 In some of these mournful assemblies it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle,...  Persia, Ancient and Modern - Stran 153avtor: John Piggot - 1874 - 328 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | John Kitto - 1799 - 200 strani
...mournful assemblies, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person, in the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he...bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practice illustrates that passage in Psalm Ivi. 8, ' Put thou my tears into thy bottle.' Some... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1820 - 540 strani
...assemblies," he a<Ws» " it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the felling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution.... | |
 | 1820 - 572 strani
...assemblies," he adds, "it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates... | |
 | William Rae Wilson - 1824 - 510 strani
...mournful assemblies, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle. — MORIER on Persia. t Acts xviii. 2, 5. § Id. xviii. 4—10.... | |
 | 1824 - 812 strani
...assem. blies, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling teert, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. — Some... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 552 strani
...shapes. One went about to each person d Trav. p. 17, !«• in the company at the height of his grief with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into the bottle, preserving them with the greatest care.6 This was no difficult... | |
 | 1833 - 460 strani
...the Persians, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of their grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates... | |
 | 1833 - 468 strani
...the Persians, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates... | |
 | William Fleming - 1838 - 612 strani
...shed tears immoderately, and a Mahometan priest goes about to each person at the height of his grief with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the ASIA. THE SCRIPTURE GAZETTEER. ASIA. falling tears, and then squeezes the tearbedewed cotton into a... | |
 | William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 744 strani
...and shapes. One of the mourners went about to each person in the company, at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collected the falling tears, and which he then squeezed into the bottle, preserving them with the greatest... | |
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