Prophecy and Lamentation; Or, A Voice from the East: An Appeal to the Women of England, on the Regeneration of the East, and the Elevation of Their Sex to the Rights and Dignities, of which They Have Been So Long Deprived by Their Mahommedan Masters |
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Prophecy and Lamentation; Or, a Voice from the East Princess Maria Theresa Asmar No preview available - 2020 |
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Albion's Queen Almighty ancient Asia Asiatic Assyria Babylon BABYLONIAN PRINCESS blessed bright brutal force Caliph Christ Christian cities civilization Damascus darkness DAUGHTER OF EMIR daughters of Albion Desert desolation despotism destroy dew-drops Divine East Edom Egypt eloquence EMIR ABDALLAH D'ASMAR empire Euphrates Europe eyes fair daughters fair sisters flourish glad glorious glory GRACIOUS MAJESTY grandeur happiness harem harmony hath passed heart holy JOHN HATCHARD King kingdom land Lebanon liberty light of heaven light of truth lone daughter Lord Mahomet MARIA THERESA D'ASMAR mighty mind Nineveh Ninus noble o'er ocean palaces Palmyra Patriarchs of Chaldea peace Persia Persians prophet pure religion QUEEN OF ENGLAND reign restore ruins rulers sacred fire Saracen sceptre Semiramis sing slavery soul spirit stars sublime sweet sword sympathy Syria thee thou tombs traversed true Religion unto vast voice warriors waves West wisdom woman women Zenobia
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Page 22 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in, from generation to generation : neither shall the Arabian pitch his tent there ; neither shall the shepherds make their folds there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Page 20 - ... The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad ; And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing ; The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon : They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing: For...
Page 21 - And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: And they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; City against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Page 21 - And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
Page 22 - And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,
Page 22 - And they shall turn the rivers far away ; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up : the reeds and flags shall wither. 7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
Page 26 - Their tents and their flocks shall they take away : they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels ; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
Page 22 - The waters shall fail from the sea, and the rivers shall be wasted and dried up, and they shall turn the rivers far away ; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither. The paper reed by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and everything sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and shall not be.