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illustrations of the holy scriptures

rev. ira paxton · 1822 · Scanned text · Free in the US

244,073 words · about 17 h 6 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Licence: PD-US · Published 1822 (before 1884; date from the PleIAs English-PD record). The dataset curator states the whole collection is public domain in all regions (curator assertion, not independently verified); treated as public domain in the US.

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About this book

Author
rev. ira paxton
Language
English
Published
1822
Length
244,073 words · about 17 h 6 min
Sections
13 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (13)

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Front matter

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Part I

x P Page NATURAL HISTORY CONTINUED. 7 : Cuar. X.

Birds of Prey - - poe tee - 9

The’ lie Ostrich—The Owl—The Pelican’ The Stork—The Raven—The Hawk.

Cuap. XI. : Harmless Birds - - 58 The Dove—The Turtle—The Swallow—The Sane the Partridge. - Cnar. XII. ’

Some Subject continued - - -" * 89 “The Quail—The Cock—The Peacock—The ataer PART III. @ CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF ANCIENT AND MODERN NA- TIONS. - - - - - - - 123 CHAP. f. j Fllustrations of Scripture from the Pastoral Life of the Orientals Bees Pee eT ap 125 ‘ Cuap. II.

From the State of Agriculture in the East “ 182 Cuap, II.

From the Houses, Cities, Walls, and Towers of the East - . . - - 235 ie Cnap. LY.

#rom the Dress of the Orientals - rg 272

Cuar. V.

From the Meals and Public Entertainments of the East * = rome - - - - 305 Cuar. VI.

From the Marriage Cerempnies of the East 560

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