A cruise to Egypt, Palestine and GreecePrivately printed, 1834 |
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... Holy Land , I set out on the 16th of November , 1832 , to join Mr. Upton and his brother in the Briton schooner , R. Y. C. at Kingston Harbour . We were detained nearly three weeks by heavy gales of wind , and quitted on the 4th of ...
... Holy Land , I set out on the 16th of November , 1832 , to join Mr. Upton and his brother in the Briton schooner , R. Y. C. at Kingston Harbour . We were detained nearly three weeks by heavy gales of wind , and quitted on the 4th of ...
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... with pleasure on the agreeable time I spent under his roof , and the gra- tifying attention I received from all his family . G route through the Holy Land on the carpet : there 41 During my stay at Alexandria, I received the kind- ...
... with pleasure on the agreeable time I spent under his roof , and the gra- tifying attention I received from all his family . G route through the Holy Land on the carpet : there 41 During my stay at Alexandria, I received the kind- ...
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William Edward Fitzmaurice (hon.) route through the Holy Land on the carpet : there was a single lamp suspended from the ceiling , which gave a sort of twilight to the apartment , and Vandyke himself could not have wished for a finer ...
William Edward Fitzmaurice (hon.) route through the Holy Land on the carpet : there was a single lamp suspended from the ceiling , which gave a sort of twilight to the apartment , and Vandyke himself could not have wished for a finer ...
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William Edward Fitzmaurice (hon.) route through the Holy Land on the carpet : there was a single lamp suspended from the ceiling , which gave a sort of twilight to the apartment , and Vandyke himself could not have wished for a finer ...
William Edward Fitzmaurice (hon.) route through the Holy Land on the carpet : there was a single lamp suspended from the ceiling , which gave a sort of twilight to the apartment , and Vandyke himself could not have wished for a finer ...
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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.