The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of The Holy LandT. Nelson & Sons, 1877 - 718 pages |
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Page vii
... Chapter J. Beirut , II . Beirut continued , III . Beirut - continued , IV . Dog River , V. Beirut to the Damur , VI . Damur to Neby Yunas , VII . Lady Hester Stanhope - Sidon , VIII . Sidon , ... IX . Sidon - continued , X. Sidon to ...
... Chapter J. Beirut , II . Beirut continued , III . Beirut - continued , IV . Dog River , V. Beirut to the Damur , VI . Damur to Neby Yunas , VII . Lady Hester Stanhope - Sidon , VIII . Sidon , ... IX . Sidon - continued , X. Sidon to ...
Page x
... chapter ; and 4. Marginal notes along each page . All that has been thus supplied in the present edition ( with the exception of the contents of the chapters ) is distinguished from the author's text by being enclosed within brackets ...
... chapter ; and 4. Marginal notes along each page . All that has been thus supplied in the present edition ( with the exception of the contents of the chapters ) is distinguished from the author's text by being enclosed within brackets ...
Page 25
... CHAPTER hands are brought down , and folded together near the girdle , while he recites the first chapter of the Koran , and two or three other brief passages from the same book . And now he bends forward , rests his hands upon his ...
... CHAPTER hands are brought down , and folded together near the girdle , while he recites the first chapter of the Koran , and two or three other brief passages from the same book . And now he bends forward , rests his hands upon his ...
Page 31
... CHAPTER rebukes severely any approach toward immodesty . If the woman is deter- mined to sit in the midst of such mixed assemblies , with a bold and impudent face , aping the men , then let her head be shorn or shaved like that of the ...
... CHAPTER rebukes severely any approach toward immodesty . If the woman is deter- mined to sit in the midst of such mixed assemblies , with a bold and impudent face , aping the men , then let her head be shorn or shaved like that of the ...
Page 39
... Chapter and a great blessing to Beirût . The entire length cannot be less than twenty miles , and the starting - point is at least two thousand feet above the sea . CHAPTER III . BEIRUT - Continued . Roofs of Houses - Battlements ...
... Chapter and a great blessing to Beirût . The entire length cannot be less than twenty miles , and the starting - point is at least two thousand feet above the sea . CHAPTER III . BEIRUT - Continued . Roofs of Houses - Battlements ...
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