 It is truly a curious and interesting fact, that, during a period of little more than two thousand years, Hebrews, Assyrians, Romans, Moslems, and Christians, have been successively in possession of the rocky mountains of Palestine; yet the olive still...  Poems: Principally on Sacred Subjects - Page 141by Rev. Robert Brown - 1826 - 155 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - Europe - 1814 - 428 pages
...presents 'to those friends who wished to obtain memorials from the Holy Land. It is truly a curious and an interesting fact, that, during a period of little...successively in possession of the rocky mountains of Palaesline ; yet the olive still vindicates its paternal soil, and is found, at this day, upon (he... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - Asia - 1814 - 430 pages
...wished to obtain memorials from the Holy Land. It is truly a curious and an interesting fact, thai, during a period of little more than 'two thousand years, Hebrews, Assyrians, Romans, Moslems, ami Christians, have been successively in possession of the rocky mountains of Palestine ; yet the... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1832 - 280 pages
...constantly springing up a succession of these hardy trees. So that, as Dr. Clarke further observes, " it is truly a curious and interesting fact, that, during a period of little less than 7 two thousand years, Hebrews, Assyrians, Romans, Moslems, and Christians, have been successively... | |
 | Robert Seaton - Egypt - 1836 - 124 pages
...of this mountain, and some of the trees are an immense size. The late Dr. Clarke observes, it is an interesting fact, that during a period of little more...in possession of the rocky mountains of Palestine 5 yet the olive still vindicates its paternal soil, and is found at this day upon the same spot which... | |
 | 1850 - 538 pages
...since that night, which rendered them so sacred." "It is a curious and interesting fact," says Carne, "that during a period of little more than two thousand...of the rocky mountains of Palestine, yet the olive tree still asserts Us paternal soil, and is found there at this day." "The tree he still remains!"... | |
 | J. C. Guest - Bible - 1852 - 134 pages
...at the foot of this mount. Titus cut down all the wood in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, but it is a curious and interesting fact, that, during a period of little more that two thousand years, Hebrews, Assyrians, Romans, Moslems, and Christians, have been successively... | |
 | Christian literature, American - 1850 - 790 pages
...part of the mountain, ii i< impossible to view even these trees with indifference." And he adds, " It is truly a curious and interesting fact, that,...Assyrians, Romans, Moslems, and Christians, have been succesively in possession of the rocky mountains of Palestine ; yet, the olive still vindicates its... | |
 | 1858 - 930 pages
...which shall serve to mark that peculiar spot. " It is a curious and interesting fact," says Carne, "that during a period of little more than two thousand...of the rocky mountains of Palestine, yet the Olive tree still asserts its paternal soil, and is found there at this day." THE HEART REACHED. '* OH SIR,... | |
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