A Journey Through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787: With Particular Attention to the Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, Population, Taxes, and Revenue of that Country; and Remarks in Passing Through a Part of France, Volume 3

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C. Dilly, 1791 - France - 356 pages
 

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Page 208 - Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and found an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand: a day of darknefs, and of
Page 209 - that executeth his word \ for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible, and who can abide it.
Page 209 - they mall walk every one in his path, and when they fall upon the fword they fhall not be wounded. They
Page 208 - be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them, and
Page 215 - Thus, for inftance, St. Anthony, the abbot, fecures his votaries from fire; and St. Anthony of Padua delivers them from water ; S. Barbara is the refuge of the timid in times of thunder and of war; St. Blafs cures diforders of the throat; S. Lucia heals all difeafes of the eyes; St. Nicholas is the patron of young women, who
Page 208 - burneth. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and
Page 209 - utter his voice before his army, for his camp is very great;
Page 29 - chiefly employed in making the rich wines, which, if white, from the nature of the country, is called mountain; if red, from the colour, vino
Page 334 - and his friend, the Dutch conful, being prefent on that occafion, and not having turned accufer, was confidered as a partner in his guilt* For my own part, I am inclined to think, that in proportion as light has been diffufed in Europe, even inquifitors have learnt humanity. But
Page 32 - the invention to himfelf and taken out a patent, although, as it thus appears, neither the machine itfelf, nor the purpofes to which he would apply it, have any claim to novelty. Near the convent of Victoria I took notice of fome blue marly clay, of which are made the earthen jugs, called bucaros and

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