Travels in Palestine, Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan: Including a Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the DecapolisLongman, 1821 - 553 pages |
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Page vii
... , and Mauritania , all opened upon my view at once . The desire of visiting them I had always felt this desire was now nurtured into hope , and from that moment I constantly believed , that I should tread PREFACE . vii.
... , and Mauritania , all opened upon my view at once . The desire of visiting them I had always felt this desire was now nurtured into hope , and from that moment I constantly believed , that I should tread PREFACE . vii.
Page xi
... visited Bubastis , Tanis , and other celebrated ruins , with the Lake of Menzaleh , in the Lower Egypt , crossed from Damietta along the edge of the Delta to Rosetta , and returned at length to Alexandria , the origi- nal point of my ...
... visited Bubastis , Tanis , and other celebrated ruins , with the Lake of Menzaleh , in the Lower Egypt , crossed from Damietta along the edge of the Delta to Rosetta , and returned at length to Alexandria , the origi- nal point of my ...
Page xv
... visited the great living cities of Diarbekr , Mosul , and Baghdad in the way . I went from Ctesiphon and Seleucia by Dastagherd on the plains , and the pass of Zagras , through the mountains into Persia ; and visited Ecba- tana ...
... visited the great living cities of Diarbekr , Mosul , and Baghdad in the way . I went from Ctesiphon and Seleucia by Dastagherd on the plains , and the pass of Zagras , through the mountains into Persia ; and visited Ecba- tana ...
Page xix
... visiting even those parts of Palestine most familiarly known , were accompanied with more favourable circumstances ... visited in these various routes . But the most interesting portion of these Travels , and that which may be termed ...
... visiting even those parts of Palestine most familiarly known , were accompanied with more favourable circumstances ... visited in these various routes . But the most interesting portion of these Travels , and that which may be termed ...
Page xx
... visited them , are since dead , and their discoveries here are scarcely known even by name . Yet , in- dependently of the high interest which this portion of the Jewish possessions cannot fail to excite in the minds of all those for ...
... visited them , are since dead , and their discoveries here are scarcely known even by name . Yet , in- dependently of the high interest which this portion of the Jewish possessions cannot fail to excite in the minds of all those for ...
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