Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary During the Years 1806 and 1807 /c by F.A. de Chateaubriand ; Translated from the French by Frederic Shoberl, 2. köideH. Colburn, 1812 |
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... Temple . 2dly , Because he is so clear and so precise , in the style , now somewhat antiquated , of his secretary , that Paul Lucas has , according to his usual cus- tom , copied him , verbatim , without acknowledging the plagiarism ...
... Temple . 2dly , Because he is so clear and so precise , in the style , now somewhat antiquated , of his secretary , that Paul Lucas has , according to his usual cus- tom , copied him , verbatim , without acknowledging the plagiarism ...
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... temple . I did not leave the sacred structure without stop- ping at the monuments of Godfrey and Baldwin . They face the entrance of the church , and stand against the wall of the choir . I saluted the ashes of these royal chevaliers ...
... temple . I did not leave the sacred structure without stop- ping at the monuments of Godfrey and Baldwin . They face the entrance of the church , and stand against the wall of the choir . I saluted the ashes of these royal chevaliers ...
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... temple the world ever beheld , where St. James the Less was conse- crated the first Christian bishop of Jerusalem , and St. Peter held the first council of the church . Finally , it was from this spot that the apostles , in compliance ...
... temple the world ever beheld , where St. James the Less was conse- crated the first Christian bishop of Jerusalem , and St. Peter held the first council of the church . Finally , it was from this spot that the apostles , in compliance ...
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... Temple , and nearly opposite to the Sterquiline Gate . We advanced to the eastern angle of the wall of the city , and entered the valley of Johoshaphat . It runs from north to south between the Mount of Olives and Mount Moria ; and the ...
... Temple , and nearly opposite to the Sterquiline Gate . We advanced to the eastern angle of the wall of the city , and entered the valley of Johoshaphat . It runs from north to south between the Mount of Olives and Mount Moria ; and the ...
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... Temple by which it was covered , the stream flow- ing through the midst of it , the mournful Songs composed there by David , and the Lamentations there uttered by Jeremiah , rendered it an appro- priate situation for the melancholy and ...
... Temple by which it was covered , the stream flow- ing through the midst of it , the mournful Songs composed there by David , and the Lamentations there uttered by Jeremiah , rendered it an appro- priate situation for the melancholy and ...
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Page 45 - A voice from the east, a voice from the west, a voice from the four winds, a voice against Jerusalem and the holy house, a voice against the bridegrooms and the brides, and a voice against this whole people!
Page 27 - And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Page 27 - And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus, turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
Page 35 - Sing, heavenly muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos : or, if Sion hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's brook that flow'd Fast by the oracle of God, I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventrous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above the Aonian mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.
Page 338 - But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Page 38 - For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Page 340 - See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days ; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Page 47 - And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Page 179 - All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Page 178 - How doth the city sit solitary that was full of people ! how is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary...