The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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Page 512
... Land , because it was the native land of Sakya - muni , the BUDDHA . ( 4 ) The Greek considered Elis as Holy Land , from the temple of Olympian Zeus and the sacred festival held there every four years . Holy League . A combination ...
... Land , because it was the native land of Sakya - muni , the BUDDHA . ( 4 ) The Greek considered Elis as Holy Land , from the temple of Olympian Zeus and the sacred festival held there every four years . Holy League . A combination ...
Page 606
... land . Land of Beulah ( Is . Ixii . 4 ) . IN THE PIL- GRIM'S PROGRESS , that land of heavenly joy where the pilgrims tarry till they are sum- moned to enter the Celestial City ; the Paradise before the resurrection . land of bondage ...
... land . Land of Beulah ( Is . Ixii . 4 ) . IN THE PIL- GRIM'S PROGRESS , that land of heavenly joy where the pilgrims tarry till they are sum- moned to enter the Celestial City ; the Paradise before the resurrection . land of bondage ...
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... land of wandering " rather than any definite locality . Land o ' the Leal . The land of the faithful or blessed ; a Scotticism for a hypothetical land of happiness , loyalty and virtue , hence heaven , as in Lady Nairn's song- I'm ...
... land of wandering " rather than any definite locality . Land o ' the Leal . The land of the faithful or blessed ; a Scotticism for a hypothetical land of happiness , loyalty and virtue , hence heaven , as in Lady Nairn's song- I'm ...
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