| 单词 | frankincense |
| 例句 | Mrs. Baker held the tray like she was carrying gold and frankincense and myrrh. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Amid this confusion, porters darted everywhere, loading boats with tobacco, figs, frankincense, silk, and mohair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z If she was mixing oils and couldn’t remember whether she’d added frankincense. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Apple jelly, not frankincense or myrrh, spilled across the stage. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The priests with curly beards swung pots of frankincense on chains and never smiled at babies the way they did on usual Sundays. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A: I just got into oil diffusers; one of my favorite scents is frankincense. He’s touring in his dream role in ‘Hamilton.’ Here’s how this actor keeps himself going. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Treatments are performed in open-air pavilions and include soothing rubs using African Abor oil, aloe and frankincense, all processed by local women. | Boom Boom Rooms, Part Two 2010-11-19T15:30:00Z Behold, dear faithful, the gift shop: Museum of the Bible hats, Museum of the Bible blinged-out keychains, Museum of the Bible frankincense and myrrh body wash. Inside the Museum of the Bible gift shop: Crucifix necklaces, fuzzy pens and a $125,000 ruby-encrusted pomegranate 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z There can be no doubt of the men's wisdom, as gold, frankincense and myrrh were all listed as ideal gifts for a messiah in the Argos catalogue found with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI – digested read 2012-11-25T19:30:02Z The Diptyque Baume D’Ambre, which smells like vanilla, benzoin and lavender reminded one tester of “myrrh or frankincense and reminds me of being in the Lutheran Nativity play”; another said “ginger mixed with cleaning solutions.” Gingerbread, fir or burning wood: Can a scented candle capture the essence of Christmas? 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The Christmas Tree Gimlet is flavored by a pine-needle cordial, and the Grinch rests beneath a cloud of fragrant frankincense smoke. Pop-Up Bars Proliferate During the Holidays 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z According to the Bible, at this time of year, three wise and powerful kings brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Jesus. In Transit Blog: Madrid to Celebrate Three Kings, and the Gift of Innocence 2012-01-01T11:00:41Z What did Jesus and/or his parents do with the gold, frankincense and myrrh? Notes & Queries: Why did Cinderella's slipper come off? 2013-01-09T16:00:02Z Mary stuck the gold in Jesus's trust fund and re-gifted the frankincense and myrrh. Notes & Queries: Why did Cinderella's slipper come off? 2013-01-09T16:00:02Z Some would be told to use baking soda or frankincense. They turn to Facebook and YouTube to find a cure for cancer — and get sucked into a world of bogus medicine 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Neal’s Yard Remedies of London, which works with the Samburu community of Northern Kenya, harvests frankincense resin according to “fair wild” protocols set by the Institute for Marketecology, a Swiss accreditation body. African Oils, Exotic and in Demand 2014-03-12T23:12:23Z As soon as I passed through the door, my nose was struck with the warming scents of hinoki, cedar wood and frankincense, and I knew I needed the smell in my home. Soothing Incense, Recommended by T Editors 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Yes, those Three Kings: the magi in the manger with the frankincense and myrrh. A Catalan Christmas 2011-12-16T18:49:33Z In the garden grow "an orchard of pomegranates . . . spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense". Ten of the best: walled gardens 2011-01-29T00:06:17Z The frankincense that tickled my nose and set off allergy fits of sneezing in the middle of Mass my entire childhood. Becoming a mother at 50, after a lifetime of saying I didn’t want kids 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Sheba and other Yemeni kingdoms once provided the frankincense and myrrh hauled by desert caravans to perfume the temples of the Holy Land and ancient Rome. Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Carpenter admits that in 2004 he used the Biblical spice frankincense, but he quickly dropped it. For 40 years, Anchor has kept drinkers guessing with its Christmas Ale 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The smell of frankincense deepens and, over the heads of at least 10 rows of people in front of me, I just barely see wisps of smoke trailing into the air from censers. You don’t have to give up restaurants, museums or shopping during Madrid’s Holy Week 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z If they're stirring ancient ingredients like frankincense and honey and almonds for one of the holiday flavors, the backdrop may be the somber, runic ballads of a Danish singer named Agnes Obel. Who's rocking to the music? That's the chef 2012-04-26T04:30:48Z “We can’t say ‘This is good for that,’ ” said Ms. Harris in a phone interview shortly before a trip to Oman, where she distills frankincense. Skin Deep: Aromatherapy: Competing for Your Nose 2010-07-28T21:09:00Z Touwaide would also want those biblical gifts of frankincense and myrrh, derived from tree gum resins. What the ancient Greeks can teach us about herbs 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z This pretty kit contains mountain sage, frankincense, myrrh and white copal resin; a Selenite stick; crystals and a palo santo stick for smudging. Self-care gifts for the stressed-out | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z While the coffee is being made, itan, or frankincense, is burned to enhance the already aromatic process. Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Luxury goods such as ivory, furs, and spices like frankincense and myrrh were traded with the Roman Empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Curls of frankincense unfurled in the air as a choir of children, immaculate in white despite the mud, sang God’s praises. Divisions in Ethiopia’s ancient church pose new threat to war-weary country 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z "The gold, frankincense and myrrh brought by the three wise men to baby Jesus definitely came from here," said the old man sitting in the dust under a tree. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The burnished brass interior holds black wax infused with woody notes of frankincense, cedar and black pepper, conceived to conjure the open hearths of the majestic country homes whose mantles it’s destined to adorn. Never-Before-Seen William Eggleston Photographs, on View in New York 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Of the blends, there’s Iré Ayé, which mixes patchouli, palo santo, frankincense powder and dragon’s blood, ingredients that together “manifest monetary abundance and encourage a magical rain of riches.” L.A. can assign sanctity to anything. But nothing brings clarity like burning incense 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Traded goods included gold, silver, iron tools, cotton cloth, tortoise shells, and, above all, ivory and spices such as frankincense and myrrh. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The soap comes in different fragrances including lavender, patchouli oil, frankincense and myrrh. West Virginia couple offering spiritual healing shop, cafe 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Gold, frankincense and myrrh have been exported from the region for thousands of years. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Boswellia, also known as Indian frankincense, has anti-inflammatory properties. Will Nervive help relieve nerve pain? 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Key ingredients include frankincense, sage and babassu oil. 14 gift ideas that can make Mother’s Day feel like more than a once-a-year occurrence 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z They built their state on agricultural produce, on luxury goods such as frankincense and myrrh, and on their role as intermediaries in both East African and Indian Ocean trade. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Hatshepsut sent a fleet of five ships down the Red Sea to Punt in search of myrrh, frankincense, and fragrant ointments used for religious ceremonies and in cosmetics. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of the world's frankincense comes from the Horn of Africa. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The references are to elementary Christian symbols such as frankincense and mangers, and the double-entendres tilt toward innocent jokes: “Jesus Loves Me,” for instance, is the title of moony-eyed Mary’s Act 2 opener. Review | Saints be praised: Mary Magdalene and Jesus are meet-cute Nazareth teens in a hilarious ‘A.D. 16’ 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z For these Olympics, she brought all her favorite wellness products: frankincense oil, Dragon Herbs, Deep Blue Rub, her journal and so much more. Perspective | Snowboarder Jamie Anderson stayed focused on wellness. The world finally caught up. 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Most Spanish children receive their Christmas presents on Jan. 6, the day when Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar are said to have visited the infant Christ with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Bearing Christmas cheer but no sweets, the Three Wise Men return to Madrid 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z DeCarlo doesn’t want to halt the trade in frankincense, which would deprive many Somalis of a livelihood. How Botanical Oils Won Over the West 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z They spearheaded a gold rush which began around five years ago and has led to the uprooting of frankincense and myrrh trees, some centuries old. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Boswellia serrata extract, also known as Indian frankincense, is used to treat inflammation, arthritis, asthma and inflammatory bowel disease, the Tribune reported. Utah pharmacy CEO accused of mislabeling hydroxychloroquine 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z I light a candle, burn some sage and run a bath with frankincense oil to try and clear my energy. The Pandemic Diary of a Model Returning to Work 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The larger altar contained traces of frankincense that was mixed with animal fat, which was to promote evaporation, according to the researchers. Ancient cannabis and frankincense discovered at Biblical-era shrine in Israel 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z For frankincense is just one of many botanical oils to find new devotees in the West after millenniums of use in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. How Botanical Oils Won Over the West 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z A little further up the hill is a frankincense village where the trees have been passed down from generation to generation. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The city’s center bustles with activity, as traders sell spices and frankincense next to vendors with textiles imported from China. ‘I Feel Strong and Free’: Running Takes Hold Among Women in Somaliland 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Just a few inches away is the leafy green frankincense, which aids in treating arthritis and asthma. Interest in naturopathic medicine practice expands 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z In one version of the phoenix myth, when death finally looms after a thousand years, the bird readies a nest of cinnamon and frankincense to help ensure its resurrection. How Spices Have Made, and Unmade, Empires 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Your neighbor will knock on your door bearing frankincense, myrrh and leftovers. Newsletter: Oscars set to party like it's '1917'? 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z She ordered a young man to fetch some frankincense recently tapped from a tree. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Alla thinks it says something like “frankincense aroma - do not burn.” Man missing after spiritual quest to Alaska’s Hatcher Pass 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z “It’s made out of palo santo,” she said, referring to the Latin American rainforest tree related to frankincense and myrrh. Hot Property Newsletter: L.A.’s celebrity-forward neighborhoods see more realty action 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z The researchers also estimate that the world’s supply of frankincense would be cut in half in 20 years, if current trends continue. World’s supply of frankincense could go up in smoke 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Late on Friday evening, as Rachel Held Evans, a thirty-seven-year-old Christian activist, lay in a coma, in her hospital bed, in Nashville, Tennessee, her friend Nadia Bolz-Weber, a progressive pastor, anointed her forehead with frankincense. The Radically Inclusive Christianity of Rachel Held Evans 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z We sifted through the sticky substance to find nuggets of frankincense. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The Meditate blend is a calming mix of bergamot, ylang-ylang, and frankincense. From Salon Marketplace: Take aromatherapy on the road with this portable diffuser 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z An oil diffuser fills the space with the calming aroma of frankincense. Yoga business works to bring calm to exhausted community 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Plus: kiwis for canker sores and the surprising uses of frankincense. What does magnesium have to do with getting enough Vitamin D? 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z His birth was hailed by a worshipful crowd that included three kings, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Christmyths: What we get wrong about the first Noel 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Ms Mahamud looked at me blankly when I asked her what she thought about her frankincense eventually ending up in fancy department stores promising miracle anti-ageing properties and mysterious, seductive aromas. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The Diptyque Baume D’Ambre, which smells like vanilla, benzoin and lavender, reminded one tester of “myrrh or frankincense and reminds me of being in the Lutheran Nativity play”; another said “ginger mixed with cleaning solutions.” What’s with all the scented candles at Christmas? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Elephant Tree, Bursera microphylla: Related to frankincense, this aromatic shrub provides perching and food for birds. New gardens at the L.A. Zoo show us how we can help birds at home 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Some chose a blend of frankincense, mandarin and lavender essential oils. What does magnesium have to do with getting enough Vitamin D? 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z It features prominent temples and was a center for Yemen's famed frankincense trade. Report details damage to ancient Yemeni archaeological sites 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z "We burn frankincense to chase away flies and mosquitoes. We inhale it to clear colds and we consume it to cure inflammation. That's it." The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Father Samuel explains that everything from the icons to the smell of burning frankincense to the Byzantine music is important in the Orthodox faith. “A taste of the Kingdom” 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z While his Boswellia trees are still too young to produce frankincense, Erlich struck upon honey as a possible source of revenue for his operation. Israeli frankincense farmer cashes in on rare honey 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z By 1200 B.C.E., the kingdom of Saba in what is now central Yemen controlled the export of frankincense, derived from a tree that grew only along the country’s southern coast. War savages ancient sites in Yemen and Iraq, destroying archaeological record 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z More familiar was the lemony frankincense resin, which is still burned in Catholic churches. The Sweet Smell of Osmanthus Absolute 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Like frankincense, it is a resin tapped from small, thorny trees. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Other priests hold crosses or beeswax candles, with the smell of frankincense in the air. Crowds jostle for holy water as Ethiopia celebrates Epiphany 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z A university in Muscat, Oman, is hosting what is touted as the first international conference about the medicinal benefits of frankincense later this month. Israeli frankincense farmer cashes in on rare honey 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z To represent frankincense, an ancient luxury, Foutz got something she wanted. A parenting dilemma: Finding the religious meaning of Christmas gifts 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Trygve Harris, who owns the store, spends most of the year supervising a frankincense distillery in the Sultanate of Oman. The Sweet Smell of Osmanthus Absolute 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The atmosphere in the frankincense village was completely different from that in the goldminers' settlement. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Most of us are familiar with the biblical story of the Nativity — the dramatic birth of Jesus, tucked away in a barn with Mary and Joseph, the three kings with their frankincense and myrrh. 'The Star' wraps new animated view of Nativity tale in unremarkable storytelling 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z The local inspector wants to slice off a piece of the forest where they harvest benzoin – a substance like frankincense – and give it to a large pulp company. 'We'd rather die than lose': villagers in Indonesia fight for a land rights revolution 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Now that she’s a mother of three boys, ages 4 to 11, Foutz looks back fondly on those gift tags labeling each of her three presents “frankincense,” “myrrh” and “gold.” A parenting dilemma: Finding the religious meaning of Christmas gifts 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z If you step outside for a breather, you will discover that the air is thick with frankincense. At Vespertine, Jonathan Gold makes contact with otherworldly cooking. Is dinner for two worth $1,000? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z People young and old strolled about, chatting, drinking tea and complaining about how low frankincense prices made it difficult to make ends meet, especially during this time of high inflation and severe drought. The Somali gold rush endangering frankincense and myrrh 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z While frankincense endured, myrrh almost disappeared after the fall of the Roman Empire. Frankincense and myrrh are making a comeback in the Holy Land 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z It’s inspired by a handful of men’s fragrances Parker would wear, often rife with vetivers and frankincense, also known as olibanum and one of the base notes of Stash. Sarah Jessica Parker launches her second fragrance Stash SJP 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z As a final touch, she anointed them with frankincense and myrrh and said a prayer over them, “Ancient Egyptian–style.” To study ancient cancer, this scientist made her own mummies 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z One of the few factories that does process frankincense is in the capital, Nairobi. Frankincense and myrrh: Modern day story of the gifts of Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Gifts—especially expensive ones like gold, frankincense and whatever myrrh is—are a perfect way to say things that are hard for people to say. In Defense of Scrooge 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Solowey named the three important incense trees during that period as frankincense, myrrh and the balm of Gilead, which was cultivated only by the Dead Sea. Frankincense and myrrh are making a comeback in the Holy Land 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z There will be seven processional candles, six altar candles and one thurible filled with incense made of a frankincense and sandalwood blend. For Pope Francis’ Mass at Madison Square Garden, God Is in the Details 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He still smelled the same: leather, desert, and frankincense. Love and War 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Ms Osman shows us several shops that stock myrrh, frankincense and other natural products. Frankincense and myrrh: Modern day story of the gifts of Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z It's made with eucalyptus, pine, and frankincense and myrrh. Compact beauty products to pack for your vacation 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Think frankincense and myrrh, plus a few others. Frankincense and myrrh are making a comeback in the Holy Land 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z For the tension-draining massage, I select the Inner Strength Oil, a gorgeous blend of clary sage, cardamom and more frankincense. The Best Treatments to Book Now at London's Luxury Spas 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The opening contains violet leaf, mandarin, cardamom, rose, frankincense, cistus-labdanum and nutmeg. The 10 Best Rose Fragrances to Gift for Valentine's Day 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z "My father brought home some frankincense in 1997 and that's when I got the idea to set up a plant to extract it," she says. Frankincense and myrrh: Modern day story of the gifts of Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Two thousand years ago, frankincense and myrrh were as valuable as gold, the third gift of the Magi. What Actually Is In Frankincense And Myrrh? [AUDIO] 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Two years ago, Erlich planted hundreds of commiphora or myrrh saplings and several rows of frankincense trees. Frankincense and myrrh are making a comeback in the Holy Land 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Perhaps you remember the story of the Three Wise Kings who brought gifts at the time of the Christmas nativity, of gold, frankincense and myrrh. How Three Kings Will Boost Your Executive Edge This Holiday 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z "Fragrant" traces the history of fragrance while devoting chapters to cinnamon, mint, frankincense, ambergris and jasmine. History, memories and emotion waft through Mandy Aftel's 'Fragrant' The Bible records that three wise men took him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Frankincense and myrrh: Modern day story of the gifts of Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Like money, gold does not grow on trees, but frankincense and myrrh certainly do, typically on the Arabian Peninsula. What Actually Is In Frankincense And Myrrh? [AUDIO] 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Even though they are related, frankincense and myrrh look quite different. Frankincense and myrrh are making a comeback in the Holy Land 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z He lingered over displays of frankincense, silver jewelry and ceremonial Omani daggers, and emerged carrying several white plastic bags. Two days of nuclear talks with Iran yield few indications of progress Under her written guidance, I travel the world in search of extraordinary aromatics: cinnamon, frankincense, ambergris, jasmine and mint. How To Buy Your First Natural Perfume 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Two of her employees spread pieces of raw frankincense on the floor and start sorting them. Frankincense and myrrh: Modern day story of the gifts of Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Both frankincense and myrrh are mixtures of hundreds of different compounds; their composition varies according to climate and geography, as this affects the biochemical processes going on in the plants. What Actually Is In Frankincense And Myrrh? [AUDIO] 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z There was, for example, a presentation on growing food and one on the medicinal effects of frankincense and other essential oils. At Survivalists Expo, Items for Everything Short of the Zombie Apocalypse 2014-04-06T23:42:26Z On Tuesday at an exhibition in Dubai to promote produce from Somalia, a stallholder shows off perfumes and oils made from frankincense, a resin tapped from Boswellia sacra trees. Africa in pictures: 14-20 March 2014 2014-03-21T20:31:07Z Yet in its 1st century heyday, this vital city of the Nabataean kingdom was a key trading post for merchants plying spices, frankincense and myrrh from as far away as Yemen. Travel: The World's Best-Kept Secrets 2013-03-14T12:15:00Z Some of them were very expensive: Richard’s heart was originally wrapped in linen, and had been treated with frankincense, myrtle, daisy, mint, creosote, mercury and possibly lime. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z The sap dries into a solid yellow droplet, this is frankincense. What Actually Is In Frankincense And Myrrh? [AUDIO] 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Mass spectrometry identified organic molecules characteristic of creosote and frankincense, both used for preserving tissue. Forensic Exam of King Richard the Lionheart Reveals Embalming Practices 2013-03-01T18:15:00.213Z Ala, the principal settlement of El Hajr, the Egra of Ptolemy, to whom it was known as an oasis town on the gold and frankincense road. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Though but an old, old carol, It bears love's myrrh and gold, And the frankincense of a joy intense That the angel hosts foretold. Songs Ysame 2012-03-04T03:00:13.113Z Richard’s heart was originally wrapped in linen, and had been treated with frankincense, myrtle, daisy, mint, creosote, mercury and possibly lime. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z This narrative may not be without some foundation, in fact we saw above how old was the trade of Egypt and Syria with the land of frankincense. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z He believes that this is the first forensic analysis of an embalmed heart ever done and the first physical evidence of ancient embalming using frankincense. Forensic Exam of King Richard the Lionheart Reveals Embalming Practices 2013-03-01T18:15:00.213Z Stinging nettle, edderwort, cucumber, heather, frankincense, honey, hedge mustard — what sounds like a grocery list for a wizard at Hogwarts is actually an inventory of ancient Egyptian treatments for cancer. Cancer: Solving an age-old problem 2012-02-29T18:21:13.613Z You go to buy gifts for the child, in memory of that Other Child whose birthday gifts were gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z "Gentiles shall walk in Thy light, and kings in the brightness of Thy rising; they shall come from afar, bringing gold and frankincense and showing forth praise to the Lord." Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z We have a choice cargo of beads which we are willing to exchange for frankincense and ivory. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z He looked round the place, inhaled the fragrance of musk and frankincense, and drew near to the garden, where he saw the beasts and the birds, the running water, and the trees. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z About this shrine hung bronze lamps of beautiful workmanship, in which burned perfumed oil and frankincense. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Here only, in all the earth, grow frankincense, myrrh, cassia, and ladanum; here are sheep with such thick tails, that carriages have to be fastened behind them. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z We are informed further that "gold, frankincense and myrrh" were presented to him as offerings. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z The soul is the guardian of the body, inseparably united with it, as the odour is with frankincense; nor can the soul be disconnected from the body without its own destruction. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z There are several thriving villages on the coast, of which el-Hafa is the principal port of export for frankincense; 9000 cwt. is exported annually to Bombay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z They entered the house, found Mary and her infant boy, fell down and worshipped him, and offered him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z But the frankincense trees are watched by winged serpents, and the cassia by bats. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Aficionados sniff at the quality of the frankincense farmed in India, preferring to pay more for product harvested in East Africa, said Bill Huf, manager of Scents Of The Earth in Cape May, N.J. Shift for Magi? Frankincense Shortage 2011-12-24T01:20:10Z Credit: Future of Frankincense Not So Sweet The mythical gifts of the Magi—gold, frankincense, and myrrh—represented the rarest and most precious tributes one could give a king. The Year in Pictures 2011-12-22T19:11:37Z In 2006 a previous study—also published in the Journal of Applied Ecology—found that overexploitation of frankincense resin from Boswellia trees was causing them to produce one third as many seeds as untapped trees. Bad News for Christmas: Frankincense Faces Uncertain Future 2011-12-21T23:45:08.087Z They then, with outstretched bodies, worshipped Christ, and opened their coffers, and offered to him threefold gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Heraclides of Cyme gave an account of the wealth of the king of the land of frankincense. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z For many Christians, frankincense is best known as one of the gifts—along with gold and myrrh—that the three wise men brought to Jesus and his parents shortly after he was born. Shift for Magi? Frankincense Shortage 2011-12-24T01:20:10Z So the ships were got ready for Bres; abundant food and drink and war stores were put into them, their seams were calked with pitch, and they were filled with sweet-smelling frankincense. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z There’s not a shortage of frankincense, but there’s no regeneration of the forests. Bad News for Christmas: Frankincense Faces Uncertain Future 2011-12-21T23:45:08.087Z Gold befits a king; frankincense belongs to God's service; with myrrh the corpses of the dead are prepared that they may not soon rot. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z The frankincense was collected and brought to Sabbatha, and could not be purchased and taken away by strangers till the priests had set apart a tenth for the god of Sabbatha. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Yet through it all, one constant note Chimes with the season's higher sense, Love's influence unchanged remains, Fragrant and sweet as frankincense. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z On the sacrificial use and import of frankincense and similar substances see Incense. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Our models show that within 50 years populations of will be decimated and the declining populations mean frankincense production is doomed. Bad News for Christmas: Frankincense Faces Uncertain Future 2011-12-21T23:45:08.087Z Again, there were other heretics who believed that he was a true King, but they denied that he was God: these, without doubt, offered gold to him, and would not offer frankincense. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z When the bull had been sacrificed and frankincense burned to the gods, libations were poured in honour of the dead. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It blends with frankincense and myrrh in the censers of Greek and Roman Catholic churches. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z In the Red Sea regions frankincense is valued not only for its sweet odour when burnt, but as a masticatory; and blazing lumps of it are not infrequently used for illumination instead of oil lamps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z And although there still doesn’t appear to be a shortage of frankincense on the market, a die-off rate of 6 to 7 percent a year means supplies might not remain plentiful for long. Bad News for Christmas: Frankincense Faces Uncertain Future 2011-12-21T23:45:08.087Z Some heretics acknowledged that he was true God and true King, and denied that he assumed mortal flesh: these brought him gold and frankincense, and would not bring the myrrh of the assumed mortality. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z This is the land of frankincense, of the sugarcane and coffee-tree, of pomegranates, figs, and dates, of wheat and maize. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z You, therefore, have not ordered the temples to be shut up, nor forbidden any to frequent them: nor have you driven from the temples or the altars, fire or frankincense, or other honours of incense. Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix 2011-10-12T02:00:42.117Z Common frankincense is an ingredient in some ointments and plasters, and on account of its pleasant odour when burned has been used in incense as a substitute for olibanum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z And presently the room was filled with a perfume more delicate than that of a censer burning finest frankincense. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Let us offer to him frankincense, because we believe that he ever was God, who at that time appeared man. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z In the interior were thick forests of tall frankincense and myrrh-trees, and also cinnamon-trees, palm and calmus, and trees of a similar kind, which, like the others, send forth the sweetest odour. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z I feel glad that any sparks of mine have served to enkindle the cassia, nard and frankincense which so prodigally enrich your own altar. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The perfume of myrrh and frankincense filled the air. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z And suddenly all about the wood was spread a perfume of cinnamon, frankincense, and sweet marjoram. