Five Years in Damascus, Volume 2J. Murray, 1855 - Damascus (Syria) |
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... minute study of those sketches of its history and geography contained in ancient writers . The breaking out of the Druze war , in the autumn of 1852 , took away all hope of visiting it for a lengthened period ; but the defeat of the ...
... minute study of those sketches of its history and geography contained in ancient writers . The breaking out of the Druze war , in the autumn of 1852 , took away all hope of visiting it for a lengthened period ; but the defeat of the ...
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... minutes we passed Yelda , close upon the left , containing a few ruins , consisting of foundations of hewn stone and Corinthian columns of black porous basalt ; but like many ruins in this land , there is no record of its history . In ...
... minutes we passed Yelda , close upon the left , containing a few ruins , consisting of foundations of hewn stone and Corinthian columns of black porous basalt ; but like many ruins in this land , there is no record of its history . In ...
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... minutes more brought us to the village , situated on the summit of a rocky mound . It bears no resemblance to the villages in the plain , being constructed wholly of black stones instead of sun - dried bricks . The situation is fine ...
... minutes more brought us to the village , situated on the summit of a rocky mound . It bears no resemblance to the villages in the plain , being constructed wholly of black stones instead of sun - dried bricks . The situation is fine ...
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... minutes , and ascertaining from a horseman who had galloped back some distance that the Druze had not yet passed Nejha , we again moved onward . The rain had now ceased , and , though it still continued cold , we entertained less gloomy ...
... minutes , and ascertaining from a horseman who had galloped back some distance that the Druze had not yet passed Nejha , we again moved onward . The rain had now ceased , and , though it still continued cold , we entertained less gloomy ...
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... had joined us on his donkey , re- quested me to ride on with him and he would point it out . In twenty minutes more , after passing a low mound on the right , we came in sight of that village , 18 СНАР . Х. JOURNEY OVER THE DESERT.
... had joined us on his donkey , re- quested me to ride on with him and he would point it out . In twenty minutes more , after passing a low mound on the right , we came in sight of that village , 18 СНАР . Х. JOURNEY OVER THE DESERT.
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus antiquity appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanęa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawīn border Bostra Bozrah building Burckhardt Busrah called caravan castle Christian columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druze east eastern eastward Edrei extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead glen Greek inscription half an hour Hamath heaps hills History horses inhabitants Jabbok Jebel Haurān Josephus Kenath Kerioth Kunawāt Kureiyeh latter Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmūd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mūsa nearly northern observed passed plain Portrait Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter river road rocks rode Roman Roman road round ruins Second Edition seen sheikh side sketch slope soil spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh Syria tell temple Third Edition towers town Trachonitis Travels in Syria tribe village Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts Zedad
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Page 261 - For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, And upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low...
Page 260 - The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Page 262 - And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars ; beside unwalled towns a great many.
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Page 156 - Lord ; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: but I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
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