A cruise to Egypt, Palestine and GreecePrivately printed, 1834 |
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... kind , seeing it from the level of the water , for , independent of the height which it gives to the mountains , the deep sha- dows that are reflected in the purple ocean , and the sound of the water breaking at the base of the rocks ...
... kind , seeing it from the level of the water , for , independent of the height which it gives to the mountains , the deep sha- dows that are reflected in the purple ocean , and the sound of the water breaking at the base of the rocks ...
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... kind of misdemeanour ; however , to judge of the rest of their fare by the bread and wine which they gave us , I should say that they did not starve . They have got a very beautiful garden , with orange , lemon , and cocoa trees , whose ...
... kind of misdemeanour ; however , to judge of the rest of their fare by the bread and wine which they gave us , I should say that they did not starve . They have got a very beautiful garden , with orange , lemon , and cocoa trees , whose ...
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... kind of insect that may fancy your society ; the consequence is , that as soon as the sun is gone down , every crack is alive with these predatory interlopers , and , like God save the King , played at the Opera House , when any great ...
... kind of insect that may fancy your society ; the consequence is , that as soon as the sun is gone down , every crack is alive with these predatory interlopers , and , like God save the King , played at the Opera House , when any great ...
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... kind to strangers , and hospitable in the extreme . I never passed them at their meals without being invited to partake of their scanty portion , and indeed their whole behaviour , as far as I have seen , would form a pattern to many ...
... kind to strangers , and hospitable in the extreme . I never passed them at their meals without being invited to partake of their scanty portion , and indeed their whole behaviour , as far as I have seen , would form a pattern to many ...
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... kind host and an entertaining companion . We had an excellent boat , and her cabin was quite a drawing room , in comparison with the one in which we had come up with a strong current and favourable wind we glided rapidly down , the ...
... kind host and an entertaining companion . We had an excellent boat , and her cabin was quite a drawing room , in comparison with the one in which we had come up with a strong current and favourable wind we glided rapidly down , 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.