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z There were some heretics who believed that he was God, but they in no wise believed that he anywhere reigned: they offered frankincense to Christ spiritually, and would not offer him gold. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Pliny tells us that the Sabæans were the most famous of the Arabians, owing to their frankincense, and their land reached from sea to sea. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Saba is the sweet land where the balsam-trees grow and the precious spices are gathered: myrrh and frankincense and cinnamon. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z It excelled all other birds in beauty of plumage, and fed only on frankincense and sweet gums. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z And suddenly there spread abroad in the air a smell of cinnamon, frankincense, and sweet marjoram. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z They opened their cases of treasure and offered him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z There he was bathed in the holy place, and anointed, and the most precious frankincense was constantly burned before him. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z There came three wise men riding from the east; One was a king and brought a gift of gold; And one bore frankincense that fate foretold; While myrrh was offered by a mitred priest. His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z The star guided these Three Kings to Bethlehem where they saw the young child Jesus and offered gifts to him of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z And that was followed by boys in purple tunics, bearing frankincense, and myrrh, and saffron, on golden dishes. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z They would have rejected my gold and my frankincense and my myrrh. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z I will be drunk with nard and frankincense. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z Gold, frankincense, and myrrh, Are offered, not the body to possess, Neither command, but reverently to bless. His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z To them would enter the Three Kings, accompanied by a merry crowd, and gifts were offered to the Babe—gold, frankincense and myrrh. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z And of the camels, some bore three hundred minæ weight of frankincense, and three hundred of myrrh, and two hundred of saffron, and cassia, and cinnamon, and iris, and two hundred of other spices. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Having thus purified it, adorn it with clean garments and a sacrificial string, and then offer flowers, perfumes, frankincense, lamps, fruit, and different kinds of prepared eatables, and ornaments. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z While all the love and worship in my sense Will be sweet smoke of myrrh and frankincense. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z They brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh, In Isaiah lx: 6 we read of the coming of the Gentiles to Jerusalem when the Lord has come again. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z Poverty donated its little; wealth gave its 'gold, frankincense, and myrrh.'... Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon 2011-05-20T02:00:38.647Z And besides all this, he gave them heaps of honey-cakes, and of garlands, of myrrh, and frankincense, with large fillets and bandages of golden embroidery as long as a man. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z They scattered myrrh and frankincense On the corpse of Guinevere. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z Her hold seemed like a garden of spices, so laden was it with cloves, cinnamon, ambergris, and frankincense. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z On a small table of white marble, stood a fantastically shaped vessel of dark green bronze, in which some foreign frankincense was burning, sending its fragrant white little cloudlets up to the ceiling. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z On this whole sheep were offered, as well as frankincense. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z I've bought a pennyworth of frankincense To offer to the gods and all the goddesses, And to the heroes I will offer cakes. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Oil from the Tuscan olive, mixed with frankincense and myrrh, burned in silver lamps, whose pale flames lighted the lofty chamber without sullying its delicious coolness. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z His wife, or some other female, kindles a fire, and throws frankincense into it. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z For the King of Kings there are gifts of great richness, gold and frankincense and myrrh. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z When the time of its dissolution draws near that it must die, it builds itself a nest of frankincense and myrrh and other spices, into which, when the time is fulfilled, it enters and dies. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z They performed sacred rites with wine and frankincense, and execrated Christ,—none of which things I am told a real Christian can ever be compelled to do. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z Myrrh and frankincense are also produced in great quantities, and are employed in religious ceremonies, burnt sacrifices of incense being made to the guardian genius. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z A good deal of frankincense is burned, and a lamp is placed on a plate, to add to the purity, sanctity, and solemnity of the occasion. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Here the wife of the Chan gathered together silken coverlets and pillows, made ready various drinks and delicate meats, and burnt for their perfume tapers and frankincense. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z Among the various exports may be noted musk, wax, myrrh, frankincense, black wool, elephant and rhinoceros hides, and ivory. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z And hast thou turned from the Altar of frankincense, And given to the Greek thy temple of Ilion? The Trojan Women of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:03.557Z Ascending 1000 feet, a wide plain presents itself, bounded on every side by precipitous mountains studded with the frankincense and gum acacia trees, but looking bare and naked from the total absence of underwood. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z On this plain I will uplift a wondrous sepulchre, And burn about it gifts beyond compare Of robes and frankincense. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold: Heigh-ho, the bitter winds blow! Eidola 2011-01-17T03:00:49.097Z Yet I am burned up within, and my heart is melting as a piece of frankincense laid upon coals in an empty chamber, when no man cares for its sweet savour. Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z The two friends were almost hid from the view of the gazing crowd, for, the pobratim being rich, neither frankincense nor myrrh had been spared. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z ‘And the stones appear bloody at present as they did at first, and the moss smells as frankincense, and it cures divers diseases.’ British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Come to think of it, what the hell is frankincense? The Fiver 2010-05-25T15:40:00Z "The records show that frankincense was produced here as far back as 7,000 BCE," he says. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z The most common kind is the smoke-black which is produced by burning a kind of frankincense. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Pillows and couches of elegant forms were scattered about the rooms, which were perfumed with frankincense. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) The Christian symbolism of this custom is supposed to relate to the offering, by the Wise Men, of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant Jesus. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Myrrh, frankincense, and the gum-elemi of commerce are among their products. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Camel train He has an old, black, iron chisel with which he gouges out clumps of dried frankincense. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z The Gara coast was visited by the Bents, who went inland from Dhafar, one of the centres of the old frankincense trade, to the crest of the plateau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" In one corner, however, stood a great stack of cigar boxes whose agreeable aroma was musk and frankincense after the penetrating humours of the tunnel. Witching Hill The concealed wares were then packed into a vessel with ginger, pepper, and tartar, and paid toll duty as white lead, wrapped up in bales of cloth and frankincense. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Can you not picture the crowd of eager faces beyond the rails, the white-robed priests, and the sacrifice being offered up on yonder altar amid the perfumes of frankincense and myrrh? Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance "We learnt about frankincense from our forefathers and they learnt it from theirs" he says. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z The narrow coastal strip seems to be moderately fertile, and the hills which in places come down to the seashore are covered with trees, among which the frankincense and other gum-bearing trees are found. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" There were spoons also, by which to place frankincense upon each pile of bread; and “flagons and bowls to pour out withal.” The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Thus in their hands were seen The gold of purest Beauty, The myrrh of Truth all-clean, The frankincense of Duty. Later Poems But while on the road he obtained olive sprigs, salt, and frankincense, also certain images of saints, and then with much holy water sprinkled all the rooms, stairs, and cellars, praying withal. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series In the first century BCE, Augustus Caesar sent 10,000 troops to invade what the Romans called Arabia Felix to find the source of frankincense and to control its production. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z Shall I fashion a temple about you where to burn out my life like frankincense till you tower dark behind the sultry veil huge as Isis? A Pushcart at the Curb "And the star led them at last to the stable where Jesus was, and they brought beautiful gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh, and they worshiped him." The Bible Story As for the frankincense and the pine, they have been planted only in colleges and cloisters, by the clergy and religious heretofore. Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison Chorus of Men Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness, exhaling the odor of myrrh and of frankincense and all the powders of the perfumer? Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Oman's frankincense trade went into decline three centuries ago, when Portugal fought Oman for dominance of the sea routes in the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z Saltpetre twelve ounces, meal-powder three ounces, frankincense one ounce, myrrh half an ounce, camphor half an ounce, charcoal three ounces, all moistened with the oil of spike. