A cruise to Egypt, Palestine and GreecePrivately printed, 1834 |
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... Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a fine building , and very extensive , covering the whole of Mount Calvary . There is one material change in the modern City of Jerusalem from what it was in ancient times , which is , that Mount Calvary ...
... Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a fine building , and very extensive , covering the whole of Mount Calvary . There is one material change in the modern City of Jerusalem from what it was in ancient times , which is , that Mount Calvary ...
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... Church , but such is the violence of party spirit , that the place , whence the " Tidings of peace and goodwill to mankind " once issued , is now the abode of schism and faction . Indeed to such a pitch is it carried that the nave ...
... Church , but such is the violence of party spirit , that the place , whence the " Tidings of peace and goodwill to mankind " once issued , is now the abode of schism and faction . Indeed to such a pitch is it carried that the nave ...
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... Church . We visited all the holy places , but here , the same as at Jerusalem , the veneration which one would naturally feel for such spots is greatly decreased by the manner in which the monks are constantly calling your attention to ...
... Church . We visited all the holy places , but here , the same as at Jerusalem , the veneration which one would naturally feel for such spots is greatly decreased by the manner in which the monks are constantly calling your attention to ...
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... churches . Our horses were picqueted at one end , and we made ourselves as comfortable as the place would admit of by dint of fire and smoking . We had not long been esta- blished here , when the French Colonel , who had accompanied us ...
... churches . Our horses were picqueted at one end , and we made ourselves as comfortable as the place would admit of by dint of fire and smoking . We had not long been esta- blished here , when the French Colonel , who had accompanied us ...
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... churches built by St. Helena , to hand down to posterity the sites of the old Israelite Cities ; but here , as in every thing else connected with this un- happy country , time and desolation have completed that destruction which the ...
... churches built by St. Helena , to hand down to posterity the sites of the old Israelite Cities ; but here , as in every thing else connected with this un- happy country , time and desolation have completed that destruction which the ...
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2ND LIFE GUARDS agreeable Alexandria amidst amongst amply Arab arrived barren batteries beautiful Bedouins BLACK HORSE COURT boat breeze brilliant Cairo calm camels Church City coast colours Convent desert distance Egypt Esdraelon extremely fancy fatigue Fellahs felucca fire following day following morning fortunately Galita Gibraltar gulph guns haik harbour head hills ideas immense Janissary Jerusalem Jews journey Kaid knots an hour Libanus light looked Mamelukes mass miles minarets Moorish mosques moun Mount Nazareth never night Nile Nubian numbers o'clock obliged occasionally olive one's Oporto Pacha Palestine passed picturesque pilgrims plain Pyramids quarantine ravines reefed rich riding river road rocks round the ship sail Samaria Saviour's scene scenery Sea of Galilee seemed Shechem shore side singular solitary soon sort splendid view spot studded studding sails summit thing town travelling trees Turks vale verdure whole wild wind
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Página 65 - Proclaim thee Nature's varied favourite now: Thy fanes, thy temples to thy surface bow, Commingling slowly with heroic earth, Broke by the share of every rustic plough...
Página 56 - For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red : it is full mixed, and he poureth out of the same.
Página 55 - Carmel, which is wooded from the top to the bottom with most beautiful shrubs, interspersed with a variety of flowers. " In many places there were men transplanting the olive trees, which seemed to grow in wild profusion. There is abundance of game all over the mountain, wild boars, gazelles, and hares find shelter in the underwood, and all the streams swarm with every species of waterfowl.
Página 67 - ... these notes were never intended for the press, and are not meant to be published. They were printed for private distribution only...
Página 45 - ... for the foot passengers and camels, and on each side are broad counters, where the Jews and Turks sit cross-legged, smoking their pipes and drinking coffee, and offering their goods for sale...
Página 19 - ... do at Fredericksburg. General Lee did not entertain the proposition, however, and we continued our preparations to meet the enemy at the latter place.* At a point just above the town, a range of hills begins, extending from the river edge out a short distance and bearing around the valley somewhat in the form of a crescent. On the opposite side are the noted Stafford Heights, then occupied by the Federals. At the foot of these hills flows the Rappahannock River. On the Confederate side nestled...
Página 45 - Shechem is considered the finest town in Syria, but all its beauty is lost upon an European from the narrowness of the streets : there is however a very fine Bazaar, and, to a stranger, I know nothing more striking than these Eastern Markets.