , and became the permanent seat of ...
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... received an addition of at least 3000 . * With respect to the personal appearance of the Icelanders , they are rather tall , of a frank open countenance , a florid complexion , and yellow flaxen hair . The women are shorter in propor ...
... received an addition of at least 3000 . * With respect to the personal appearance of the Icelanders , they are rather tall , of a frank open countenance , a florid complexion , and yellow flaxen hair . The women are shorter in propor ...
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... that his successes had inspired the people with the belief that he was a super - human being , he improved on the idea , caused himself to be proclaimed a deity , and received divine honours from his followers . He was INTRODUCTION . xliii.
... that his successes had inspired the people with the belief that he was a super - human being , he improved on the idea , caused himself to be proclaimed a deity , and received divine honours from his followers . He was INTRODUCTION . xliii.
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... received divine honours from his followers . He was the god of war and victory , and was most significantly styled , " The Father of Slaughter and Desolation . " Being represented as delight- ing in sanguinary combat , and beholding ...
... received divine honours from his followers . He was the god of war and victory , and was most significantly styled , " The Father of Slaughter and Desolation . " Being represented as delight- ing in sanguinary combat , and beholding ...
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... received baptism , a number of the inhabitants in the northern quarter absent- ed themselves from the temples , broke in pieces their idols , and refused any longer to pay the customary tax in support of idolatrous worship ; and the ...
... received baptism , a number of the inhabitants in the northern quarter absent- ed themselves from the temples , broke in pieces their idols , and refused any longer to pay the customary tax in support of idolatrous worship ; and the ...
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Page 25 - And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Page 249 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Shar'on, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
Page 114 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Page 316 - Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; Leave, ah ! leave me not alone ; Still support and comfort me ! All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing.
Page 146 - Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
Page 316 - Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is. high: Hide me, O my Saviour ! hide, Till the storm of life be past ; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last ! 2 Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee.
Page 166 - Aloft, incumbent on the dusky air, That felt unusual weight; till on dry land He lights, if it were land that ever burn'd With solid, as the lake with liquid fire...
Page 111 - And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Page 196 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
Page 186 - Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation ? The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.