A cruise to Egypt, Palestine and GreecePrivately printed, 1834 |
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... sails , we bid adieu to Ireland . It was more like May than December ; a clear moon rose as if once again to light up this beautiful landscape , and , to a person disposed to recall such visions of the past , as a farewell to one's ...
... sails , we bid adieu to Ireland . It was more like May than December ; a clear moon rose as if once again to light up this beautiful landscape , and , to a person disposed to recall such visions of the past , as a farewell to one's ...
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... , we could hear heavy guns from the batteries of Oporto . We had a magni- ficent sunset , and , a breeze springing up in the evening , we set all the studding sails . During the whole of the 17th it was a calm , we heard them battering 4.
... , we could hear heavy guns from the batteries of Oporto . We had a magni- ficent sunset , and , a breeze springing up in the evening , we set all the studding sails . During the whole of the 17th it was a calm , we heard them battering 4.
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... sails low and aloft , and scudded away with a glo- rious breeze for Cadiz . The 18th was a beautiful day , but extremely hot ; we arrived off Cape St. Vincent about ten o'clock . Immense flocks of gannets were skimming over the wa- ter ...
... sails low and aloft , and scudded away with a glo- rious breeze for Cadiz . The 18th was a beautiful day , but extremely hot ; we arrived off Cape St. Vincent about ten o'clock . Immense flocks of gannets were skimming over the wa- ter ...
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... sailing master , but to my infinite delight , as we had a near view of the beautiful scenery between the Fort Di ... sail within a few inches of our mainsail . There was something strikingly cha- racteristic about the helmsman ; his ...
... sailing master , but to my infinite delight , as we had a near view of the beautiful scenery between the Fort Di ... sail within a few inches of our mainsail . There was something strikingly cha- racteristic about the helmsman ; his ...
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... is a most splendid prospect , of the dark frowning shores of Barbary on one side , and the rich vales of Spain on the other ; towards the east the broad expanse of the Mediterranean stretches to the horizon's verge , studded with sails 10.
... is a most splendid prospect , of the dark frowning shores of Barbary on one side , and the rich vales of Spain on the other ; towards the east the broad expanse of the Mediterranean stretches to the horizon's verge , studded with sails 10.
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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.