Antediluvian Antiquities: Fragments of the Age of MethuselahMunroe and Francis, 1829 - 285 pages |
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... branches of the tree of love , which the wind of ages can bend , but can- not break . Although I was of the generation of Cain , and thou of the generation of Abel , we became friends and brothers , Thou knowest that some of the ...
... branches of the tree of love , which the wind of ages can bend , but can- not break . Although I was of the generation of Cain , and thou of the generation of Abel , we became friends and brothers , Thou knowest that some of the ...
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... branches of the cedar trees and of the oaks are broken , and scattered upon the valleys and the plains , and break in pieces the tents of the shepherds , and the houses of the inhabitants of the villages in the low country . And ...
... branches of the cedar trees and of the oaks are broken , and scattered upon the valleys and the plains , and break in pieces the tents of the shepherds , and the houses of the inhabitants of the villages in the low country . And ...
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... branches of thorns , or has honey been pressed out of the leaves of wormwood ? Thou sayest that thou hast brought unto me a crown of gold , which will be bright throughout the whole year , and will not fade and die every day , like the ...
... branches of thorns , or has honey been pressed out of the leaves of wormwood ? Thou sayest that thou hast brought unto me a crown of gold , which will be bright throughout the whole year , and will not fade and die every day , like the ...
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... branches of the old trees , were made green by the small showers of the morning , and by the soft dews of the night . The tents of the virgins that remained on the plains were white as the wool of their own flocks , and their songs were ...
... branches of the old trees , were made green by the small showers of the morning , and by the soft dews of the night . The tents of the virgins that remained on the plains were white as the wool of their own flocks , and their songs were ...
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... was louder than the voices of the thousands of birds that were singing on the branches of the trees , and sweeter than the voice of the birds of Eden that sing not when the Sun shineth , but utter the 74 ANTEDILUVIAN ANTIQUITIES .
... was louder than the voices of the thousands of birds that were singing on the branches of the trees , and sweeter than the voice of the birds of Eden that sing not when the Sun shineth , but utter the 74 ANTEDILUVIAN ANTIQUITIES .
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Page 186 - There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Page 145 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Page 170 - O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
Page 121 - And the serpent said unto the woman, ye shall not surely die, for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof then your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Page 189 - For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him ; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Page 134 - Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Page 182 - What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation.
Page 251 - And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Page 217 - And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Page 171 - Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.