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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Page 46
... foot of the rock , shaded by three of the finest trees that can be imagined . They are a species of elm . The shadows of one of them covered our tents , our thirty horses , and the scattered group of our Arabs . " - The three noble ...
... foot of the rock , shaded by three of the finest trees that can be imagined . They are a species of elm . The shadows of one of them covered our tents , our thirty horses , and the scattered group of our Arabs . " - The three noble ...
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... foot - pavements , groups of trees , clean , nice - looking dwellings ; the Rhodians appeared in that moment to be the most enviable and the best lodged people in the Levant . It was an absolute pleasure to walk up and down the streets ...
... foot - pavements , groups of trees , clean , nice - looking dwellings ; the Rhodians appeared in that moment to be the most enviable and the best lodged people in the Levant . It was an absolute pleasure to walk up and down the streets ...
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... foot to the crest of each peopled cliff they streamed ; and when at length we entered the still water among the shipping in the harbour , the magic of the scene did not disappear . The white buildings looked like masses of snow on the ...
... foot to the crest of each peopled cliff they streamed ; and when at length we entered the still water among the shipping in the harbour , the magic of the scene did not disappear . The white buildings looked like masses of snow on the ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Sidon on the approach from Beirout | 6 |
Walls on the west side of Antioch | 11 |
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Adana Alaya Aleppo Amanus Anamour ancient Antioch Arab Asia Minor Barouk beautiful Bedouin Beilan Beirout beneath Beteddein Captain Beaufort caravan caravanserai Casius castle cedars Christians Cilicia cliffs coast comfort convent covered Cydnus Damascus dark declivities desert distance divan Djouni Druses dwellings East Egypt Emir Euphrates exquisite fancy feet gardens glory Greek groves heights hill Ibrahim Pasha JAFFA khan ladies land Lebanon light lonely look luxury Maronite merchants miles mosque Mount Mount Taurus mountain Nahr-el-Kelb night noble Orontes Pacha palace passed Pharpar picturesque pillars pipe plain precipices ravine residence rich river rock roof ruins scene seated Seleucia shade shadow Sheich shore side snow solitary splendid spot stone stranger stream Suadeah summit sweet Syria Tarsus Taurus temple tents tombs tower town traveller trees Turkish Turks valley village voice W. H. Bartlett walls wandering wild wind women