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Page 103
When I cast my eyes on the hills of Africa , I think of millions there , the slaves of
Mahommedan cruelty and superstition . When we sailed by Portugal , and Spain ,
and Sicily , and Sardinia , I thought of the multitudes who are there shrouded in ...
When I cast my eyes on the hills of Africa , I think of millions there , the slaves of
Mahommedan cruelty and superstition . When we sailed by Portugal , and Spain ,
and Sicily , and Sardinia , I thought of the multitudes who are there shrouded in ...
Page 127
Vast walls are still standing composed principally of granite , with some fine
pillars of marble . The castle includes five or six acres of ground , and about half
way down the hill is a wall which includes several times as much . Within the
castle ...
Vast walls are still standing composed principally of granite , with some fine
pillars of marble . The castle includes five or six acres of ground , and about half
way down the hill is a wall which includes several times as much . Within the
castle ...
Page 128
At half past one we left Pergamos : at three we crossed the Caicus , and pursued
our way along the southern bank through a fertile plain several miles wide , with
verdant hills on the north and south , and several small villages at the foot of ...
At half past one we left Pergamos : at three we crossed the Caicus , and pursued
our way along the southern bank through a fertile plain several miles wide , with
verdant hills on the north and south , and several small villages at the foot of ...
Page 131
At four we ascended a hill , and saw before us an extensive plain , through which
the Hermus runs , and beyond it mount Tmolus extending to the east and west as
far as the eye could reach . At the foot of this mountain stood Sardis , the great ...
At four we ascended a hill , and saw before us an extensive plain , through which
the Hermus runs , and beyond it mount Tmolus extending to the east and west as
far as the eye could reach . At the foot of this mountain stood Sardis , the great ...
Page 133
All our guide could tell of the place was , that it was the palace of the king's
daughter , Ascended a high hill to see the ruins of the old castle . Some of the
remaining walls are very strong . Copied two inscriptions . " In the afternoon took
leave of ...
All our guide could tell of the place was , that it was the palace of the king's
daughter , Ascended a high hill to see the ruins of the old castle . Some of the
remaining walls are very strong . Copied two inscriptions . " In the afternoon took
leave of ...
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Page 50 - Clouds and darkness are round about him : Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Page 330 - Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks ; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
Page 432 - I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Page 231 - BROTHER, thou art gone before us ; and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown ; From the burden of the flesh, and from care and fear released, Where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.
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| Title | Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to Palestine |
| Authors | Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk |
| Publisher | Crocker and Brewster, 1828 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 437 pages |
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