Journal ... during a journey from London to Bagdad. Also, a journal of some months' residence at Bagdad |
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... whole ; should there however , be any parts that might be useful to any others , it is quite my wish that it might be for their service also , It affords me also a means of communicating more fully than I otherwise could to all , what I ...
... whole ; should there however , be any parts that might be useful to any others , it is quite my wish that it might be for their service also , It affords me also a means of communicating more fully than I otherwise could to all , what I ...
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... whole we may say , we have made the greatest possible expedition with the least possible inconvenience . We have out - sailed every vessel we have seen . After prayers on deck we retired to rest . Tuesday , June 16. - This morning we ...
... whole we may say , we have made the greatest possible expedition with the least possible inconvenience . We have out - sailed every vessel we have seen . After prayers on deck we retired to rest . Tuesday , June 16. - This morning we ...
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... whole , a most favourable passage . Mr. P.'s great concern for the comfort and safety of those he had so kindly taken charge of so en- tirely prevented his rest , that we were almost unwilling he should continue his voyage . But the ...
... whole , a most favourable passage . Mr. P.'s great concern for the comfort and safety of those he had so kindly taken charge of so en- tirely prevented his rest , that we were almost unwilling he should continue his voyage . But the ...
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... whole , generally more wise to suffer actions to explain your meaning than to attempt to do it by words . May I be enabled more to do this , for I am satisfied it would be the more easy and happy method . Mr. B. has kindly of- fered to ...
... whole , generally more wise to suffer actions to explain your meaning than to attempt to do it by words . May I be enabled more to do this , for I am satisfied it would be the more easy and happy method . Mr. B. has kindly of- fered to ...
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... apparently with interest . May the Lord make the voyage a blessing to them . Mr. P. has only been to bed one hour the whole night ; his mind seems very anxious , though we have an experienced pilot on board 14 A JOURNEY TO BAGDAD ,
... apparently with interest . May the Lord make the voyage a blessing to them . Mr. P. has only been to bed one hour the whole night ; his mind seems very anxious , though we have an experienced pilot on board 14 A JOURNEY TO BAGDAD ,
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Aleppo amongst Arabic Armenian arrived Astrakhan Bagdad Baku Bibles bless Brother Dittrick Bussora carriage Charvadar Christ Christian church comfort courier dear brethren dear brother dear friends desire Diarbekir England English Erivan expense Father favour feel gave give God's Gospel Groves happy heard heart Holy hope horses interest journey June Karass kind kindly Kourdish Kourdistan Kourds labour language letters living Lord Lord's Mahomedan Major Taylor Meerza Mehmander ment mercies mind mission missionary Moolah morning Moscow Mosul mountains Mozdok Nestorian never night obtain ourselves party Pasha perhaps Persian person Petersburgh Pfander prayers priest rain reached received rejoice rest road Roman Catholic roubles Russian Sadik Khan Sarepta Scriptures seems sent servant Shiraz Shushee spirit Suleimania Tabreez Teflis Testament things thought tian tion to-day travelling trust truth Turkish versts village wish yacht Zaremba
Popular passages
Page ix - Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
Page 106 - Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh ; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Page vi - And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Page vi - And when they bring you unto the synagogues and unto magistrates and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say ; for the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour, what ye ought to say.
Page xi - It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Page 61 - But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself, yet am I not hereby justified ; but He that judgeth me is the Lord.
Page 205 - God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen; yea, and things that are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 206 - Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come.
Page v - If any man will smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also :' 'If any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also:' 'Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain ; ' though they appear in the form of specific precepts, are intended as descriptive of disposition and character.
Page 70 - Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats ; but God will destroy both it and them.