The Bible in Spain: Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the PeninsulaJ. M. Campbell, 1843 - 232 pages |
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Page 106 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Page 218 - And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Page 202 - BEHOLD the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight.
Page 165 - But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison ; and now do they thrust us out privily ? nay verily ; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
Page 60 - Pax et misericordia et tranquillitas" and still as he shouted, his voice became louder and louder till the lofty walls of Madrid rang with it: then stooping down, he placed his mouth close to the culprit's ear, still shouting, just as if he would pursue the spirit through its course to eternity, cheering it on its way. The effect was tremendous. I myself was so excited that I involuntarily shouted "misericordia
Page 60 - Petersburg has finer streets, Paris and Edinburgh more stately edifices, London far nobler squares, whilst Shiraz can boast of more costly fountains, though not cooler waters. But the population ! Within a mud wall, scarcely one league and a half in circuit, are contained two hundred thousand human beings, certainly forming the most extraordinary vital mass to be found in the entire world; and be it always remembered that this mass is strictly Spanish.
Page 55 - Are you not afraid," said I at last, " to travel these roads in the dark ? It is said that there are robbers abroad." " Are you not rather afraid," replied the figure, " to travel these roads in the dark ? — you who are ignorant of the country, who are a foreigner, an Englishman ! " " How is it that you know me to be an Englishman ? " demanded I, much surprised. " That is no difficult matter," replied the figure ; " the sound of your voice was enough to tell me that.
Page 185 - Spanish government. I have the honour to remain, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, GEORGE BORROW.
Page 9 - I shall not attempt to answer ; but content myself with observing that, amongst much that is lamentable and reprehensible, I have found much that is noble and to be admired : much stern, heroic virtue ; much savage and horrible crime ; of low vulgar vice very little, at least amongst the great body of the Spanish nation, with which my mission lay...
Page 90 - Spaniards, that, in their social intercourse, no people in the world exhibit a juster feeling of what is due to the dignity of human nature, or better understand the behaviour which it behoves a man to adopt towards his fellow beings.