Esther: The Hebrew-Persian QueenH.H. Bancroft & Company, 1859 - 353 pagini |
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Pagina xvi
... seems to me to be an ex- ceedingly correct and happy version . There are but few words that could possibly be improved . The only change I have introduced in the translation is to omit the division into chapters and verses , which ...
... seems to me to be an ex- ceedingly correct and happy version . There are but few words that could possibly be improved . The only change I have introduced in the translation is to omit the division into chapters and verses , which ...
Pagina xix
... seems to be flesh and blood - agitated with the same passions , hopes and fears , as ourselves - and yet , to bring this human , material , sinful man , so livingly before us , that while we feel that he is indeed an individual of the ...
... seems to be flesh and blood - agitated with the same passions , hopes and fears , as ourselves - and yet , to bring this human , material , sinful man , so livingly before us , that while we feel that he is indeed an individual of the ...
Pagina xxi
... seem to be repetitions , not so much of words as of ideas . If so , the reason is to be found , first , in the fact , that I have endeavored to follow the order and me- thod of the sacred narrative itself , and to present the thoughts ...
... seem to be repetitions , not so much of words as of ideas . If so , the reason is to be found , first , in the fact , that I have endeavored to follow the order and me- thod of the sacred narrative itself , and to present the thoughts ...
Pagina 26
... seems necessary to enable us to form something like a correct opinion con- cerning its institutions . All men of letters have admired her poets , Jami , Hafiz , Saadi and Firdusi ; but ALEXANDER IN PERSIA . 27 Persia has been admired ...
... seems necessary to enable us to form something like a correct opinion con- cerning its institutions . All men of letters have admired her poets , Jami , Hafiz , Saadi and Firdusi ; but ALEXANDER IN PERSIA . 27 Persia has been admired ...
Pagina 27
... ideas of trade , and his build- ing of cities and highways of travel and commerce . These remarks are made , not for the purpose of indorsing the wars of Alexander the Great , but because it seems to me , justice has rarely been done 2A.
... ideas of trade , and his build- ing of cities and highways of travel and commerce . These remarks are made , not for the purpose of indorsing the wars of Alexander the Great , but because it seems to me , justice has rarely been done 2A.
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according Adar Agagite ancient Babylon banquet beautiful believe Bible Book of Esther chamberlains chapter Christ Christians Chronicles Church court crown crown royal custom Cyrus Daniel death decree deliverance destroy Divine duty earth enemies Esther the queen Ethiopia evil faith father favor fear friends gallows give glory God's gold golden sceptre Greek Haman Hammedatha hand hanged happy harem Hatach head heart Hebrew Herodotus Holy honor hundred Jesus Jews Josephus king Ahasuerus king's commandment king's gate king's house kingdom laws live Lord mind Mordecai Moses mother nations never passions perish Persian empire Persian kings prayer princes principle proof provinces Purim records religion Romans royal sacred says Scriptures Septuagint Shushan Shushan the palace Susa Targum thee things thou thousand throne tion tomb true truth unto Esther unto the king Vashti wicked wife wine wives women word wrath writings Xenophon Xerxes Zeresh