The Natural History of the Bible ; Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures: Collected from the Best Authorities, and Alphabetically Arranged |
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Page 79
9 A precious stone , which Pliny classes among the beryls ; the best of which , he
says , are of a sea - green colour ; after these be mentions the chrysoberyls ,
which are a little paler , inclining to golden colour ; and next , a sort still paler ,
and ...
9 A precious stone , which Pliny classes among the beryls ; the best of which , he
says , are of a sea - green colour ; after these be mentions the chrysoberyls ,
which are a little paler , inclining to golden colour ; and next , a sort still paler ,
and ...
Page 88
Pliny informs us , lib . xxxii . c . 2 , that the coral was highly esteemed anciently . “
The Indians value coral as highly as we value pearls . Their priests and
predictors attribute to it even something sacred , and affirm that it has the virtue of
...
Pliny informs us , lib . xxxii . c . 2 , that the coral was highly esteemed anciently . “
The Indians value coral as highly as we value pearls . Their priests and
predictors attribute to it even something sacred , and affirm that it has the virtue of
...
Page 164
In two of the places , the human bile is intended ; in the other , the venom of the
asp . In the story of Tobit , vi . 5 ; viii . 13 , the gall of a fish is mentioned as being
used to cure his father's eyes . Pliny , N. H. 1. xxviii . c . 10 , says , the gall of a fish
...
In two of the places , the human bile is intended ; in the other , the venom of the
asp . In the story of Tobit , vi . 5 ; viii . 13 , the gall of a fish is mentioned as being
used to cure his father's eyes . Pliny , N. H. 1. xxviii . c . 10 , says , the gall of a fish
...
Page 211
And Theophrastus and Pliny affirm that it is found in Arabia . Dioscorides ,
however , mentions an Indian as well as an Arabian frankincense . At the present
day it is brought from the East Indies , but not of so good a quality as that from
Arabia .
And Theophrastus and Pliny affirm that it is found in Arabia . Dioscorides ,
however , mentions an Indian as well as an Arabian frankincense . At the present
day it is brought from the East Indies , but not of so good a quality as that from
Arabia .
Page 304
And upon a Greek coin , likewise , of his son Titus 57 , struck upon the like
occasion , we see a shield suspended upon a palm tree with a victory writing
upon it . Pliny also calls Judea “ palmis inclyta , ” renowned for palms . Jericho in
particular ...
And upon a Greek coin , likewise , of his son Titus 57 , struck upon the like
occasion , we see a shield suspended upon a palm tree with a victory writing
upon it . Pliny also calls Judea “ palmis inclyta , ” renowned for palms . Jericho in
particular ...
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| Title | The Natural History of the Bible ; Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures: Collected from the Best Authorities, and Alphabetically Arranged |
| Author | Thaddeus Mason Harris |
| Contributor | Chiswick Press |
| Publisher | T. Teggy, 1824 |
| Original from | Montserrat Abbey Library |
| Digitized | 21 Mar 2011 |
| Length | 430 pages |
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