 | William Ward - 1818 - 738 pàgines
...of Scripture, " Behold the bridegroom cometh ; go ye out to meet him." All the persons employed, now lighted their lamps, and ran with them in their hands...expostulated with the doorkeepers, but in vain. Never was I 8O strnrk with our J-ord's beautiful parable as at this moment: " And the door was shut!" — I was... | |
 | William Ward - 1820 - 446 pàgines
...Scripture, " Behold the bridegroom cometh ; go ye out to meet him." — All the persons employed, now lighted their lamps, and ran with them in their hands...which was immediately shut, and guarded by sepoys.^ I and others expostulated with the door-keepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with our Lord's... | |
 | 1824 - 484 pàgines
...lighted their lamps, and ran with them in their hands to fill up their stations in the processions ; some of them had lost their lights, and were unprepared...door of which was immediately shut, and guarded by seapoys. — I and others expostulated with the door keepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with... | |
 | Thomas Robbins - 1824 - 494 pàgines
...lighted their lamps, and ran with them in their hands to fill up their stations in the processions ; some of them had lost their lights, and were unprepared...door of which was immediately shut, and guarded by seapoys. — I and others expostulated with the door keepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with... | |
 | 1847 - 390 pàgines
...entered a large and splendidly illuminated area, before the house, 'covered with an awning, where a multitude of friends, dressed in their best apparel,...which was immediately shut, and guarded by sepoys. I, and others, expostulated with the door-keepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with our Lord's... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1825 - 630 pàgines
...were seated upon mats. The bridegroom was carried in the arms of a friend, and placed on a superb sent in the midst of the company, where he sat a short time, and then went into the house, tho donr of which was immediately shut, and gunrded by Scpnya. I and others expostulated with the door-keepers,... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1824 - 604 pàgines
...Customs between East-Indians and Jews, art. xvii. p. 68, edit. Lend. 1705. and placed in a superb scat in the midst of the company, where he sat a short...which was immediately shut, and guarded by Sepoys. I and others expostulated with the door-keepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with our Lord's... | |
 | Thomas Whittemore - 1832 - 390 pàgines
...had lost their lights, and were unprepared, but it was then too late to seek them, and the cavalcade moved forward to the house of the bride, at which...into the house, the door of which was immediately shit, ami guarded by sepoys. I and others expostulated with the door keepers, but in vain. Never was... | |
 | Henry Addington Simcoe - 1832 - 306 pàgines
...area, before the house, covered with an awning, where a great multitude of friends, dressed in tlilir best apparel, were seated upon mats. The bridegroom...which was immediately shut and guarded by Sepoys. I and others expostulated with the doorkeepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with our Lord's... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1832 - 1030 pàgines
...great multitude of friends dressed in their best apparel were seated upon mats. Tho bridegroom wan carried in the arms of a friend, and placed on a superb...he sat a short time, and then went into the house, tho door of which was immediately shut, and guarded by Sepoys. I and others expostulated with the door... | |
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The bridegroom was carried in the arms of a friend and placed on a superb seat in the midst of the company, where he sat a short time and then went into the house, the door of which was immediately shut and guarded by Sepoys. I and others expostulated... 
