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Pagina 16
... never remaining long in one place . When at Hamburg , Dantzig , and elsewhere , money has been offered him , he never took more than two skillings ( fourpence , one farthing ) , and at once distrib- uted it to the poor , as token that ...
... never remaining long in one place . When at Hamburg , Dantzig , and elsewhere , money has been offered him , he never took more than two skillings ( fourpence , one farthing ) , and at once distrib- uted it to the poor , as token that ...
Pagina 27
... never solved , and ever originating speculation . What was life ? Was it of necessity limited to fourscore years , or could it be extended indefinitely ? were questious curious minds never wearied of ask- ing . And so the mythology of ...
... never solved , and ever originating speculation . What was life ? Was it of necessity limited to fourscore years , or could it be extended indefinitely ? were questious curious minds never wearied of ask- ing . And so the mythology of ...
Pagina 31
... never returned . The conquests of Tschengis - Khan again attracted the eyes of Christian Europe to the East . The Mongol hordes were rushing in upon the west with devastating ferocity ; Russia , Poland , Hungary , and the eastern ...
... never returned . The conquests of Tschengis - Khan again attracted the eyes of Christian Europe to the East . The Mongol hordes were rushing in upon the west with devastating ferocity ; Russia , Poland , Hungary , and the eastern ...
Pagina 38
... never fear death . When any of these people die , their friends and relations eat him ravenously , for they regard it as a main duty to munch human flesh . Their names are Gog and Magog , Anie , Agit , Azenach , Fommeperi , Befari ...
... never fear death . When any of these people die , their friends and relations eat him ravenously , for they regard it as a main duty to munch human flesh . Their names are Gog and Magog , Anie , Agit , Azenach , Fommeperi , Befari ...
Pagina 40
... never at rest . None have crossed this sea ; it lacks water altogether , yet fish are cast up upon the beach of various kinds , very tasty , and the like are nowhere else to be seen . Three days ' journey from this sea are mountains ...
... never at rest . None have crossed this sea ; it lacks water altogether , yet fish are cast up upon the beach of various kinds , very tasty , and the like are nowhere else to be seen . Three days ' journey from this sea are mountains ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 187 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Pagina 291 - And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
Pagina 6 - For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
Pagina 301 - And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Pagina 291 - And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite : let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity : slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women : but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary.
Pagina 227 - Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Pagina 415 - For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised; and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
Pagina 6 - And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Pagina 166 - Master, give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, speech to the dumb, and strength to the paralyzed limb, but we can work miracles of grace and mercy by relieving the distress of our suffering brethren.
Pagina 392 - Where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow. Nor ever wind blows loudly; but it lies Deep-meadow'd, happy, fair with orchard lawns And bowery hollows crown'd with summer sea, Where I will heal me of my grievous wound.