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... Panorama . Panoramic paintings afford a much greater degree of pleasure to the common observer , though not to the artist and the connoisseur , than is usually derived from the most finished specimens of the best masters ; and this ...
... Panorama . Panoramic paintings afford a much greater degree of pleasure to the common observer , though not to the artist and the connoisseur , than is usually derived from the most finished specimens of the best masters ; and this ...
Page 97
... panorama of Jerusalem . Many have been totally unacquainted with the history of the fearful changes which have taken place in the city ; and , for want of reflection , have expected to see that Jerusalem of olden time , which was to be ...
... panorama of Jerusalem . Many have been totally unacquainted with the history of the fearful changes which have taken place in the city ; and , for want of reflection , have expected to see that Jerusalem of olden time , which was to be ...
Page 98
... panorama , will be useless . Jerusalem , though fallen from its high estate , though shorn of its glory , cannot fail to be very attractive to all who feel interest in the stupendous events of by - gone days . No wonder , then , that a ...
... panorama , will be useless . Jerusalem , though fallen from its high estate , though shorn of its glory , cannot fail to be very attractive to all who feel interest in the stupendous events of by - gone days . No wonder , then , that a ...
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... panorama of Je- rusalem . What though other buildings now occupy the places where once stood the Temple of Solomon , the castle of David , and the gates of the holy city ! what though the Christian visitor be , for a moment , led away ...
... panorama of Je- rusalem . What though other buildings now occupy the places where once stood the Temple of Solomon , the castle of David , and the gates of the holy city ! what though the Christian visitor be , for a moment , led away ...
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... panorama has had to contend with sceptical reflections . " But how do I know that the places pointed out to me are the very spots on which the events recorded in Scripture took place ? " " How can I tell that I am not deceived ? " The ...
... panorama has had to contend with sceptical reflections . " But how do I know that the places pointed out to me are the very spots on which the events recorded in Scripture took place ? " " How can I tell that I am not deceived ? " The ...
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