The angel of the iceberg, and other stories and parablesCassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1859 - 284 Seiten |
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Anathoth Atabapo River Babylon bastinado beautiful began Bible bird boat bright building burned Caliph called Capeenim chance child Christ creature cried dark Dillabel Earl earth eternity everything face faith father feel feet felt fire flowers friends gone grave Greenlander ground Hafed hand head hear heard heart heaven holy honour iceberg JAMES HOGG Jews king knew laughed light little angel little imps Little Mufta Little Sunbeam little wings live looked Lord Mahmed morning mother mountains move never Niblan night ocean once pillars Plutarch poor prayer punish Rahpins rock seemed seen ship sins song soul spirit stones stood strong Suppose Tadmor tell thee things thou thought thousand Timothy tippet told trees truth turned Uncle Nib Vashnoo walk wicked wild lawns window wings wish young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 207 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Seite 208 - Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes ; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Seite 194 - To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Seite 194 - Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary ? there is no searching of His understanding.
Seite 210 - Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace.
Seite 23 - I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Seite 210 - With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber.
Seite 252 - God is not a man that he should lie; nor the son of man, that he should repent...
Seite 160 - The most able men — from the East and the West, from the North and the South...
Seite 210 - ... him where to strike. The fatal blow is given! and the victim passes, without a struggle or a motion, from the repose of sleep to the repose of death!