The Voyage and Shipwreck of St. Paul: With Dissertations on the Life and Writings of St. Luke, and the Ships and Navigation of the Antients |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 45
Page vii
... reasons for the anxiety of the master and owner of St. Paul's ship to move to what appears to have been one of the winter stations between Alexandria and Italy . On the other hand , we can now see that the advice given by St. Paul to ...
... reasons for the anxiety of the master and owner of St. Paul's ship to move to what appears to have been one of the winter stations between Alexandria and Italy . On the other hand , we can now see that the advice given by St. Paul to ...
Page viii
... reason of their having done so is obvious ; they have followed the generally received reading of Ptolemy , which ... reasons for removing from Fair Havens are by no means so strong as I formerly supposed : a certain degree of shelter is ...
... reason of their having done so is obvious ; they have followed the generally received reading of Ptolemy , which ... reasons for removing from Fair Havens are by no means so strong as I formerly supposed : a certain degree of shelter is ...
Page xiv
... reasons for anchoring the ship by the stern , which this view is meant to illustrate , see page 92 . I have to express my thanks to Mr. Adlard , the engraver , for the pains he took to render the whole scene accurately . II . " Fair ...
... reasons for anchoring the ship by the stern , which this view is meant to illustrate , see page 92 . I have to express my thanks to Mr. Adlard , the engraver , for the pains he took to render the whole scene accurately . II . " Fair ...
Page xix
... reason to complain ; but they more frequently did the very reverse , and gave us towns instead of elephants . In one of the French Admiralty charts of 1738 , the southern promontory of Crete , now called Cape Matala , and the great ...
... reason to complain ; but they more frequently did the very reverse , and gave us towns instead of elephants . In one of the French Admiralty charts of 1738 , the southern promontory of Crete , now called Cape Matala , and the great ...
Page xxxiii
... reason , I should have been much inclined to have noticed this ob- jection very briefly , thinking , with Joseph Scaliger , " that it would not deserve to be confuted , if it had not had supporters . ' But when I find it adopted by ...
... reason , I should have been much inclined to have noticed this ob- jection very briefly , thinking , with Joseph Scaliger , " that it would not deserve to be confuted , if it had not had supporters . ' But when I find it adopted by ...
Other editions - View all
The Voyage and Shipwreck of St. Paul: With Dissertations on the Life and ... James Smith No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
Acts Admiral Smyth Adria Alexandria anchors ancient ships Antioch Apostle Arrian artemon boat Böckh Bryant Captain chart Clauda coast of Crete Crete Cyprus deck Dissertation distance driven east epistles Euro-aquilo Euroclydon Eurus evidence Fair Havens Favorinus feet gale galleys gangways Gospel Greek harbour History Illustrations Irenæus island Julius Pollux land Lasea Lord Luke Luke's Lutro Malta Maps mast Matthew means Melita mentioned miles modern narrative nautical navigation notices oar-ports oars observed passage Paul Paul's Bay Paul's ship Philippi Plates Port Phenice Post 8vo Ptolemy Puteoli quinquereme quod rowers rudders sail says seaman Second Edition ship of Theseus ship's shipwreck shore side south coast Sphakia Square crown 8vo stern Strabo suppose Tennent thalamites thranites tier tion translation trireme vessel vols voyage wind Woodcuts word writings xxvii zygites δε εις εν και κατα οἱ τε τῳ
Popular passages
Page 115 - Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
Page 18 - Rowton's Debater : A Series of complete Debates, Outlines of Debates, and Questions for Discussion ; with ample References to the best Sources of Information.
Page 4 - A TREATISE on the STEAM ENGINE, in its various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture, By J. BOURNE, CE Eighth Edition ; with Portrait, 37 Plates, and 546 Woodcuts. 4to. 42s. CATECHISM of the STEAM ENGINE, in its various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture.
Page 20 - Days, in a regular progression of single Days ; with Interest at all the above Rates, from One to Twelve Months, and from One to Ten Years.
Page 15 - Encyclopaedia of Geography ; Comprising a complete Description of the Earth : Exhibiting -its Relation to the Heavenly Bodies, its Physical Structure, the Natural History of each Country, and the Industry, Commerce, Political Institutions, and Civil and Social State of All Nations. Second Edition ; with 82 Maps, and upwards of 1,000 other Woodcuts. 8vo. price 60s. Neale.— The Closing Scene; or, Christianity and Infidelity contrasted in the Last Hours of Remarkable Persons.
Page 9 - Phsenogamous or Flowering Plants, and the Ferns. Seventh Edition, with Additions and Corrections ; and numerous Figures illustrative of the Umbelliferous Plants, the Composite Plants, the Grasses, and the Ferns.
Page 11 - ... 7s. 6d. Kirby and Spence's Introduction to Entomology ; or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects : Comprising an Account of Noxious and Useful Insects, of their Metamorphoses, Food, Stratagems, Habitations, Societies, Motions, Noises, Hybernation, Instinct, &c.
Page 145 - And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Page 20 - An Outline of the Necessary Laws of Thought : a Treatise on Pure and Applied Logic.
Page 150 - And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody- flux : to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9 So when this was done, others also which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed...