 In some of these mournful assemblies it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collects the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle,...  Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land - Стр. 375авторы: William Rae Wilson - 1824 - Страниц: 452Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | John Kitto - 1799 - Страниц: 200
...In some of these mournful assemblies, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person, in the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in...which he carefully collects the falling tears, and then squeezes it into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practice illustrates... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1820 - Страниц: 540
...Grand Vizier ami the Mollah who sat near him. " In some of these mournful assemblies," he a<Ws» " it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...in his hand, with which he carefully collects the felling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution.... | |
 | 1820 - Страниц: 572
...the Grand Vizier and the Mollah who sat near him. " In some of these mournful assemblies," he adds, "it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates that passage in the 56th Psalm,... | |
 | 1824 - Страниц: 812
...thon my tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy book t In some of these mournful assem. blies, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...hand, with which he carefully collects the falling teert, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. — Some... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - Страниц: 552
...and of various forms and shapes. One went about to each person d Trav. p. 17, !«• in the company at the height of his grief with a piece of cotton...the falling tears, and which he then squeezes into the bottle, preserving them with the greatest care.6 This was no difficult matter ; for Homer says... | |
 | 1833 - Страниц: 468
...prophetic precursor of death ? Bottled Tears.—In some of the mourning assemblies of the Persians, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates that passage in the 56th Psalm,... | |
 | 1833 - Страниц: 460
...assemblies of the Persians, it is the custom for a priest to go about to each person at the height of their grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. This practically illustrates the passage in the 56th Psalm... | |
 | William Fleming - 1838 - Страниц: 612
...mournful assemblies, the Persians contrive to shed tears immoderately, and a Mahometan priest goes about to each person at the height of his grief with...in his hand, with which he carefully collects the ASIA. THE SCRIPTURE GAZETTEER. ASIA. falling tears, and then squeezes the tearbedewed cotton into a... | |
 | William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - Страниц: 744
...earth, and of various forms and shapes. One of the mourners went about to each person in the company, at the height of his grief, with a piece of cotton in his hand, with which he carefully collected the falling tears, and which he then squeezed into the bottle, preserving them with the greatest... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1845 - Страниц: 494
...a great effect upon the audience. Most of them appeared to cry very unaffectedly. In some of these mournful assemblies, it is the custom for a priest...falling tears, and which he then squeezes into a bottle, preserving them with the greatest caution. Some Persians believe that in the agony of death, when all... | |
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