Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scripture Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions of the HindoosJ. Murray, 1835 - 619 pagina's |
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Pagina 4
... grass ; and after giving a look at me and my companions , he resumed his employment . + The natives believe that , except when killed by man or some animal , the monkey never dies . " 9 one ; " he who comes from eggs GENESIS .
... grass ; and after giving a look at me and my companions , he resumed his employment . + The natives believe that , except when killed by man or some animal , the monkey never dies . " 9 one ; " he who comes from eggs GENESIS .
Pagina 14
... native vessels in India have not decks like those in Europe , but strong laths are put on , which are well tied together , and then thatched over with cocoa - nut leaves , which can be removed at any time without difficulty . It can ...
... native vessels in India have not decks like those in Europe , but strong laths are put on , which are well tied together , and then thatched over with cocoa - nut leaves , which can be removed at any time without difficulty . It can ...
Pagina 32
... natives are universally fond of having their ments strongly perfumed : so much so , that Europeans can scarcely bear the smell . They use camphor , civet , sandal wood or sandal oil , and a great variety of strongly scented waters . It ...
... natives are universally fond of having their ments strongly perfumed : so much so , that Europeans can scarcely bear the smell . They use camphor , civet , sandal wood or sandal oil , and a great variety of strongly scented waters . It ...
Pagina 34
... native girl , belonging to the Wesleyan Society in Jaffna , was thus betrothed to a man whom she disliked . The parents pressed her to have the nuptials celebrated ; but she positively declared she never would have him , and that she ...
... native girl , belonging to the Wesleyan Society in Jaffna , was thus betrothed to a man whom she disliked . The parents pressed her to have the nuptials celebrated ; but she positively declared she never would have him , and that she ...
Pagina 45
... native gentleman has such a servant , it is common to say of him , " Ah ! he has nothing- all is in the hand of his Kanika - Pulli . " — " Yes , yes , he is the treasure pot . " " He knows of nothing but the food he eats . " XL . 20 ...
... native gentleman has such a servant , it is common to say of him , " Ah ! he has nothing- all is in the hand of his Kanika - Pulli . " — " Yes , yes , he is the treasure pot . " " He knows of nothing but the food he eats . " XL . 20 ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 417 - And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
Pagina 523 - And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
Pagina 571 - And yet indeed she is my sister: she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother ; and she became my wife.
Pagina 358 - Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Pagina 13 - And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life from under heaven, and every thing that is in the earth shall die, but with thee will I establish My Covenant, and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons
Pagina 421 - Let their table become a snare before them : and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
Pagina 37 - And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
Pagina 215 - And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased, because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
Pagina 151 - And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord ; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold : only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
Pagina 376 - A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.