Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume 2Redfield and Lindsay, 1835 |
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Page 49
... labour , and the lapse of a vast period of time , were produced the three different modes of writing among the Egyptians , designated by the ap pellation of hieroglyphic , demotic , and hieratic . Into the nature and use of these , our ...
... labour , and the lapse of a vast period of time , were produced the three different modes of writing among the Egyptians , designated by the ap pellation of hieroglyphic , demotic , and hieratic . Into the nature and use of these , our ...
Page 55
... labour while they are with young , but are suffered to bring forth at liberty . The profit which arises from their produce , and from their milk , perhaps surpasses that which is got from their labour ; nevertheless , in some places , a ...
... labour while they are with young , but are suffered to bring forth at liberty . The profit which arises from their produce , and from their milk , perhaps surpasses that which is got from their labour ; nevertheless , in some places , a ...
Page 58
... labour of 3000 transcribers . so great , that five workmen in a mill may furnish suf- of three divisions , viz . the preparing of the rags , the The operation of making paper ( among us ) admits forming of the sheets , and the finishing ...
... labour of 3000 transcribers . so great , that five workmen in a mill may furnish suf- of three divisions , viz . the preparing of the rags , the The operation of making paper ( among us ) admits forming of the sheets , and the finishing ...
Page 66
... labour of writing , and facilitated the circula- tion of knowledge . Hence the superiority of those na- tions in this respect , to those who still adhere to hiero- glyphics , like the Chinese . We are not to consider letters in the ...
... labour of writing , and facilitated the circula- tion of knowledge . Hence the superiority of those na- tions in this respect , to those who still adhere to hiero- glyphics , like the Chinese . We are not to consider letters in the ...
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... labours , " High heeled shoes for Dwarfs in Holiness ; " strawberries when viewed by the microscope . The the Covenant . " A Quaker , whose outward man the and another , " Crumbs of Comfort for the Chickens of farina of the sun - flower ...
... labours , " High heeled shoes for Dwarfs in Holiness ; " strawberries when viewed by the microscope . The the Covenant . " A Quaker , whose outward man the and another , " Crumbs of Comfort for the Chickens of farina of the sun - flower ...
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Page 120 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 226 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared ; and the Egyptians fled against it ; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Page 219 - Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested — that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
Page 226 - Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will show to you to-day : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Page 58 - Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee : and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Page 10 - And darkness and doubt are now flying away; No longer I roam in conjecture forlorn. So breaks on the traveller, faint, and astray, The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. See Truth, Love, and Mercy, in triumph descending, And nature all glowing in Eden's first bloom ! On the cold cheek of Death smiles and roses are blending, And Beauty immortal awakes from the tomb.
Page 97 - And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Page 97 - And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Page 89 - And yet indeed she is my sister ; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother ; and she became my wife.
Page 97 - But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.