Observations on divers passages of Scripture [by T. Harmer]., Volume 21776 |
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Thomas Harmer. 1 to be expected in fuch matters : the obfer- vation however naturally accounts for the rise of this fort of presents . " " In other cafes , the presents that anciently were , and of late have been wont to be made to ...
Thomas Harmer. 1 to be expected in fuch matters : the obfer- vation however naturally accounts for the rise of this fort of presents . " " In other cafes , the presents that anciently were , and of late have been wont to be made to ...
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... fuch like things of value , whereas the other made him a prefent of food , bread and wine , fruit and fowl , which was a fit present for the Prophet , who might be prefumed to be weary with his journey . According to oriental notions ...
... fuch like things of value , whereas the other made him a prefent of food , bread and wine , fruit and fowl , which was a fit present for the Prophet , who might be prefumed to be weary with his journey . According to oriental notions ...
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... fuch intention . As they do fo now , they pro- bably did fo anciently : to which fome lefs powerful or diftreffed princes might the more willingly fubmit , as there was an equivocal- nefs in these marks of attention paid to po- tent ...
... fuch intention . As they do fo now , they pro- bably did fo anciently : to which fome lefs powerful or diftreffed princes might the more willingly fubmit , as there was an equivocal- nefs in these marks of attention paid to po- tent ...
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... fuch trifle , had been fufficient to introduce them to the young child ; but mean as his appearance was , they treated him as a royal child , and even after they found the poverty of his parents , pre- fented him with prefents of the ...
... fuch trifle , had been fufficient to introduce them to the young child ; but mean as his appearance was , they treated him as a royal child , and even after they found the poverty of his parents , pre- fented him with prefents of the ...
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... fuch as are commodious , the Lawyers make great use of them . Con- fult Numb . xvi . 15 , for Mofes is there to be understood as faying , that no beast for the faddle , fuch as were wont to be prefented to Grandees and Emperors , had ...
... fuch as are commodious , the Lawyers make great use of them . Con- fult Numb . xvi . 15 , for Mofes is there to be understood as faying , that no beast for the faddle , fuch as were wont to be prefented to Grandees and Emperors , had ...
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Page 435 - Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field ; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, And the pomegranates bud forth: There will I give thee my loves.
Page 191 - For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Page 332 - And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Page 115 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 94 - And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Page 142 - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
Page 257 - And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
Page 223 - Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Page 287 - To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
Page 115 - Eurotas. The great lady still leads the dance, and is followed by a troop of young girls, who imitate her steps, and, if she sings, make up the chorus. The tunes are extremely gay and lively, yet with something in them wonderfully soft. The steps are varied according to the pleasure of her that leads the dance, but always in exact time, and infinitely more agreeable than any of our dances...