Oriental Customs, Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures: By an Explanatory Application of the Customs and Manners of the Eastern Nations, and Especially the Jews, Therein Alluded to : Collected from the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent Critics |
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Page iii
... passage . BISHOP LOWTH . LONDON : PRINTED BY C. WHITTINGHAM , 103 , GOSWELL STREET ; AND SOLD BY MATHEWS , WILLIAMS AND SMITH , STATIONERS ' COURT ; HATCHARD , PICCADILLY ; BUTTON , PATERNOSTER ROW ; CONDER , BUCKLERSBURY ; STRAND ...
... passage . BISHOP LOWTH . LONDON : PRINTED BY C. WHITTINGHAM , 103 , GOSWELL STREET ; AND SOLD BY MATHEWS , WILLIAMS AND SMITH , STATIONERS ' COURT ; HATCHARD , PICCADILLY ; BUTTON , PATERNOSTER ROW ; CONDER , BUCKLERSBURY ; STRAND ...
Page vii
... to the Indies ; for I gradually found a greater sense and beauty in divers passages of scripture than I had before , by having in my view the things , either natural or moral , which explained them to me PREFACE . vii.
... to the Indies ; for I gradually found a greater sense and beauty in divers passages of scripture than I had before , by having in my view the things , either natural or moral , which explained them to me PREFACE . vii.
Page viii
... passages of the scripture , persuading myself that they would be equally agreeable and profitable for use . And the learned , to whom I communicated my design , en- couraged me very much ( by their commendations ) to proceed in it ; and ...
... passages of the scripture , persuading myself that they would be equally agreeable and profitable for use . And the learned , to whom I communicated my design , en- couraged me very much ( by their commendations ) to proceed in it ; and ...
Page ix
... passages , when first delivered , were easily understood and fully comprehended , and came to the mind with an energy which gave them certain effect . If a simi- lar influence do not accompany them to persons whose residence is in ...
... passages , when first delivered , were easily understood and fully comprehended , and came to the mind with an energy which gave them certain effect . If a simi- lar influence do not accompany them to persons whose residence is in ...
Page x
... passages , without recurring to the customs with which they are connected ; and these , when brought forward , will remove the ab- struseness which was supposed to attend the sub- ject , and give it a just and clear representation . The ...
... passages , without recurring to the customs with which they are connected ; and these , when brought forward , will remove the ab- struseness which was supposed to attend the sub- ject , and give it a just and clear representation . The ...
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