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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... half Asiatic , half European : the tents of the cavalry are pitched on the banks of the Sihoun : these men all fought gallantly in the battles which gained Syria and Asia Minor for their leader : the Nubian infantry , well disciplined ...
... half Asiatic , half European : the tents of the cavalry are pitched on the banks of the Sihoun : these men all fought gallantly in the battles which gained Syria and Asia Minor for their leader : the Nubian infantry , well disciplined ...
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... half English and half Oriental . In a few moments her ladyship sent for us , to conduct us round her gardens . I , who had expected a crabbed imperious old woman , was most agreeably surprised by the noble but gentle aspect of our ...
... half English and half Oriental . In a few moments her ladyship sent for us , to conduct us round her gardens . I , who had expected a crabbed imperious old woman , was most agreeably surprised by the noble but gentle aspect of our ...
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... half drowned ; the rain formed a large puddle just inside the door , and it was necessary to wade through it in order to get out , or to make a bound over it . The company within was in keeping with the accommodations ; certainly such a ...
... half drowned ; the rain formed a large puddle just inside the door , and it was necessary to wade through it in order to get out , or to make a bound over it . The company within was in keeping with the accommodations ; certainly such a ...
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