. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . 210 RELIGIOUS They wandered in deserts.—Heb. xi. 38. For here we have no continuin|city, but seek one to come.—Heb. xiii. 14. PASSAGE THROUGH THE DESERT. Amid the arid deserts burning sands,The caravan proceeds, in various bands ;Jew, Frank, and Mussulman, in search of gain,Unite to traverse the destructive desert drear, more terrible to braveThan furious tempest on the ocean wave :The sky, a molten dome of quivering heat;The earth, a furnace, gl
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . 210 RELIGIOUS They wandered in deserts.—Heb. xi. 38. For here we have no continuin|city, but seek one to come.—Heb. xiii. 14. PASSAGE THROUGH THE DESERT. Amid the arid deserts burning sands,The caravan proceeds, in various bands ;Jew, Frank, and Mussulman, in search of gain,Unite to traverse the destructive desert drear, more terrible to braveThan furious tempest on the ocean wave :The sky, a molten dome of quivering heat;The earth, a furnace, glows beneath the feet;The wild waste echoes, as they move along,With laugh, or humorous tale, or voice of son: RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. 211 Armed and united, they no danger fearFrom lion prowling, nor from robbers spear;But other foes ofttimes gainst them to be dreaded than the Arabs lance:The sandy column and siroccos blast,Laden with certain death, come rushing straight they fall, flat on their faces lie,While the destroying angel passes varied dangers thus their way they wend,Until at length they reach their jo
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