What I Saw in New-York: Or, A Bird's Eye View of City LifeDerby & Miller, 1851 - 326 strani |
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What I Saw in New-York: Or a Bird's Eye View of City Life (Classic Reprint) Joel H. Ross Predogled ni na voljo - 2018 |
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Stran 145 - And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly ; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Stran 145 - Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: and I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
Stran 325 - The author of this work possesses enough traits of resemblance to the author of the Sacred Mountains, to leave no doubt of his right to the name of Headley. There is much of that spirited descriptive power, which has made the elder brother a popular favorite, and gives promise of a successful career on his own account. The sketches are brief, and embody all the historic incidents recorded of them.
Stran 325 - ... the world's history. The author has appropriated very much of the poetry and romance of the Bible, in the sketches he has given of nineteen women, who have come down to us through their peculiar merits, embalmed in sacred inspiration. Whoever reads the story of Sarah, the beautiful Hebrew maiden, the admiration of the Chaldean shepherds and the pride of her kindred ; or of Rebecca, whom the " faithful steward of Abraham " journeyed to the land of Nahor and selected as the bride of Isaac, and...
Stran 279 - Corporation undertook that it would place and arrange in the building, as soon as practicable after completion, the whole of its library and collections. It was also agreed that the library should be accessible at all reasonable hours and times for general use...