Travels among the Arab tribes inhabiting the countries east of Syria and PalestineLongmann, 1825 - 695 páginas |
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... thought safest and best to assume the appearance of extreme poverty , in order to lessen , as much as possible , the temptation to robbery or molest- ation on the way . The few papers that I possessed were rolled up in a small and dirty ...
... thought safest and best to assume the appearance of extreme poverty , in order to lessen , as much as possible , the temptation to robbery or molest- ation on the way . The few papers that I possessed were rolled up in a small and dirty ...
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... thought it possible for such a storm to have occasioned on shore . When the sun rose , the rain abated , and the sky cleared up ; but being unable to render any assistance to those with whom we had shared the common evils of the tempest ...
... thought it possible for such a storm to have occasioned on shore . When the sun rose , the rain abated , and the sky cleared up ; but being unable to render any assistance to those with whom we had shared the common evils of the tempest ...
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... thought to be ancient stations ; and , indeed , from the number of old fortresses that were seated among the hills on each side of the Jordan , nothing is more probable than that each of these marked the position of some ancient place ...
... thought to be ancient stations ; and , indeed , from the number of old fortresses that were seated among the hills on each side of the Jordan , nothing is more probable than that each of these marked the position of some ancient place ...
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... thought to be antiquities , geography , and the manners of the people . These were the impres- sions that I gathered from the conversation of the party regarding these distinguished travellers , who were well known to most of the ...
... thought to be antiquities , geography , and the manners of the people . These were the impres- sions that I gathered from the conversation of the party regarding these distinguished travellers , who were well known to most of the ...
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James Silk Buckingham. There are many places of inferior note , which my informant thought too inconsiderable to name . For greater accuracy , the list was read over to him a second time after being written , and con- firmed by his ...
James Silk Buckingham. There are many places of inferior note , which my informant thought too inconsiderable to name . For greater accuracy , the list was read over to him a second time after being written , and con- firmed by his ...
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Adjeloon Aleppo ancient appeared Arabs arch architrave Arwad ascended Assalt Balbeck Bankes bazārs Bedouins Bosra building built called castle centre Christians church coast columns convent crossed cultivated Damascus descended deserted direction distance ditto Druses dwellings east eastern eastward edifice Egypt entrance feet foot former front Greek half an hour halted Hamah Hauran hence hewn hill horses inhabitants inscription Jebel Jerash Jerusalem Jordan journey Lady Hester Stanhope learnt Lebanon Libanus masonry miles Mohammedan mosque mountains nearly niches observed ornaments Orontes Palmyra party passed pedestal Phoenicia piastres pillars plain portion present probably range remains resembling river road rock Roman round ruined town Saracen sarcophagus sculptured seated seen Seyda side Sidon southward spot square tower stone doors stream summit Suwarrow Syria temple theatre thence Tiberias tomb traveller Turkish valley village walls whole
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Página 615 - Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Página 603 - What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted ? Thrice is he arm'd, that hath his quarrel just ; And he but naked, though lock'd up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
Página 52 - I AM black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Página 209 - WHO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Página 404 - And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Página 616 - But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, and cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Página 659 - Fraternity is the reciprocal affection, the sentiment which inclines man to do unto others as he would that others should do unto him.
Página 156 - Joshua, probably referring to that leader's bidding the sun to stand still upon Gibeon, and the moon in the valley of Ajalon (Josh.
Página 395 - Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon : look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
Página 605 - And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water : and they ceased, and there was a calm.