A cruise to Egypt, Palestine and GreecePrivately printed, 1834 |
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... North side of the Valley of Samaria 44 Nazareth , from the brow of the Mountain , on the ascent from the Plain of Esdraelon Mountain Gorge , in the Gulph of Lepanto • 56 t 70 IAN View of the Pyramids of Ghizeh from the Nite.
... North side of the Valley of Samaria 44 Nazareth , from the brow of the Mountain , on the ascent from the Plain of Esdraelon Mountain Gorge , in the Gulph of Lepanto • 56 t 70 IAN View of the Pyramids of Ghizeh from the Nite.
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... gulph is fifteen miles broad at the opening , and runs up between two splendid chains of mountains , right to the harbour , which would contain a fleet of any size . Having a clean bill of health , I fortunately got pra- tique as soon ...
... gulph is fifteen miles broad at the opening , and runs up between two splendid chains of mountains , right to the harbour , which would contain a fleet of any size . Having a clean bill of health , I fortunately got pra- tique as soon ...
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... gulph he would have speedy access to most parts of his dominions ; rather an essential object , in a kingdom where revolt is as common a topic of conversation as the last new novel in Eng- land . Now , Athens is out of the way for every ...
... gulph he would have speedy access to most parts of his dominions ; rather an essential object , in a kingdom where revolt is as common a topic of conversation as the last new novel in Eng- land . Now , Athens is out of the way for every ...
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... gulph , Mount Parnassus and Helicon reared their snowy peaks , and terminated this scene of unequalled love- liness and grandeur . Well might Lord Byron say , " Thy vales of evergreen , thy hills of snow , Proclaim thee nature's varied ...
... gulph , Mount Parnassus and Helicon reared their snowy peaks , and terminated this scene of unequalled love- liness and grandeur . Well might Lord Byron say , " Thy vales of evergreen , thy hills of snow , Proclaim thee nature's varied ...
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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.