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments There came three kings, ere break of day, All on Epiphanie; Their gifts they bare all rich and rare, All, all, Lord Christ, for Thee: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh are there, Where is the King? The Bible Story The myrrh they offered to a mortal; the gold to a king, the frankincense to God. Seeds of Pine The tin of Britain, the silver of Spain, the birds of the Canaries, the frankincense of Arabia, the pearls and ivory of India, all flowed into their harbours.... The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations "Years ago, 20 families farmed frankincense in this area," says Salem Mohammed Gidad. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z Myrrh and frankincense rise, sweet and strong, from the depths of the snowy chalices. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants, Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. The Bible Story Incense and frankincense, fragrance of roses and resin of pines, cedar smells smoking in the sunlight, scent the air. Through Our Unknown Southwest Then, to the cradle, presently, Wise Men came with gifts—the gold, the frankincense, the myrrh, of creeds anterior though less divine. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Now, only three people still produce frankincense around here. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z "Until the day break and the shadows flee away I will get me to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense." Studies in Prophecy The wise men of the East at the feet of an infant, offering gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh, is just a parable of what goes on in every house where there is a young child. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine “In it grains of frankincense have been dissolved.” Mary Magdalen I pray you, with your license, To ride with you unto His presence; To Him will I offer frankincense, For the Head of all Holy Church shall He be. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse Scientists have observed that there is some agent within frankincense which stops cancer spreading, and which induces cancerous cells to close themselves down. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z And frankincense has the meaning of worship and praise. Studies in Prophecy And there’s fire, too, and water, and frankincense, and a great deal of the same kind, which I think undesirable, and you would too; for there, I am sure, we are agreed. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century The laugh was frankincense and myrrh to the court. In the Heart of a Fool The Kings brought him presents, Gold, myrrh, and frankincense To my Son full of might, King of Kings and Lord of right! Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse Working with frankincense could revolutionise the treatment of cancer. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z Up to the fair myrrh-mountain, The fresh frankincense hill, I'll get me in this midnight, And drink of love my fill. Studies in Prophecy He found, in addition to other stores of valuable merchandise, a large quantity of frankincense and myrrh. Alexander the Great Makers of History "For a gregarious animal, Tommy, you're something of a wonder," I began to laugh, because it was like myrrh and frankincense blown upon my doubts and fears to hear him talk. Wings of the Wind Then, with crimson gems aflame Through the door the three kings came, And the black Ethiop unrolled The richly broidered cloth of gold, And pourèd forth before thee there Gold and frankincense and myrrh! Collected Poems Volume One Treatment with frankincense could eradicate the cancerous cells alone and let the others live. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z Then I, this further—"Tell me why, when I bring frankincense To Jove or any other god, with thee I still commence?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Countless little censers of white spice swung frankincense and myrrh for pagan nostrils. In a Little Town The king and prince made offering at the altar of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, according to the annual custom. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges And for the helping of her will, that she the light may leave, She seeth, when mid the frankincense her offering she would lay, The holy water blackening there, O horrible to say! The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse The task now is to isolate the agent within frankincense which, apparently, works this wonder. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z The smell of paint may also be prevented, by dissolving some frankincense in spirits of turpentine over a slow fire, and mixing it with the paint before it be laid on. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Fruit and wine, flowers, perfumes and other articles are then placed before the tablet, during which are also burning various kinds of scented gums, frankincense, tapers of sandal wood and gilt paper. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton They raised the tobacco plant, to be offered, to their Gods, as frankincense. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 Sol's love for Leucothoë, and her change to a tree of frankincense. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Some ingredients of frankincense are allergenic, so you cannot give a patient the whole thing. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.... When Dreams Come True Hint of suppressed halo, Rustle of hidden wings, Wafture of heavenly frankincense— Which of these things? Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul It finds the Magi at His feet with their gold and frankincense and myrrh. Days of Heaven Upon Earth And soon began “Her limbs, soft melting in celestial dew, “With moistening drops of strong perfume to flow: “Slowly a frankincense's rooted twigs “Spread in the earth,—its top the hillock burst. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II In his laboratory in Salalah, he extracts the essential oil from locally produced frankincense. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z As they placed there the two cups of frankincense of the showbread. Hebrew Literature "No sooner shall two hundred Labour members be firmly seated upon the cross-benches of the House, than both parties will approach them with bended knee, bringing gold and frankincense and programmes." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals How the old fishwomen, the natural guardians of this northern frankincense, chatter and squabble! A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Many the lumps of frankincense on the same altar; one falls there early and another late, but it makes no difference. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature But this is a blink of the eye in the history of frankincense. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z It was finally ground into flour, and a handful of it mixed with frankincense was burned on the altar. Hebrew Literature How fragrant is the frankincense Of their uninterrupted prayer! A Christmas Faggot It is not your frankincense and myrrh that I want, though I thank you. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation "They brought gold and frankincense and myrrh," murmured Ezra, "the offerings to a king." Christmas Light Warm winters and showery summers are the perfect conditions for the Boswellia sacra tree to produce the sap called frankincense. 2010-02-09T10:59:00Z The soft light of the swinging lamps, the heavy fragrance of the frankincense which smouldered on the brazier, the dark lustre of the singer’s eyes—all held Glaucon as by a spell. A Victor of Salamis Her hold smelt like a garden of spices for all the benjamin and cloves, the nutmegs and the civet, the ambergris and frankincense. Raleigh The air was cloudy with the breath of frankincense and myrrh. Fairy Book Oh, Ezra, I would that I had all the gold and frankincense and myrrh in all the world that I might lay it at His feet. Christmas Light “And the young man answered and said: ‘For the King of Kings there are gifts of great richness, gold and frankincense and myrrh. When Winter Comes to Main Street By force of habit now he crossed the cabin, took the golden box, and shook a few grains of frankincense upon the tripod. A Victor of Salamis From a marble throne the proud and vainglorious monarch saw his vast army defile over the bridges, perfumed with frankincense and strewed with myrtle boughs. Ancient States and Empires We may have no aromatic offering, neither “gold, nor frankincense, nor myrrh;” but My son, My daughter, “give Me thine heart.” Memories of Bethany Under the Mosaic dispensation, the frankincense and odors offered at the tabernacle were emblematic of prayer and praise to God. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse The Colonel describes Balderson as assuming the air of a kind of sacred white cow, and putting much hair-oil and ointment and frankincense upon his carcass. In Our Town Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants, Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon "This is distinctly frankincense and myrrh," he acknowledged. Love at Paddington The same implements,—frankincense, candles, holy water, relics, amulets, votive offerings. The Sympathy of Religions Fine fruits are raised, especially in Yemen, as well as coffee, grain, tobacco, cotton, spices, aloes, frankincense, and myrrh. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing The magi brought various gifts to the Child in the manger—gold, frankincense, myrrh—but only one gift, that of love. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant? Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon When they came to the house where Mary and Joseph were staying they told their servants to unpack the presents of gold, and frankincense, and myrrh, and they went in. Child's Story of the Bible He drew a little ebony box from his bosom, and on opening it smoke issued therefrom, like the smell of frankincense. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Therefore the Bridegroom, seeing His Bride thus melted by the speech of her Beloved, says, “Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense?” A Short Method Of Prayer Caper entered the church; it was filled, and stifling with heat and frankincense, and contadini, and wax lights burning before the shrine, on which the sun shone. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He says:— Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get Me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense. Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon This speaks of his remains as purified by the frankincense, myrrh, amber, etc., which symbolise the discipline of life. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See Coromandel tree furnishes the resin known as olibanum, which is supposed to have been the frankincense of the ancients. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture "Until the day break and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense" . Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) Young and susceptible to the popular currents of the literary world, Palamas, too, worshipped the established idol, and offered his frankincense in verses modelled after Rangabean conceptions. Life Immovable First Part A glorious thrill of youthful triumph ran through me; she had paid her first tribute to my manhood in that blush; the offering was small, but, for its significance, frankincense and myrrh to me. The King's Mirror The Singhalese saw the Theosophists as wise men from the West, bringing frankincense and myrrh to the cradle of their prophet. