The Golden Horn: And Sketches in Asia Minor, Egypt, Syria, and the Hauraan, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1851 - 652 pages |
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... Mount of Moses - The Archimandrite Departure Sarbout el Khadem - Et - Tih - Wady el Arish - Nakhl - Aboo Kalee - Tiyârah Arabs - Change of Route - Eboda - Elusa - Beersheba - Mountains of Judah -Dhyherfyeh - Hebron . 96 CHAPTER XV ...
... Mount of Moses - The Archimandrite Departure Sarbout el Khadem - Et - Tih - Wady el Arish - Nakhl - Aboo Kalee - Tiyârah Arabs - Change of Route - Eboda - Elusa - Beersheba - Mountains of Judah -Dhyherfyeh - Hebron . 96 CHAPTER XV ...
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... mount the raised floor of his cell and seat myself in oriental fashion on his carpet . The tobacco purse is drawn from his bosom and given to the boy , who fills a pipe , lights it , replaces the mouth- piece , and hands it to the guest ...
... mount the raised floor of his cell and seat myself in oriental fashion on his carpet . The tobacco purse is drawn from his bosom and given to the boy , who fills a pipe , lights it , replaces the mouth- piece , and hands it to the guest ...
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... Mount Sinai . The contract was signed and sealed with great formality at the British consulate , the number of camels fixed , and the price determined by a regular tariff ; the only casus belli , or ground of discussion , ( a sine qua ...
... Mount Sinai . The contract was signed and sealed with great formality at the British consulate , the number of camels fixed , and the price determined by a regular tariff ; the only casus belli , or ground of discussion , ( a sine qua ...
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... mount . I heard not a word more of the biscuits , but I learnt a lesson to the effect that whatever might have been my intention of leaving them in Cairo , the Arabs could not enter into my views on that subject , but preferred taking ...
... mount . I heard not a word more of the biscuits , but I learnt a lesson to the effect that whatever might have been my intention of leaving them in Cairo , the Arabs could not enter into my views on that subject , but preferred taking ...
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... Mount Sinai . The first carried two canteens and the kitchen ; the second , a couple of water - barrels , and a cafass containing thirty chickens ; a third , my saddle - bags and the tents ; a fourth , some dozen baskets of eggs ...
... Mount Sinai . The first carried two canteens and the kitchen ; the second , a couple of water - barrels , and a cafass containing thirty chickens ; a third , my saddle - bags and the tents ; a fourth , some dozen baskets of eggs ...
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Agha Ajlûn ancient appearance Arabs arrived ascent Baalbeck Bedouins beneath Beyrout Bozrah brought built Cairo camels caravan centre chamber Christian church columns commenced convent cross Damascus Damascus Gate Dashoor Dead Sea desert distance Djebel dragoman dromedary Druse eastern Egypt Egyptian el Arish encamped feet Feirân fortress gardens Gate Gerash granite half Hauraan Hawagee Hebron height hills Holy horses Hossayn Jaffa Gate Jenîn Jerusalem Jordan journey king LADY HESTER STANHOPE Lebanon length Lord lower Mahmoud Memphis midst miles morning mosque Mount mountains Mûsa Nakhl Nazareth nearly night Nile NILOMETER passed piastres plain post 8vo pyramid remains road rocks round ruined Saracens Sarbout El Khadem Sepulchre Sheikh side Sinai soon Souf spot standing stone stream Suez summit surrounded Syria temple tent Tiberias Tibni tomb town travellers tribe Turkish valley village vols Wady walls whole wind Youseeph