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Page 26
Beirût has burst her shell by the force of sudden expansion , and will soon have
neither wall nor gates ; but nearly every other city in Syria and Palestine is still
protected by these venerable safeguards . And thus it was in ancient days .
Beirût has burst her shell by the force of sudden expansion , and will soon have
neither wall nor gates ; but nearly every other city in Syria and Palestine is still
protected by these venerable safeguards . And thus it was in ancient days .
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True ; but here is a recess in the wall into which we can step until they have
passed by . What is that fellow shouting all the while at the top of his voice ? lle
cries Daharak ! vúshhak ! daharak ! wushhak ! " your back ! your face ! your back !
your ...
True ; but here is a recess in the wall into which we can step until they have
passed by . What is that fellow shouting all the while at the top of his voice ? lle
cries Daharak ! vúshhak ! daharak ! wushhak ! " your back ! your face ! your back !
your ...
Page 37
Thirty years ago there was scarcely a decent house outside of the walls ; now two
- thirds of the population reside in the gardens , and hundreds of convenient
dwellings , and not a few large and noble mansions , adorn the charming
suburbs .
Thirty years ago there was scarcely a decent house outside of the walls ; now two
- thirds of the population reside in the gardens , and hundreds of convenient
dwellings , and not a few large and noble mansions , adorn the charming
suburbs .
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The wall is twenty feet broad , and is built of well - cut stone - altogether a very
imposing structure . Though carried over the river at so great an elevation , the
canal meets , on the Beirût or west side , with perpendicular cliffs , and passes ...
The wall is twenty feet broad , and is built of well - cut stone - altogether a very
imposing structure . Though carried over the river at so great an elevation , the
canal meets , on the Beirût or west side , with perpendicular cliffs , and passes ...
Page 47
His path , like ours , “ had a wall on this side and a wall on that ; " the angel with
drawn sword was in front , and the path Ba poor beast thrust herself against the
wall and crushed the prophet's foot.2 lain . Now this file of donkeys , with rough ...
His path , like ours , “ had a wall on this side and a wall on that ; " the angel with
drawn sword was in front , and the path Ba poor beast thrust herself against the
wall and crushed the prophet's foot.2 lain . Now this file of donkeys , with rough ...
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| Title | The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy Land |
| Author | William McClure Thomson |
| Publisher | T. Nelson, 1869 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 21 Jan 2020 |
| Length | 718 pages |
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