I was not surprised that the Arabs had been amazed and terrified at this apparition. It required no stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well... Hogg's Instructor - Page 611849Full view - About this book
| Arminianism - 1850 - 704 pages
...was rounded and without ornament at the top." The Arab mind was sufficiently impressed and amazed. " One of the workmen, on catching the first glimpse...off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him." All who saw the head cried out, " There is no God but God, and Mohammed is His Prophet ! " "... | |
| United States - 1849 - 602 pages
...strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from iho bowels of the earth, miarht well have belonged to one of those fearful beings which are pictured in the traditions 'if the country, as appearing to mortals, slowly ascending from the regions below. One of the workmen,... | |
| 1849 - 608 pages
...It required no stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. 1 his gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of...pictured in the traditions of the country as appearing to mortitls, slowly ascending from the regions below. One of the workmen, on catching the first glimpse... | |
| United States - 1849 - 596 pages
...stretch of inniginfition to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with nge, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul, ns fast as his legs could carry him. T learnt this with regret, as I anticipated the consequences.... | |
| Sir Austen Henry Layard - Assyria - 1849 - 468 pages
...apparition. It required no stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of...glimpse of the monster, had thrown down his basket and had run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret as I anticipated... | |
| Austen Henry Layard - Assyria - 1849 - 386 pages
...apparition. It required no stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of...glimpse of the monster, had thrown down his basket arid run off' towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret, as I anticipated... | |
| American periodicals - 1849 - 638 pages
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with ige, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...of the monster, had thrown down his basket and run oil" towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret, as I anticipated... | |
| History, Modern - 1849 - 620 pages
...required no stretch of the imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of...ascending from the regions below. One of the workmen, on first catching a glimpse of the monster, had thrown down his basket, and run oft to Mosul as fast as... | |
| 1849 - 778 pages
...apparition. It required no stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of...traditions of the country, as appearing to mortals, slowly rising from the regions below. One of the workmen, on catching the first glimpse of the monster, had... | |
| Education - 1849 - 206 pages
...It required no strength of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of...pictured in the traditions of the country as appearing to monals, slowly ascending from the regions below, ll was sometime before the sheikh could be prevailed... | |
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