A cruise to Egypt, Palestine and GreecePrivately printed, 1834 |
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... ship and the horizon . A dead calm followed in the evening , but we were amply recompensed by the loveliness of the moonlight night ; the air was balmy and mild , and , to crown the whole , a lunar rainbow stretched its vapoury span ...
... ship and the horizon . A dead calm followed in the evening , but we were amply recompensed by the loveliness of the moonlight night ; the air was balmy and mild , and , to crown the whole , a lunar rainbow stretched its vapoury span ...
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... ship all the morning , We made the coast during the night of the 14th , and on the following morning saw the sun rise beautifully over the mountains of Gallicia . The whole day our course lay along this picturesque coast , we had the ...
... ship all the morning , We made the coast during the night of the 14th , and on the following morning saw the sun rise beautifully over the mountains of Gallicia . The whole day our course lay along this picturesque coast , we had the ...
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... ship in every direction . The coast of Portugal was visible in the distance , and in about three hours we came near enough to have a fine view of the whole line of it . We saw the beautiful palace of Mafra , and continued passing a suc ...
... ship in every direction . The coast of Portugal was visible in the distance , and in about three hours we came near enough to have a fine view of the whole line of it . We saw the beautiful palace of Mafra , and continued passing a suc ...
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... find the Ragged Staff Battery , which is the only landing place after sunset , we pulled all round the batteries , and were at last obliged to turn back . While on our way open C to the ship , we struck on a rock , 9.
... find the Ragged Staff Battery , which is the only landing place after sunset , we pulled all round the batteries , and were at last obliged to turn back . While on our way open C to the ship , we struck on a rock , 9.
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William Edward Fitzmaurice (hon.) to the ship , we struck on a rock , fortunately there was not much swell , otherwise we should have been swamped ; we got off wet and hungry , and had the good fortune to find the Briton again , not ...
William Edward Fitzmaurice (hon.) to the ship , we struck on a rock , fortunately there was not much swell , otherwise we should have been swamped ; we got off wet and hungry , and had the good fortune to find the Briton again , not ...
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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.