A Cruise to the Orient: The World's Greatest Centers of InterestStratford Company, 1921 - 286 Seiten |
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... stone , who was given to great fluency of speech , that he was " inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity , " we could imply something similar regarding the ambiguous diplo- matic verbiage of Germany in her prolonged peace ...
... stone , who was given to great fluency of speech , that he was " inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity , " we could imply something similar regarding the ambiguous diplo- matic verbiage of Germany in her prolonged peace ...
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... stones hurled at him , and was struck by one of these directly in the forehead , whereupon he said with great coolness , " If you use such striking arguments , I must retire . " In the heat of the recent contest , similarly striking ...
... stones hurled at him , and was struck by one of these directly in the forehead , whereupon he said with great coolness , " If you use such striking arguments , I must retire . " In the heat of the recent contest , similarly striking ...
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... Stone of Scone , on which , if tradition be correct , Jacob pillowed his head when he had the vision of angels ascending and descending on the ladder connecting earth and heaven . Upon this Scottish kings were crowned from the time of ...
... Stone of Scone , on which , if tradition be correct , Jacob pillowed his head when he had the vision of angels ascending and descending on the ladder connecting earth and heaven . Upon this Scottish kings were crowned from the time of ...
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... stone upon another . On the arch can yet be seen the conqueror's triumphal car , and also in relief the Jewish golden candlestick of seven branches , which had been for hundreds of years a sacred relic in the temple on Mt. Moriah , but ...
... stone upon another . On the arch can yet be seen the conqueror's triumphal car , and also in relief the Jewish golden candlestick of seven branches , which had been for hundreds of years a sacred relic in the temple on Mt. Moriah , but ...
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... stones are shot into the air . Goethe very suggestively called the whole smoking furnace a peak of hell rising out of ... stone sill , with the inscription , " Cave Canem , " Beware of the Dog . A bakery was uncovered with carbonized ...
... stones are shot into the air . Goethe very suggestively called the whole smoking furnace a peak of hell rising out of ... stone sill , with the inscription , " Cave Canem , " Beware of the Dog . A bakery was uncovered with carbonized ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acropolis Africa Allied American amid ancient antiquity army ASTOR Athenian Athens Austria-Hungary Ben-Hur Biblical Black Sea Bosporus British brought Bulgaria Cairo called carried CENOX century Christ Christian Church Constantine Constantinople cross Dardanelles earth Eastern Egypt Egyptian Emperor Empire enemy England erected father feet fleet France French Galata Bridge gave German glory gold Golden Horn Greece Greek half historic holy human hundred inscription island Jerusalem Karnak king land Land of Punt later lovely Luxor marble memories ment miles military millions Museum nations nearly never Nile once Paris pass Paul peace Pharaoh race reached river rock Roman Roman Forum Rome round ruins Russia scene Scriptural seemed Serbia ship side soldiers Sophia speak standing stone success Sultan temple territory Thebes Theseus thing thousand throne TILDEN tion tomb tower treaty triumph troops Turkish Turks victory walls whole wonders
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 171 - AND thou hast walked about, (how strange a story!) In Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And Time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Seite 260 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Seite 193 - Lo ! in that house of misery A lady with a lamp I see Pass through the glimmering gloom, And flit from room to room. And slow, as in a dream of bliss, The speechless sufferer turns to kiss Her shadow, as it falls Upon the darkening walls.
Seite 41 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; That opened not the house of his prisoners?
Seite 1 - We are living, we are dwelling In a grand and awful time; In an age on ages telling, To be living is sublime!
Seite 161 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water : the poop was beaten gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that The winds were love-sick with them...
Seite 259 - Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Seite 250 - E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to Thee. 2 Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to Thee.
Seite 119 - The Niobe of nations, — there she stands, Childless and crownless, in her voiceless woe ; An empty urn within her withered hands, Whose holy dust was scattered long ago ; The Scipios...
Seite 160 - Yare, yare, good Iras; quick. — Methinks, I hear Antony call; I see him rouse himself To praise my noble act; I hear him mock The luck of...