Oriental customs: or, An illustration of the Sacred scriptures by an explanatory application of the customs and manners of the Eastern nations, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 |
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Page 141
... Sir John Chardin says , " the songs of those who work them . " May not this help to explain the meaning of this passage , in which the royal preacher , describing the infirmities of old age , among other weaknesses , says , the doors ...
... Sir John Chardin says , " the songs of those who work them . " May not this help to explain the meaning of this passage , in which the royal preacher , describing the infirmities of old age , among other weaknesses , says , the doors ...
Page 154
... Sir John Chardin says , that " in Persia and Arabia they wear rings about their ancles , which are full of little bells . take a particular pleasure in this view they walk quick . " Niebuhr speaks of the great rings which the common and ...
... Sir John Chardin says , that " in Persia and Arabia they wear rings about their ancles , which are full of little bells . take a particular pleasure in this view they walk quick . " Niebuhr speaks of the great rings which the common and ...
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... Sir John Chardin has made upon this passage . He informs us , that the Persians and Turks are not only fond of almonds , plumbs , and melons in a mature state , but that they are remarkable for eating them be- fore they are ripe . As ...
... Sir John Chardin has made upon this passage . He informs us , that the Persians and Turks are not only fond of almonds , plumbs , and melons in a mature state , but that they are remarkable for eating them be- fore they are ripe . As ...
Page 310
... Sir John Chardin also observes , that it is usual for a whole family to sleep in the same room , especially those in lower life , laying their beds on the ground . From these cir- cumstances we learn the precise meaning of the reply now ...
... Sir John Chardin also observes , that it is usual for a whole family to sleep in the same room , especially those in lower life , laying their beds on the ground . From these cir- cumstances we learn the precise meaning of the reply now ...
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... Chardin seems to com- plain of expositors , for supposing that one person hadʻ frequently different names ; and says ... Sir John Chardin thinks , 3 320 ST . JOHN . that it was known to Confucius from the following cir ...
... Chardin seems to com- plain of expositors , for supposing that one person hadʻ frequently different names ; and says ... Sir John Chardin thinks , 3 320 ST . JOHN . that it was known to Confucius from the following cir ...
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Page 310 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Page 311 - And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Page 348 - And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid ; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
Page 314 - And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
Page 141 - In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened. And the doors shall be shut in the streets when the sound of the grinding is low...
Page 307 - And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Page 222 - This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it ; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
Page 161 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be like the most High.
Page 79 - So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea.
Page 394 - And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.