Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, Volume 1Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1822 - Archaeology |
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Page 19 - The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, -skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; -Also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
Page xiii - Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
Page 14 - And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
Page 144 - Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland France & Ireland Defender of the Faith &c Annoq Dom.
Page 14 - Surely there is a vein for the silver, And a place for gold where they fine it. Iron is taken out of the earth, And brass is molten out of the stone.
Page xiii - Israel : that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones...
Page 3 - Annals of the Coinage of Britain and its dependencies, from the earliest period of authentic history to the end of the fiftieth year of his present majesty King George III.
Page 5 - Calendars of the Ancient Charters, and of the Welch and Scottish Rolls now remaining in the Tower...
Page 9 - Biographical Memoirs of William Ged, including a particular Account of his Progress in the Art of Block Printing.
Page 14 - And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron : and one bearing a shield went before him.