The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
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Page 64
... feet without taking off the load , which is a tedious business . And , once more , we may infer with certainty that the roads were then as rough and slippery as this which has upset your patience and our unfortunate donkey . All these ...
... feet without taking off the load , which is a tedious business . And , once more , we may infer with certainty that the roads were then as rough and slippery as this which has upset your patience and our unfortunate donkey . All these ...
Page 78
... feet shall slide in due time . " 3 One needs a steady eye and obedient nerves to ride along the edge of yawning chasms , and listen calmly to the hard clatter of the iron upon the smooth rock . I generally dismount and walk ; but some ...
... feet shall slide in due time . " 3 One needs a steady eye and obedient nerves to ride along the edge of yawning chasms , and listen calmly to the hard clatter of the iron upon the smooth rock . I generally dismount and walk ; but some ...
Page 85
... feet perpendicular - plumb as a wall . My measuring cord , held one foot in advance of the edge , did not touch the rock for more than two hundred feet . When the stream is swollen by the winter rains , it is a splendid cataract ; and ...
... feet perpendicular - plumb as a wall . My measuring cord , held one foot in advance of the edge , did not touch the rock for more than two hundred feet . When the stream is swollen by the winter rains , it is a splendid cataract ; and ...
Page 106
... feet by nine . Chamber ( B ) , nearly twenty feet square , and eight high . The north side is seen in elevation in Fig . 2 , and shows two tiers of niches , one over the other , -- not often met with in tombs . There are seven in the ...
... feet by nine . Chamber ( B ) , nearly twenty feet square , and eight high . The north side is seen in elevation in Fig . 2 , and shows two tiers of niches , one over the other , -- not often met with in tombs . There are seven in the ...
Page 108
... feet through the soil , exposed a low door in the face of the rock opening into a room thirty feet long by twelve broad . The ceiling and walls are stuccoed and ornamented with various figures in red paint ; and a Greek inscription ...
... feet through the soil , exposed a low door in the face of the rock opening into a room thirty feet long by twelve broad . The ceiling and walls are stuccoed and ornamented with various figures in red paint ; and a Greek inscription ...
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