Personal and Family Names: A Popular Monograph on the Origin and History of the Nomenclature of the Present and Former Times |
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Aiur ancient applied Arabic ARIDATHA Arta ash tree Asir Baal Balaam battle beautiful becomes Beotia bird birth bishop bold born brook bull burning called castle Celtic Celts dale dark daughter descendants divine dweller dwelling earth English father field fight fire French Gaels German given gives glorious glory goat goddess Goth Greek HACHMONI hair head Hebrew Hence hill Hindoo honour horse identical Irish island Italian Jehovah Jews John Jotuns king Kirioth known lady land lion living lord MAACHAH maker meadow means Milesian mother mountain noble patronymical Persian PHICOL pilgrim poet priest prince Purgos river Roman sacred Saxon serpent servant shield shining sometimes sons Spanish spear star stone stream strong Thor Thor's thou town tree Tuisco uncon unto valley warrior whence wife wolf woman wood word worker worship
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Page 190 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day, While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Page 52 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as |the same: his\ anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, [ye shall] abide in him.
Page 186 - QUEEN and Huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light, Goddess excellently bright. Earth, let not thy envious shade Dare itself to interpose; Cynthia's shining orb was made Heaven to clear when day did close: Bless us then with wished sight, Goddess excellently bright. Lay thy bow of pearl apart And thy...
Page 52 - And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Page 185 - From heaven, they fabled, thrown by angry Jove Sheer o'er the crystal battlements : from morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day ; and with the setting sun Dropt from the zenith like a falling star...
Page 289 - mong Graemes of the Netherby clan ; Forsters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves, they rode and they ran : There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lee, But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see. So daring in love, and so dauntless in war, Have ye e'er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar?
Page 191 - All what we affirm or what deny, and call Our knowledge or opinion ; then retires Into her private cell, when Nature rests. Oft, in her absence, mimic Fancy wakes To imitate her; but misjoining shapes, Wild work produces oft, and most in dreams; 111 matching words and deeds long past or late.
Page 96 - His visage drawn he felt to sharp and spare ; His arms clung to his ribs : his legs entwining Each other, till supplanted down he fell A monstrous serpent on his belly prone...
Page 210 - Not in despair, to have found themselves not lost In loss itself: which on his countenance cast Like doubtful hue : but he, his wonted pride Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not substance, gently raised Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears.
Page 206 - And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it : and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.