Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old TruthsTrübner & Company, 1881 - 280 Seiten |
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... person , though decorated , remains the same as cowdung , which , though it be fertilizing , does not become pleasing . Bengal . - Outside smooth and painted , inside only straw- like Hindu idols stuffed with straw . Russian . - A head ...
... person , though decorated , remains the same as cowdung , which , though it be fertilizing , does not become pleasing . Bengal . - Outside smooth and painted , inside only straw- like Hindu idols stuffed with straw . Russian . - A head ...
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... person , though sweet speaking , is not to be trusted ; honey is on his tongue , but in his heart poison . Busybody , as One taking a Dog by the Ears . - PROV . 26. 17 . From an idle whim or a foolhardy venture , a man thinks to show ...
... person , though sweet speaking , is not to be trusted ; honey is on his tongue , but in his heart poison . Busybody , as One taking a Dog by the Ears . - PROV . 26. 17 . From an idle whim or a foolhardy venture , a man thinks to show ...
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... person doing well in the world . Malay . — Flourishing like a weed beside a cesspool . so a bad A Boaster like Clouds without Rain . - PROV . 25. 14 . Such were the builders of Babel , Gen. II . 4–9 . Bengal . — A pedlar in ginger ...
... person doing well in the world . Malay . — Flourishing like a weed beside a cesspool . so a bad A Boaster like Clouds without Rain . - PROV . 25. 14 . Such were the builders of Babel , Gen. II . 4–9 . Bengal . — A pedlar in ginger ...
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... the water in it is cold . Such is * Referring to the Pauchayat , or Indian jury of five persons . worldly enjoyment : all noise and smoke - no heat 22 EASTERN PROVERBS AND EMBLEMS Worldly Joy is the Crackling of Thorns.
... the water in it is cold . Such is * Referring to the Pauchayat , or Indian jury of five persons . worldly enjoyment : all noise and smoke - no heat 22 EASTERN PROVERBS AND EMBLEMS Worldly Joy is the Crackling of Thorns.
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... person with cow - dung , as a lingering death . Worldly joys are short , like a fly buzzing about a candle . Herod the king was gorgeously arrayed , so that the people worshipped him , but he was soon after devoured by worms , Acts 12 ...
... person with cow - dung , as a lingering death . Worldly joys are short , like a fly buzzing about a candle . Herod the king was gorgeously arrayed , so that the people worshipped him , but he was soon after devoured by worms , Acts 12 ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acts affliction Afghan Ahab angels Arab Babylon Badaga beasts beautiful become believers Bengal body Buddhist called China China.-A Christ Church cloth clouds compared crow dark David dead death destroyed Deut devil earth earthly Egypt elephant emblem enemy evil faith father fire five points flesh fool four points fruit garment God's gold grace hand head heart heaven hence Herod Hindu Holy Spirit India Jacob Jerusalem Jews John Katha Upanishad Kings light lion living Luke Malay man's Nebuchadnezzar night parable Parsis passion Paul Persian Persian.-The Pharaoh Post 8vo Prov proverb rain rich righteous river salt Sanskrit Sanskrit.-A Saul says seed serpent servant sheep shine sinner soul stone Talmud Tamul Tamul.-A Tamul.-The Telugu Telugu.-A 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.