The Saturday Magazine, Volume 13J. W. Parker, 1839 - Periodicals |
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... remarkable prediction of the Messiah , we find the sceptre specifically mentioned as the emblem of regal power : " the sceptre shall not depart from Judah , nor a lawgiver from between his feet , until Shiloh come . " Justin tells us ...
... remarkable prediction of the Messiah , we find the sceptre specifically mentioned as the emblem of regal power : " the sceptre shall not depart from Judah , nor a lawgiver from between his feet , until Shiloh come . " Justin tells us ...
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... remarkable for the almost total absence of rain . The first public notice I am acquainted with on the subject of this particular insect . and the extent of the injury it inflicts , is in the Transac tions of the Royal Society for 1783 ...
... remarkable for the almost total absence of rain . The first public notice I am acquainted with on the subject of this particular insect . and the extent of the injury it inflicts , is in the Transac tions of the Royal Society for 1783 ...
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... remarkable extension of this law . If the tube contain air instead of water , and if that air can be made to press with more than its usual force on the water beneath , the water will be forced up against the upper board , and will ...
... remarkable extension of this law . If the tube contain air instead of water , and if that air can be made to press with more than its usual force on the water beneath , the water will be forced up against the upper board , and will ...
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... remarkable particulars of this coronation : - d " At this coronation were present , Alexander , king of Scots , and John , carle of Bretaine , with their wives that were sisters to King Edward . The king of Scots did homage unto King ...
... remarkable particulars of this coronation : - d " At this coronation were present , Alexander , king of Scots , and John , carle of Bretaine , with their wives that were sisters to King Edward . The king of Scots did homage unto King ...
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... remarkable , being constructed partly of wood , and partly of stone ; it consists of several arches , and has a picturesque appearance . From hence to Hay , a distance of about four miles , the scenery loses much of that grand and ...
... remarkable , being constructed partly of wood , and partly of stone ; it consists of several arches , and has a picturesque appearance . From hence to Hay , a distance of about four miles , the scenery loses much of that grand and ...
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Page 198 - Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say. Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing: but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Page 13 - And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us ; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Page 33 - But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east. The lessening cloud, The kindling azure, and the mountain's brow Illum'd with fluid gold, his near approach Betoken glad.
Page 109 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household : for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Page 15 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Page 198 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 198 - And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the LORD be God, follow him : but if Baal, then follow him.
Page 42 - And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Page 215 - I HAVE often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man , and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the softer sex, and give such intrepidity and elevation to their character, that at times it approaches to sublimity.
Page 12 - Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.