Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures: In Three Parts. I. From the Geography of the East. II. From the Natural History of the East. III From the Customs of Ancient and Modern Nations, Volume 2David Hogan, 1822 |
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Pagina 10
... ground beneath the lofty cedars which still crown the summits of Lebanon , on the highest branches of which , that fierce destroyer occasionally perches . The extraordinary length of his wings , and the man- ner in which he stretches ...
... ground beneath the lofty cedars which still crown the summits of Lebanon , on the highest branches of which , that fierce destroyer occasionally perches . The extraordinary length of his wings , and the man- ner in which he stretches ...
Pagina 13
... ground . His The piercing sight of this noble bird , is recorded by the philosophers , and celebrated by the poets of every age . In Homer , he has the sharpest sight among the birds of heaven . ως τ dεTOS όν ρα τε φασιν Οξυτατον ...
... ground . His The piercing sight of this noble bird , is recorded by the philosophers , and celebrated by the poets of every age . In Homer , he has the sharpest sight among the birds of heaven . ως τ dεTOS όν ρα τε φασιν Οξυτατον ...
Pagina 15
... ground , he raises himself by degrees into the air . Thus , the general rule of the natural historian , that the golden and common eagle never feed upon carrion , certainly admits of exception ; and indeed , seems to have no real ...
... ground , he raises himself by degrees into the air . Thus , the general rule of the natural historian , that the golden and common eagle never feed upon carrion , certainly admits of exception ; and indeed , seems to have no real ...
Pagina 17
... ground , an eagle received and bore him up on her back . A similar story is recorded in the writings of Pausanias , who tells us , that an ea- gle flew under Aristimenes , who was cast by the La- cedemonians from the top of a tower ...
... ground , an eagle received and bore him up on her back . A similar story is recorded in the writings of Pausanias , who tells us , that an ea- gle flew under Aristimenes , who was cast by the La- cedemonians from the top of a tower ...
Pagina 19
... ground ; they received a full accomplishment in the irresistible . impetuosity and complete success with which the Ba- bylonian monarchs , and particularly Nebuchadnezzar , pursued their plans of conquest . Ezekiel denomi- nates him ...
... ground ; they received a full accomplishment in the irresistible . impetuosity and complete success with which the Ba- bylonian monarchs , and particularly Nebuchadnezzar , pursued their plans of conquest . Ezekiel denomi- nates him ...
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