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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... probably expanded , and invested with the elegance which is the peculiar character of the Grecian mythology . The Adonia are mentioned by Aristophanes among the Athenian festivals : the rites began with mourning for the death of Adonis ...
... probably expanded , and invested with the elegance which is the peculiar character of the Grecian mythology . The Adonia are mentioned by Aristophanes among the Athenian festivals : the rites began with mourning for the death of Adonis ...
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... probably extended over the heights and vales nearer to the village of Eden , which was then celebrated as the region of the finest trees : the forests that supplied during so many ages so great a demand , must have covered an extensive ...
... probably extended over the heights and vales nearer to the village of Eden , which was then celebrated as the region of the finest trees : the forests that supplied during so many ages so great a demand , must have covered an extensive ...
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... probably the waters of Merom : the guide said it was the sea of Tiberias , but this was not possible . This mountain pass , always rugged and savage , is crossed in winter only by small caravans , when , to prevent the hoofs of the ...
... probably the waters of Merom : the guide said it was the sea of Tiberias , but this was not possible . This mountain pass , always rugged and savage , is crossed in winter only by small caravans , when , to prevent the hoofs of 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