Five Years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History, Topography and Antiquities of that City : with Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon and the Hauran, Volume 2Murray, 1855 - 372 pages |
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... passing out of the city by the several gates and portals near us , were the only signs we could see of the caravan . While standing here our city donkey - driver managed to pick a quarrel with a peasant from the Haurân . The result was ...
... passing out of the city by the several gates and portals near us , were the only signs we could see of the caravan . While standing here our city donkey - driver managed to pick a quarrel with a peasant from the Haurân . The result was ...
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... passing camel . It was only when the actors assumed a more threatening and warlike aspect , or when the slow progress of events was stopped altogether in the heat of the fray , that Nikôla interfered . I have detailed this little scene ...
... passing camel . It was only when the actors assumed a more threatening and warlike aspect , or when the slow progress of events was stopped altogether in the heat of the fray , that Nikôla interfered . I have detailed this little scene ...
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... 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 half an hour ...
... 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 half an hour ...
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... passing on across the plain . We dismounted to await the arrival of Aiyûb and his camels . Observing a respectably dressed Muslem , accompanied by a Bedawy in the costume of Ageil , standing near us , I inquired if he were going to the ...
... passing on across the plain . We dismounted to await the arrival of Aiyûb and his camels . Observing a respectably dressed Muslem , accompanied by a Bedawy in the costume of Ageil , standing near us , I inquired if he were going to the ...
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... passed by below , swept across the plain , and contributed to swell up the motley throng that assembled beyond the river . A cold wind , accompanied by a drizzling rain , now began to blow in our faces ; so , wrapping our cloaks around ...
... passed by below , swept across the plain , and contributed to swell up the motley throng that assembled beyond the river . A cold wind , accompanied by a drizzling rain , now began to blow in our faces ; so , wrapping our cloaks around ...
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanæa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawîn beside border Bostra Bozrah building Burâk Burckhardt Busrah called Canatha castle Christian columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druzes east eastern eastward Edhr'a Edom Edrei erected extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead glen Greek inscription half an hour heaps Hebrân hills Hît horses inhabitants Jabbok Jebel Haurân Kenath Kerioth Kunawât Kureiyeh Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmûd Manasseh miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mûsa nearly northern observed passed plain Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter road rocks rocky rode Roman round rugged ruins Salcah Second Edition seen sheikh sheikh's house Shuhba side slope soil southern spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh Syria tell temple town Trachonitis Travels in Syria tribe village visited Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts