Far Off; Or, Asia Described ... [With Plates and Illustrations.]1879 - 615 Seiten |
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Amir Arabs Armenian Asia babe baby Bartrum beautiful Benares Bible Bokhara Brahmins British brought Buddha Burmese buttered tea called camels captives Caspian Sea Cawnpore child China Chinese Christ Christian church Circassian cloth Confucius cruel dead Delhi dress drink Emperor Emperor of China England English girls hair head heard Hindu holy honour horses hundred husband idols India Jesus Khiva Ki-chang killed kind king lady Lamas Lassa live looked Lord Lucknow missionaries Mohammed Mohammedan mosque mother mountains Nana never night once palace Persians poor pray prayers priests prince Regent religion rice river robbers round Saviour Sepoys servant sleep soldiers sometimes soon Sowars stone Tartars temple tents Tibet Tibetans travellers trees Turkestan Turkomans Turks village walk wear wife Wilayat women worship
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 459 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Seite 4 - Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound ! Glory, honour, praise, and power, &c.
Seite 72 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib : but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Seite 605 - Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith ; no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven...
Seite 462 - The teacher is long in coming, and the new missionaries are long in coming; I must die alone, and leave my little one; but as it is the will of God, I acquiesce in his will. I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid I shall not be able to bear these pains. Tell the teacher that the disease was most violent, and I could not write; tell him how I suffered and died; tell him all that you see; and take care of the house and things until he returns.
Seite 259 - Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly my hope is even in Thee.
Seite viii - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad ; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Seite 37 - Lord cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity : the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Seite 260 - Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is well.
Seite 317 - Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.