Nubia and Abyssinia: comprehending their civil history, antiquities, arts, religion, literature and nat. historyJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 334 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
abuna Abyssinia Africa ancient animal appear Arabian authority Axum Ayto banks beautiful Begemder Berber body Bruce Cailliaud called capital cataract character chief Christian church colour described desert distance district Dongola eastern Egypt Egyptian Ethiopia excavated faith feet figures Fremona Galla Gojam Gondar granite Greek ground Gusho hand head Heeren Herodotus hieroglyphics holy hundred inhabitants Ishmael king kingdom length manner mentioned Merawe Meroë monarch monuments mountains Napata narrative nations natives nearly Nile Nubia observed Ozoro pasha Pearce pillars possession present priests prince pronaos province Ptolemy pyramids Ras Michael reader Red Sea regard reign religion remains remarkable resemblance respect river rocks Roman ruins Rüppel sacred Salt says sculptures Selassé Sennaar Shendy shores side soon species stone Strabo Suakin Tacazze Tecla teff temple throne Tigré tion traveller tree tribes Upper Egypt Wady Halfa walls whole Yasous
Pasajes populares
Página 303 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
Página 292 - As when a vulture on Imaus bred, Whose snowy ridge the roving Tartar bounds. Dislodging from a region scarce of prey To gorge the flesh of lambs or yeanling kids On hills where flocks are fed, flies...
Página 27 - ... myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels.
Página 302 - As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzing is heard, all the cattle forsake their food, and run wildly about the plain, till they die, worn out with fatigue, fright, and hunger.
Página 220 - I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the Prophets.
Página 93 - And he arose and went : and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
Página 202 - Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona ; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Página 264 - The drivers suddenly tripped up the cow, and gave the poor animal a very rude fall upon the ground, which was but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her...