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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... summit a gothic castle , in a state of complete preservation , but now the abode only of the jackal and the eagle ; staircases cut out of the solid rock communicate with terraces ranged one above another , protected by towers and ...
... summit a gothic castle , in a state of complete preservation , but now the abode only of the jackal and the eagle ; staircases cut out of the solid rock communicate with terraces ranged one above another , protected by towers and ...
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... summit . " The summit of the Djebel Sheich is always covered with snow : it is finely visible from Tyre , and forms a noble and refresh- ing point of view from the plain and city of Damascus , during the summer and autumn . On its white ...
... summit . " The summit of the Djebel Sheich is always covered with snow : it is finely visible from Tyre , and forms a noble and refresh- ing point of view from the plain and city of Damascus , during the summer and autumn . On its white ...
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... summit of the hill , above all the others , is that of the primate , a mixture of convent and palace . The most wretched of the homes of Syra would have been comfort compared to the interior of the lazaretto , which is a disgrace to ...
... summit of the hill , above all the others , is that of the primate , a mixture of convent and palace . The most wretched of the homes of Syra would have been comfort compared to the interior of the lazaretto , which is a disgrace to ...
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