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... Lebanon range , taken as a whole , that the Arab poets have said that it carries winter on its head , spring on its shoulders , and autumn in its bosom , while summer slumbers at its feet . The Mount Leba- non , famous for its cedars ...
... Lebanon range , taken as a whole , that the Arab poets have said that it carries winter on its head , spring on its shoulders , and autumn in its bosom , while summer slumbers at its feet . The Mount Leba- non , famous for its cedars ...
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... Lebanon at Tyre ( Tzur ) to Car- mel , extends the maritime coast , on which stand the towns of St. Jean D'Acre and Caïapha . Through the plain of Esdraelon flows the Kishon . On the sea - coast , from the foot of Carmel to Jaffa ...
... Lebanon at Tyre ( Tzur ) to Car- mel , extends the maritime coast , on which stand the towns of St. Jean D'Acre and Caïapha . Through the plain of Esdraelon flows the Kishon . On the sea - coast , from the foot of Carmel to Jaffa ...
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... Lebanon , destined for the building of the Temple ; and a higher honour than this was in reserve for her , for it was on these abrupt shores that the primitive Church opened the door to the Gentile world . They show here the house in ...
... Lebanon , destined for the building of the Temple ; and a higher honour than this was in reserve for her , for it was on these abrupt shores that the primitive Church opened the door to the Gentile world . They show here the house in ...
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... Lebanon chain on the opposite side . The convent owed its restoration to the famous Father , Jean Baptiste , who visited Europe to collect funds for the purpose . His end was certainly a laudable one , and we congratulate him on having ...
... Lebanon chain on the opposite side . The convent owed its restoration to the famous Father , Jean Baptiste , who visited Europe to collect funds for the purpose . His end was certainly a laudable one , and we congratulate him on having ...
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... Lebanon in the oracles of the prophets . When Esaias will paint the beauty of Paradise regained , he says that the desert shall blossom as the rose : the glory 66 " The of Lebanon shall be given to it ; the excellency of Carmel and of ...
... Lebanon in the oracles of the prophets . When Esaias will paint the beauty of Paradise regained , he says that the desert shall blossom as the rose : the glory 66 " The of Lebanon shall be given to it ; the excellency of Carmel and of ...
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