The Childhood of the WorldR. Worthington, 1884 - 123 pages |
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The Childhood of the World: A Simple Account of Man in Early Times Edward Clodd Affichage du livre entier - 1884 |
The Childhood of the World: A Simple Account of Man in Early Times Edward Clodd Affichage du livre entier - 1893 |
The Childhood of the World: A Simple Account of Man in Early Times Edward Clodd Affichage du livre entier - 1874 |
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Page 87 - For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Page 91 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 44 - good old rule, the simple plan that they shall take who have the power and they shall keep who can.
Page 109 - And his that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even, That checks each fault, that calms each fear, And speaks of heaven.
Page 1 - ... to narrate, in as simple language as the subject will permit, the story of man's progress from the unknown time of his early appearance upon the earth to the period from which writers of history ordinarily begin.
Page 122 - I N the beginning there arose the Source of golden light. He was the only born lord of all that is. He established the earth, and this sky. Who is the God to whom we shall offer our sacrifice? HE who gives life. He who gives strength; whose blessing all the bright gods desire; whose shadow is immortality, whose shadow is death.
Page 119 - Where life is free, in the third heaven of heavens, where the worlds are radiant, there make me immortal...
Page 81 - According to an old Jewish legend, "The custom of saying 'God bless you' when a person sneezes dates from Jacob. The Rabbis say that before the time that Jacob lived, men sneezed once and that was the end of them; the shock slew them. This law was set aside...
Page 75 - Sun's sight, who, believing them all devoured, ate up her own ; no sooner had she done it, than the Moon brought her family out of their hiding-place. When the Sun saw them, filled with rage she chased the Moon to kill her ; the chase has lasted ever since, and sometimes the Sun even comes near enough to bite the Moon, and that is an eclipse ; the Sun, as men may still see, devours his Stars at dawn, and the Moon hides hers all day while the Sun is near, and only brings them out at night when her...
Page 89 - Koran on a board, wash it off, and make the patient drink it. The French traveller, Caillie, met with a man who had a great reputation for sanctity, and who made his living by writing prayers on a board, washing them off, and then selling the water, which was sprinkled over various objects, and supposed to improve and protect them. It was soon observed that the charms were no protection from firearms, but that did not in the least weaken the faith in them, because they said as guns were not invented...