Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land, Bind 1Harper, 1837 - 264 sider |
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Side iii
... passed through Samaria and Galilee ; visited Naplous , the an- cient Shechem , the burial - place of Joseph ; and the ruins of Sebaste , the fallen capital of Herod , where the columns of his palace are still standing ; crossed the ...
... passed through Samaria and Galilee ; visited Naplous , the an- cient Shechem , the burial - place of Joseph ; and the ruins of Sebaste , the fallen capital of Herod , where the columns of his palace are still standing ; crossed the ...
Side iv
... passing in the faded and worn - out kingdoms of the Old World . For the plates on Mount Sinai and Pe- tra he is indebted to the work of Mr. Laborde . 1 ג CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . CHAPTER I. Alexandria . iv PREFACE .
... passing in the faded and worn - out kingdoms of the Old World . For the plates on Mount Sinai and Pe- tra he is indebted to the work of Mr. Laborde . 1 ג CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . CHAPTER I. Alexandria . iv PREFACE .
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... passed the last reef pilots came out to meet us , their swarthy faces , their turbans , their large dresses streaming in the wind , and their little boat with its huge latteen sail , giv- ing a strange wildness to their appearance , the ...
... passed the last reef pilots came out to meet us , their swarthy faces , their turbans , their large dresses streaming in the wind , and their little boat with its huge latteen sail , giv- ing a strange wildness to their appearance , the ...
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... passed the celebrated wells built in the time of Alexander , at the very foundation of the city , at which generation after generation have con- tinued to slake their thirst , and ended my ride at Cleopa- tra's Needle , a beautiful ...
... passed the celebrated wells built in the time of Alexander , at the very foundation of the city , at which generation after generation have con- tinued to slake their thirst , and ended my ride at Cleopa- tra's Needle , a beautiful ...
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... passed through several chambers half filled with sand ; but having by this time lost much of my ardour for wandering among tombs , and finding the pur- suit unprofitable and unsatisfactory , I returned to the state chamber and left the ...
... passed through several chambers half filled with sand ; but having by this time lost much of my ardour for wandering among tombs , and finding the pur- suit unprofitable and unsatisfactory , I returned to the state chamber and left the ...
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Akaba Alexandria ancient Arab Arabian Assouan bank beautiful Bedouins boat body buried Cairo camels caravan Cataracts chamber Christian convent dark dead Dendera desert donkey door dragoman dromedary Edom Egypt Egyptian English Engravings eyes face feeling feet foot governor half hands head History holy hour hundred Idumea interest Island janizary journey lady land land of Goshen Libyan Desert living LL.D looked Maria Edgeworth mighty miles miserable monks morning Moses Mount Sinai mountains Mussulman naked night Nile Nubian o'clock pacha palm-tree passed Paul Pharaoh pilgrims Portrait propylon pyramids Red Sea river rock ruins sand scene seemed seen sheik shore side Siout standing stone stood stranger temple tent Thebes thing thousand told tombs traveller tribe Turks Upper Egypt valley village vols volume voyage walked walls WARWICK VASE whole wild wind wonder
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Side 160 - Noph ; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt. It shall be the basest of the nations, neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations : for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
Side 132 - So I went in and saw ; and, behold, every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.
Side 131 - All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch...
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Side 132 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.