PersiaSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1846 - 200 pàgines |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 56 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people ? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
Pàgina 57 - Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
Pàgina 56 - ... Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying...
Pàgina 190 - 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!
Pàgina 12 - She remained in your country four years. When she returned, all gathered round her to gratify their curiosity about England. ' What did you find there ? Is it a fine country ? Are the people rich — are they happy ? ' She answered, ' The country was like a garden ; the people were rich, had fine clothes, fine houses, fine. horses, fine carriages, and were said to be very wise and happy...
Pàgina 147 - Tell them that he is the son of Nadir Shah, the son of the sword, the grandson of the sword, and so on till they have a descent of seventy instead of seven generations.
Pàgina 43 - She instantly sprung upon the animal, and setting off at full speed did not stop till she had reached the summit of a small hill in the vicinity, which was covered with loose stones. When there, she waved her hand over her head, and came down the hill at the same rate at which she had ascended it.
Pàgina 58 - That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 3.
Pàgina 179 - Admirable !" said the latter to him : " nothing could be better : the fools wished to try to startle you with giants and clubs stuck up against a wall. They are rightly served ; your eye hardly rested on him for a moment, evidently not thinking him worthy of your notice. I shall tell them...
Pàgina 12 - Positive,' said the old nurse ; ' I looked for nothing else all the time I was there, but I looked in vain.