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 Opening their treasures they presented to him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The Children's Bible His throne was His undefiled Mother's arms; His chamber of state was a cottage or a cave; the worshippers were the wise men of the East, and they brought presents, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) To you, O woman and O virgin, myrrhs, Fruit, frankincense, I offer recklessly! Life Immovable First Part Waggadeyn is a very beautiful country, and produces abundance of myrrh and frankincense, as in fact every portion of the eastern horn, from Enarea inclusive, also does. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 I can breathe without her frankincense, belike, and maybe all the freer.” The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time I must lay my treasures at His feet, “gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year The body was now filled with spices—myrrh cassia, and other perfumes, frankincense excepted; and the opening was firmly closed. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 Can you, too, mingle your little hidden hearts Fed with sweet honey, the pure frankincense Of a thrice-blue and earth-transcending worship, With love's uneasy little tremblings? Life Immovable First Part It is the great myrrh and frankincense country, from which Arabia, Egypt, Judea, Syria, and Tyre were supplied in early days of Scripture history. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Zuleika now saw that the heavy, delicious perfume with which the grotto palace was filled came from frankincense smouldering in a huge malachite vase placed in the centre of this bewildering chamber. Monte-Cristo's Daughter When your holiness first chose me as your legate, the queen was rising up as a rod of incense out of trees of myrrh, and as frankincense out of the desert. The Reign of Mary Tudor Some have supposed a half-hidden symbolism therein—gold a tribute to His royal estate, frankincense an offering in recognition of His priesthood, and myrrh for His burial. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Can you, too, mingle your little hidden hearts Fed with sweet honey, the pure frankincense Of a thrice-blue and earth-transcending worship, With love's uneasy little tremblings? Life Immovable First Part For in here Under the yew-tree tent The darkness is loveliest where I could sear You like frankincense into scent. Amores Poems Gifts of frankincense, food, and bowls of olive oil, are poured and piled upon the fire. The Aeneid of Virgil When a sacrifice was to be offered, a fire was kindled on the altar, into which wine and frankincense were poured, in order to increase the flame. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Myrrh and frankincense are aromatic resins derived from plants indigenous to eastern lands, and they have been used from very early times in medicine and in the preparation of perfumes and incense mixtures. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Entirely subject to my daughter, who regarded me as a wonder-working giant, I paid tribute to her in song, in story, and in frankincense and myrrh. A Daughter of the Middle Border "My name is Melchior," he said, "and I am a king, and I bring frankincense to the holy child who is to teach Truth to mankind." Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 We burn frankincense and scented wood and blow a shell; and taking out a pinch of wheat grains, put them on the cloth and count them. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II At last, finding all his efforts unavailing, he sprinkled her grave with heavenly nectar, and immediately there sprang forth from the spot a shoot of frankincense, which spread around its aromatic perfume. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome In heaven flame the golden candles, and the censers fume with frankincense. The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year A close smell of tropical plant life crept into the room, but this was as frankincense and myrrh to his nostrils. The Sins of Séverac Bablon And opening their treasures they offered him gold, frankincense and myrrh, as it is written in the Gospel. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 What frankincense was ever equal to that which nature then spread over the wave and through the air? Rattlin the Reefer Presently the woman who had prepared the frankincense brought it down in a small chafing dish, continuing the same chant and handing it round. Southern Arabia Once in every year, when the festival of this god is celebrated, the Chaldeans burn upon the greater altar a thousand talents of frankincense. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece Being asked by Philip to a banquet, the physician was served only with frankincense, like the gods; but Menecratês was greatly offended, and hurried home. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 From the flour of bran, from the frankincense, wine and water, which they used in the sacrifice. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) When every one receivéd hath this odor great and small, Then one takes up the pan with coals, and frankincense and all. In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World In ancient times none but slaves collected frankincense and myrrh. Southern Arabia My Father's face was hidden, and behind the thick clouds of darkness I saw a stern, vindictive Being, to whom the smoke of human suffering was more acceptable than frankincense and myrrh. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Thou makest my soul to dwell in groves of myrrh; to wander on mountains of frankincense and to feed in valleys of lilies. The Coming of the King The parts which fell to the gods were sprinkled with meal, wine, and frankincense, and burnt on the altar. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Then enter'd in those Wise Men three Most reverently upon their knee, And offer'd there in his presence Both gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World There was great confusion over the loading, as all that ever yet had been done to camels in that country was to tie a couple of sacks of frankincense together and hang them on. Southern Arabia I almost worshipped it, for though I did not burn before it frankincense and myrrh, I offered to it the daily incense of memory and love. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Like the balm of Gilead, like forests of frankincense, it filled the room. The Coming of the King The peculiar offerings to Janus were cakes of new meal and salt, with new wine and frankincense. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) The very names upon the street signs are as exotic as a breath of frankincense. Europe After 8:15 Yakut, for example, tells us how the Prince of Zufar had the monopoly of the frankincense trade, and punished with death any infringement of it. Southern Arabia No need that a priest should burn frankincense and myrrh, sending up our orisons in the smoke thereof. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West No doubt you know this is a commemoration of the three wise men of the East presenting their offerings of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to our Lord. Denmark So she put a bit of frankincense before him and asked him to tell what it was. The Aesop for Children With pictures by Milo Winter This bag, or purse, is understood to contain the Queen's offering of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Needless to say, these were all false commercial inventions, which apparently succeeded admirably, for the old classical authors were exceedingly vague as to the localities whence frankincense came. Southern Arabia Leuconoe next, after mentioning the exposure of Mars and Venus, relates the history of Leucothoe, with whom Apollo fell in love, and afterwards turned into a rod of frankincense. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The weather is made of sugar and spice, of frankincense and myrrh, of milk and honey, of every conceivable ingredient that's nice. The Lady Paramount We seek a new-born King, Gold, frankincense to him we bring. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays Here also grew camphor, with spikenard, and saffron, calamus, and cinnamon, with all its trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes, with all chief spices. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools In ancient times this was one of the chief sources of the time-honoured frankincense trade, which still maintains itself here even more than in the Hadhramout. Southern Arabia She is so very fine, and she uses musk; she puts me in mind of the Queen of Sheba,' said the little lady, laughing, 'all precious stones and frankincense. Henrietta Temple A Love Story The lore of the stars had taught them that he was a king, and they brought gifts worthy of royalty, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays For the same reason it was usual to burn Rosemary in the chambers of the sick, just as was formerly done with frankincense, which gave the Greeks occasion to call the Rosemary Libanotis. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Surely there can be no doubt that this is the harbour which was anciently used by the merchants who came to this coast for frankincense. Southern Arabia Let us not however harshly dispel such illusions, neither drench with the cold flood of unnecessary ingenuousness the glowing embers of myrrh and frankincense. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy For the unlearned, let him send a garland or grains of frankincense.” Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan "The wise men from the east," who knelt before the infant Christ, "and opened their treasures, and gave him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh," were Persian Magi. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life From rifts which occur spontaneously in the bark of the shrubs in warm countries issues a gum resembling frankincense. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Then the incision is deepened, and after seven days they return to collect what are, by that time, quite big tears of frankincense, larger than an egg. Southern Arabia From Malabar she fetched pepper and ginger, from Ceylon cinnamon and pearls, from Bengal opium, the only known conqueror of pain, and with it frankincense and indigo. The Age of the Reformation For while other parts of the world have their wine, their balm, their frankincense, which they can export, the peculiar product of Rome is eloquence. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator While it is night here with us, to those below shines the might of the sun; and the red rosied meadows of their suburbs are filled with the frankincense tree, and with golden fruits. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life We have brought from the rising of the sun, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh, and a share of every noble precious treasure there is in the world. Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish It is also customary to fumigate with frankincense a tumbler before putting water into it, a process we did not altogether relish, as it imparts a sickly flavour to the fluid. Southern Arabia She remembered reading somewhere that the gold represented our earthly possessions, the frankincense typified our service and the myrrh our suffering for his sake. Christmas Stories And Legends How lightly these young fellows quarrel with the foolish old worshippers who lay their gold, frankincense, and myrrh, at the feet of the handsome thankless idols. The House by the Church-Yard It is better to sacrifice myrrh and frankincense than virtue and wisdom, thoughts than deeds. The Germ Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art "For they therefore offered to the then infant Lord that frankincense, and myrrh, and gold, to be, as it were, the close of worldly sacrifice and glory, which Christ was about to do away." The Lost Gospel and Its Contents Or, The Author of "Supernatural Religion" Refuted by Himself He thinks it must be for frankincense, but I think it must have been for some liquid. Southern Arabia Then all suddenly the three men remembered another scene long before, when they were bearers of gold and frankincense and myrrh to another babe. Christmas Stories And Legends But the sound of the chant, and the smell of the frankincense, broke in upon my speculations, and called my attention to the interior. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three When the wise men brought their gold and frankincense to the babe in the manger, men felt the sacredness of infancy. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service After a portion of them, including all the frankincense, had been burned on the altar, the rest went to Aaron and his sons as their portion. Companion to the Bible They brought the babe royal gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh, and returned on their way well pleased with the success of their journey. Michelangelo A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Master, With Introduction And Interpretation Then they fell down and worshipped Jesus, opening the treasures they had brought, and offering Him precious gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. Mother Stories from the New Testament A Book of the Best Stories from the New Testament that Mothers can tell their Children To Hamilton Burton it was all like the sniffing of frankincense and myrrh. Destiny They had much frankincense and precious spices and gold. I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross We are informed by St. Matthew's Gospel in the New Testament, that the wise men who came to Bethlehem to worship our Saviour at his birth, brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. It is also on the great altar that the Chaldaeans burn the frankincense, which is offered to the amount of a thousand talents' weight, every year, at the festival of the god. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria There will the ships of Israel come bowing over the waters with the riches of the world, and our wharves will be crowded with purple and gold and frankincense. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt In hawthorn-time the heart grows bright, The world is sweet in sound and sight, Glad thoughts and birds take flower and flight, The heather kindles toward the light, The whin is frankincense and flame. Morocco The "bdellium" mentioned by Moses in Genesis is a perfuming gum, resembling frankincense, if not identical with it. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants The common frankincense is softer, more resinous, and possesses less value than the former. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. In this sacristy there were two little boys swinging wooden censers, by way of practice for the more perfect use of them, when charged with frankincense, at the altar. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Numerous victims were sacrificed; and at Babylon it was customary to burn on the great altar in the precinct of Bel a thousand talents' weight of frankincense. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Then on the bottom of the nest he laid, bit by bit, a pile of sweet-smelling gums, cinnamon and spice, spikenard, myrrh, camphor, ambergris, and frankincense, with no meaner choice. The Curious Book of Birds Then they brought out gifts of gold and precious perfumes, frankincense and myrrh, which were used in offering sacrifices; and they gave them as presents to the royal child. The Wonder Book of Bible Stories Likewise He commanded Gabriel to speak to the cherub that kept the gate of the garden, and go in and fetch some frankincense; and Raphael to bring myrrh also from the garden. Old Testament Legends being stories out of some of the less-known apochryphal books of the old testament The priests, very numerous, extinguish them as dexterously as they can; and the whole cathedral is perfumed with the mixed scent of the wax and frankincense. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One The old mediæval interpretation of the offered gold as signifying recognition of His kingship, the frankincense of His deity, and the myrrh of His death, is so beautiful that one would fain wish it true. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII "And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon." The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destructive Criticism After a time came traders selling rushes and branches of trees to make beds, unguents and perfumes and frankincense to burn, and attar of roses from Damascus. The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London Through its open gates long and ceaseless caravans, laden with gold, silver, ivory, frankincense, and palm-oil, poured the riches of Africa into the capacious lap of the city. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens On whom she smiles, from him she expects gold, frankincense, and myrrh——" "Drop it, Barnard," Desmond cut in imperatively; and Roy remarked almost in the same breath, "Thanks for the tip. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India An odour of the rarest Arabian frankincense was wafted from the pastils burning on a curiously wrought tripod of Corinthian brass. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. An offering was then made by Hatasu to the god Ammon; a bull was sacrificed, and two vases of the precious frankincense presented to him by the queen herself. Ancient Egypt The Arabs who in past ages were the merchants of the Orient in gold, frankincense and myrrh, both then and now traded in slaves also. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children Slaves, fetch here all your light to shine upon My Vashti's beauty; let there be clear floor; Make the air worthy her with camphire lit And frankincense; and fill the hall with flames. Emblems Of Love Of flame not fed with hand or frankincense. Atalanta in Calydon They laid their offerings at his feet; The gold was their tribute to a king; The frankincense, with its odor sweet, Was for the priest, the Paraclete, The myrrh for the body's burying. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 How fragrant the perfume of the frankincense and the myrrh, and how rich the lustre of the gold and silver in the mean surroundings of the hovel. A Little Book for Christmas "And when they had opened their treasures they presented unto Him gifts; gold and frankincense and myrrh." Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children We place no candles in thy crypt, No gold upon thy shrine,— Thou bringest us the frankincense, The tapers and the wine. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 He tells, us, that they would not use wine and frankincense before the statues of the emperors; and that "there was no question that for such obstinacy they deserved punishment." A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 He has gone to the "mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense, till the day break and the shadows flee away." The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne The place of His birth, Bethlehem, is mentioned by Micah; the adoration of the Magi, offering gold, myrrh and frankincense, is announced by Isaiah and the Psalm ascribed to Solomon. The Cathedral One thousand talents' weight of frankincense was brought every year to Darius, the Persian king, as tribute from Arabia. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children An idle tale they also told; They said he gave them frankincense, Borne by some tree he loved of old; If so, he gave a mere pretence. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry In return are brought blue and white calicoes, Indian piece goods, Indian prints, silks, and shawls, red cotton yarn, silk threads, beads, frankincense, copper wire, and zinc. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 The incense, at first, was merely fragrant leaves or wood, burnt upon the altar; afterward myrrh and frankincense were used. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The aromatic substances used in the Liturgy are reduced to three, frankincense, myrrh, and balm. The Cathedral At any rate we are quite sure that the frankincense they brought came from Arabia. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children In the foreground knelt the three wise men from the East; with outstretched hands they held forth their offerings of frankincense and myrrh. Muslin And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. Notes on the Apocalypse Princes of Thebes, it came into my thought To stand before some holy altar-place With frankincense and garlands. The Seven Plays in English Verse Then what is their breath but pure amber, musk, and frankincense? The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes He spoke of frankincense and myrrh and aloes, of heavy perfumes of the scent-merchants, and drowsy odours of the Syrian gardens. The Magician O, then each Monarch of the Three With worship fell upon his knee, And gave, while God he loud extolled, His frankincense and myrrh and gold. A Celtic Psaltery Alexander now wrote to him, "We have sent you abundance of frankincense and myrrh, that you may no longer treat the gods so stingily." Plutarch's Lives Volume III. We take all our loves and hopes and Christian ambitions, as frankincense and myrrh and cassia, to the great King. New Tabernacle Sermons There you shall smell abundant frankincense, and shall be charmed with the mixed music of the lyre and Berecynthian pipe, not without the flageolet. The Works of Horace What was all the storied dignity of the Cannings now but so much sweet myrrh and frankincense upon her own girlish altar?... V. V.'s Eyes "Yes," said Mrs. Burton; "gold, frankincense, and myrrh." Romance of California Life If it is the right frankincense and sandal-wood, it is so good and heavenly to give me a basketful and not a pinch. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. Shake out the cinnamon, and the saffron, and the calamus, and the frankincense, and pass it into the treasure house. New Tabernacle Sermons Here, slaves, place me a live turf; here, place me vervains and frankincense, with a flagon of two-year-old wine. The Works of Horace Myrrh, frankincense, balsam, cinnamon, and casia are here produced, from trees of extraordinary magnitude. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Near the sea-side stands their church, enclosed by a wall like that of a church-yard, having within a couple of crosses and an altar, on which lay frankincense, with sweet wood and gums. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 They worshipped the child and gave him gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and warned by a revelation, went home without telling Herod where they had found the child. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History The breath of honeysuckle and frankincense fills the air. New Tabernacle Sermons When Christ was born wise men came and presented him frankincense and myrrh, and in after-years Mary came and poured upon his head the precious ointment of spikenard. Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians Besides these presents, there were likewise imported a great quantity of plain garments, and some mixed or inferior cloth; topazes, coral, storax, frankincense, glass vessels, plate, specie, and wine. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson And cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. The Revelation Explained Moreover, we perceived such a sweet odour, as if frankincense or some such precious spices had been burning there. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History The fruitful province in which it stands was called by the ancients Siria Muinifera, because it produces frankincense, myrrh, and storax. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time From time immemorial Egypt had imported frankincense from the southern coasts of the Arabian peninsula, and the precious spices had been carried by merchants to the far north. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The exports were confined to the produce of the country, especially frankincense and aloes. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson She threw more frankincense upon the chafing dish, until the room was full of smoke, and then chanted. The Phantom Ship Let the patient take one scruple and a half of pilon in water before going to bed; make a fumigation for the womb of mastic, frankincense and burnt frogs, adding the hoof of a mule. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy "They saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh." Our Lady Saint Mary An exploring fleet had been sent by her to Punt, the land of frankincense, and it returned home with rarities of all kinds, including apes and giraffes. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations He was told that at this time he was within two days' journey of the land of aromatics and frankincense, the great object which Augustus had in view. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Before it ran boys clad in red and white gowns, bearing censers of smoking frankincense. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Bombay is now the great mart of frankincense. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The red rose, is the red rose still, and from the lily's cup An odor fragrant as at first, like frankincense goes up. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden His province of Edom adjoined her own possessions; his ports on the Gulf of Aqaba were open to her merchants, and the frankincense which grew in her dominions was needed for the temple at Jerusalem. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations At the marts between Mosullon and this Cape, no articles of commerce are specified, except frankincense, in great abundance and of the best quality, at Alkannai. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson In these chambers was also stored the frankincense, of which a large quantity was used every day, for a handful of it was burnt on the altar of incense both morning and night. The King's Cup-Bearer The native products are frankincense, which is the sap of a tree. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 So in all religious ceremonies frankincense and myrrh play a prominent part. Bushido, the Soul of Japan The mountains to the north of Aden produce gums, frankincense, and coffee, which would soon find their way to so promising a market. Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay There was a great demand at Rome for spices and aromatics, from the custom of the Romans to burn their dead, and also from the consumption of frankincense, &c. in their temples. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson This frankincense was very costly; it was brought on camels' backs from Arabia, where it was obtained by making incisions in the bark of a tree which grew in no other country. The King's Cup-Bearer Gold, frankincense, and myrrh; by which symbolical oblation they protested a threefold faith;—by gold, that he was king; by incense, that he was God; by myrrh, that he was man, and doomed to death. Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts And out of every land they shall bring frankincense and gifts to the house of the great God. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism He dispatched a servant into the bazar, to procure frankincense and other things which he directed; and on their being produced we all retired into a room, and closed the doors and windows. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 543, Saturday, April 21, 1832. They were laden with aloes, gold, myrrh, frankincense, and other aromatics. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Out of these incisions oozed the gummy juice of the tree, and from this was made the frankincense. The King's Cup-Bearer Then we'll consecrate the herds and flocks of the Gentile and his store and basket, his gold and silver, and his myrrh and frankincense. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Her thoughts were like the fumes of frankincense Which from a golden censer forth doth rise. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook It would seem as if another fire must come down from heaven, as of old it did upon the first offering of Moses and Aaron, to inflame these censers, rich in frankincense and naphtha. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 The other exports were gums, drugs, tortoise-shell, incense, frankincense, brought from distant places; ivory, and a small quantity of myrrh. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson He sends me a box of geological specimens, and a Chinese idol, and some sticks of frankincense--just received by him from a relative, who is a missionary in Canton, as an offering of remembrance. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Melchior offered thirty golden pennies, Balthasar gave frankincense, and Caspar myrrh; but all else they quite forgot, and only remembered that they bowed before the Child, and said "Thanks be to God." Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls Ah! dreams that did not rise from sense, And rose too high to stoop to it, And framed aloft like frankincense In censers round the infinite. Poems: Patriotic, Religious His lips are sweet as honey, and his breath is like frankincense.” The Happy Prince and Other Tales In the reign of Augustus, according to Horace, one whole street was occupied by those who dealt in frankincense, pepper, and other aromatics. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson From the northern point of Beles on the Euphrates, a line of fifteen hundred miles is terminated by the Straits of Bebelmandel and the land of frankincense. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 And in Saba, where frankincense flows from the trees, the king Balthasar ruled. Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls When one stops to speak to them, they throw pinches of frankincense upon a charcoal brazier and make the air sweet. A House of Pomegranates And therefore, when they will shrive them, they take fire and set it beside them, and cast therein powder of frankincense; and in the smoke thereof they shrive them to God, and cry him mercy. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville He, on the other hand, would accept of nothing but some frankincense, which he used in his public sacrifices, and, bidding them farewell with every expression of kindness, departed. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans "Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold," said the angel, "is offering more meet for the Christ Child than these pure Christmas Roses." Good Stories for Holidays In addition there was a fire of juniper wood and frankincense upon the hearth, and the room smelt too cloyingly of be-drugging sweetness. The Certain Hour In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, "What is it?" Aesop's Fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures. Walden So Alexander now wrote to him, saying, "We have sent you abundance of myrrh and frankincense, that for the future you may not be stingy to the gods." Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Sir 39:14 And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha Oil and frankincense signifying grace and acceptableness were not permitted to be used in her case. The Woman's Bible Shortly afterwards, again caught in a snare, he passed by Apollo and made the same promise to offer frankincense to Mercury. Aesop's Fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend For those who gave money to buy frankincense. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II And I breathed the old familiar perfume of frankincense and lavender and felt her pure breath upon my brow. The Bride of Dreams Sir 50:8 And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer: Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha Some have supposed that the frankincense and the myrrh were intended as an acknowledgment of his deity, as the gold was of his royalty. The Woman's Bible Two sisters of the king then shrouded the corpse in a sitting posture, overlaid it with perfumes and odoriferous gums, frankincense and myrrh, and, lastly, swaddled it in a fine winding-sheet. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Gum-trees, myrrh, and some varieties of the frankincense are found in great profusion, as well as a variety of the aloe plant, from which the Somali manufacture good strong cordage. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile I breathe the faint, fine perfume of frankincense and lavender exhaling from my mother's clothes. The Bride of Dreams Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The World English Bible (WEB): Matthew I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense. The World English Bible (WEB): Isaiah He shall pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a meal offering of jealousy, a meal offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to memory. The World English Bible (WEB): Numbers He shall put no oil on it, neither shall he put any frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. The World English Bible (WEB): Leviticus By libanomancy, for the which we shall need but a little frankincense. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 O bring me fire, and bring me frankincense. The Frogs The angels sang at His birth and the kings from the East brought presents of frankincense and myrrh. Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth With frankincense and myrrh as well as our united devotions, we honored the divinity which had found full expression in Lahiri Mahasaya. Autobiography of a Yogi Her arms I felt around me,—breath too well I know! of fragrance, while perfume arose Around my dream and fled not at the close; As frankincense and myrrh it lingered, when I woke. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature "There are many grains of frankincense on the same altar; one falls before, another falls after; but it makes no difference." Seekers after God On the upper coast of Arabia, they burnt one ship belonging to the Moors which was laden with frankincense, and they drove another on shore which carried a number of pilgrims for Mecca. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time In the low grounds and islands in the river there are cypress, bay-trees, poplar, plane, frankincense or gum-trees, and aquatic shrubs. Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe Canhau is a great city, having plenty of frankincense, and carrying on a great trade in horses. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time |
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