Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old TruthsTrübner & Company, 1881 - 280 Seiten |
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... gives to elevating the masses by knowledge conveyed to them through the acceptable medium of parable and illustration . On this one point East and West concur - that , to tell on the minds of millions , we must make full use of ...
... gives to elevating the masses by knowledge conveyed to them through the acceptable medium of parable and illustration . On this one point East and West concur - that , to tell on the minds of millions , we must make full use of ...
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... acquire any good quality ? Badaga . Even if you give milk to a young snake , will it leave off its habit of creeping under the hedge ? Syriac . - If ye would be king ( master 4 EASTERN PROVERBS AND EMBLEMS Man a Wild Ass's Colt.
... acquire any good quality ? Badaga . Even if you give milk to a young snake , will it leave off its habit of creeping under the hedge ? Syriac . - If ye would be king ( master 4 EASTERN PROVERBS AND EMBLEMS Man a Wild Ass's Colt.
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... give no flavour . In Turkey great criminals were beaten to pieces in huge mortars of iron in which they usually pounded their rice . The Jews were in Babylon under captivity , yet were their proud hearts not humbled ; God sent them ...
... give no flavour . In Turkey great criminals were beaten to pieces in huge mortars of iron in which they usually pounded their rice . The Jews were in Babylon under captivity , yet were their proud hearts not humbled ; God sent them ...
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... ; and the monkey is the only companion for the baboon . Hebrew . — Give the water no passage ; neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad . The Hypocrite's Words smoother than Butter . - Ps . ILLUSTRATIVE OF OLD TRUTHS . II.
... ; and the monkey is the only companion for the baboon . Hebrew . — Give the water no passage ; neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad . The Hypocrite's Words smoother than Butter . - Ps . ILLUSTRATIVE OF OLD TRUTHS . II.
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... its works secretly , spoils by degrees ; so God gives cleanness of teeth , the palmer worm , the pestilence , Amos 4. 8 ; the moth eats the inside when 16 EASTERN PROVERBS AND EMBLEMS The Body a Clay House crushed before the Moth.
... its works secretly , spoils by degrees ; so God gives cleanness of teeth , the palmer worm , the pestilence , Amos 4. 8 ; the moth eats the inside when 16 EASTERN PROVERBS AND EMBLEMS The Body a Clay House crushed before the Moth.
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acts affliction Afghan Ahab angels Arab Babylon Badaga beasts beautiful believers Bengal body called China Christ Church clothes clouds compared dark David dead death Deut devil differs from earthly earth Egypt elephant emblem enemy evil faith father fear fire five points flesh fool fountain four points fruit God's gold grace hand heart heaven heavenly hence Herod Hindus Holy Spirit Jacob Jerusalem jewels Jews John Katha Upanishad Kings leprosy light lion living look Luke 15 Malay man's morning Moses Nebuchadnezzar night parable passions Paul Persian Persian.-The Pharaoh Prov proverb rain rich righteous river Sanskrit Sanskrit.-A Satan seed serpent servants seven points shine sinner six points sleep Solomon's temple soul stone storms Talmud Tamul.-A Telugu things thorns tongue tree Turk.-The vessel wicked wilderness wind wings word worm
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 235 - I have no need of thee : nor, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Seite 253 - the hour is coming in which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice and come forth ; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation.
Seite 36 - For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe, the horse was lost, For want of a horse, the rider was lost, For want of a rider, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.