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... is the small town on the right bank of the river at the foot of the Drachenfels , the most noted of the Seven Mountains . The high rocks rise quite steep on the side nearest the water , and present a very bold effect from the town .
... is the small town on the right bank of the river at the foot of the Drachenfels , the most noted of the Seven Mountains . The high rocks rise quite steep on the side nearest the water , and present a very bold effect from the town .
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The steamer passes the entrance to the lovely valley of the Aar , and now approaches the huge basaltic rock called the Erpeler Lei , situated on the right bank . These rocks are about seven hundred feet high , and the vines planted on ...
The steamer passes the entrance to the lovely valley of the Aar , and now approaches the huge basaltic rock called the Erpeler Lei , situated on the right bank . These rocks are about seven hundred feet high , and the vines planted on ...
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One of its practices is to lay from thirty to fifty eggs in the sand , not placing them on branches of trees , or in clefts of the rock , as many other birds do . " Upon the least distant noise , " writes a traveller in Eastern ...
One of its practices is to lay from thirty to fifty eggs in the sand , not placing them on branches of trees , or in clefts of the rock , as many other birds do . " Upon the least distant noise , " writes a traveller in Eastern ...
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S we pass up the Rhine , the course of the steamer is beneath the ruins of the castle of Hamerstein , the subject of another of the Rhine ated on some high rocks which legends . These ruins are situ- rise abruptly from the low land at ...
S we pass up the Rhine , the course of the steamer is beneath the ruins of the castle of Hamerstein , the subject of another of the Rhine ated on some high rocks which legends . These ruins are situ- rise abruptly from the low land at ...
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The surface of other portions consists of rocks , frequently of granite , mixed with quartz . But whatever may be the soil in particular places , it is very poor , and almost entirely destitute of vegetation . There are tracts covered ...
The surface of other portions consists of rocks , frequently of granite , mixed with quartz . But whatever may be the soil in particular places , it is very poor , and almost entirely destitute of vegetation . There are tracts covered ...
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Page 211 - I heard the voice of JESUS say, ' Come unto Me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My Breast ;' I came to JESUS as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. I heard the voice of JESUS say, ' Behold I freely give The living water, thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live...
Page 64 - Neither do men put new wine into old bottles : else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish : but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Page 194 - ONE by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall ; Some are coming, some are going, Do not strive to grasp them all ! One by one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each, Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou first what these can teach. One by one (bright gifts from Heaven) Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready too to let them go. One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, Do not fear an armed band ; One will fade as others greet thee, Shadows...
Page 32 - The clouds might give abundant rain, The nightly dews might fall, And the herb that keepeth life in man Might yet have drunk them all.
Page 84 - And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Page 131 - E that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most *• *• High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust.
Page 90 - Lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last.
Page 84 - I will mock when your fear cometh: when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind: when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon Me, but I will not answer ; they shall seek Me early, but they shall not find Me...
Page 39 - Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
Page 201 - And he urged him to take it ; but he refused. And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules...