Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. Illustrated: In a Series of Views Drawn from Nature, Volume 1Fisher, Son, & Company, 1836 - 256 pages |
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... Church and Scheich's House , Eden Scanderoon , from the Road to Issus The Great Mosque at Antioch Bridge of Missis , —Asia Minor Ancient Buildings in Acre Interior of the Great Temple , Balbec The Tomb of St. George , Bay of Kesrouan ...
... Church and Scheich's House , Eden Scanderoon , from the Road to Issus The Great Mosque at Antioch Bridge of Missis , —Asia Minor Ancient Buildings in Acre Interior of the Great Temple , Balbec The Tomb of St. George , Bay of Kesrouan ...
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... churches were the finest in the world ! Church , convent , home of the faithful , all are gone . There is a place where a few worship , in a cave in the hill about half a mile from the town : by night , by the taper's light , the little ...
... churches were the finest in the world ! Church , convent , home of the faithful , all are gone . There is a place where a few worship , in a cave in the hill about half a mile from the town : by night , by the taper's light , the little ...
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... church ; but it must not be to a widow , and they are not allowed to marry a second time . They have not , as in Europe , benefices or fixed salaries , but live partly on the produce of their masses , on the offerings of their ...
... church ; but it must not be to a widow , and they are not allowed to marry a second time . They have not , as in Europe , benefices or fixed salaries , but live partly on the produce of their masses , on the offerings of their ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Sidon on the approach from Beirout | 6 |
Walls on the west side of Antioch | 11 |
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