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 59
... shore , will bring us to our tent on the green bank of the Damûr . kilus Here , on the brow of this rocky hill , we have the lime - kilns you spoke of , Lime- and men in the very act of breaking up sarcophagi to feed them . It is unpar ...
... shore , will bring us to our tent on the green bank of the Damûr . kilus Here , on the brow of this rocky hill , we have the lime - kilns you spoke of , Lime- and men in the very act of breaking up sarcophagi to feed them . It is unpar ...
Page 60
... shore , is particularly impressive . The wady of ' Ain Zehalteh abounds in remarkable cliffs of blue argillaceous marl , which are subject to slides and avalanches on a terrific scale . The Emir Hyder , in his " History of Lebanon ...
... shore , is particularly impressive . The wady of ' Ain Zehalteh abounds in remarkable cliffs of blue argillaceous marl , which are subject to slides and avalanches on a terrific scale . The Emir Hyder , in his " History of Lebanon ...
Page 61
... shore of this great and wide sea , with its everlasting anthem going up to the listen- ing stars . Here am I - but you smile , and I do not choose just now to fur- nish food for your mirth . Better stop . Why , you have been dreaming ...
... shore of this great and wide sea , with its everlasting anthem going up to the listen- ing stars . Here am I - but you smile , and I do not choose just now to fur- nish food for your mirth . Better stop . Why , you have been dreaming ...
Page 62
... shore . All safely over , how happy they appear ! The lambs frisk and gambol about in high spirits , while the older ones gather round their faithful guide , and look up to him in subdued but expressive thankfulness . Now , can you ...
... shore . All safely over , how happy they appear ! The lambs frisk and gambol about in high spirits , while the older ones gather round their faithful guide , and look up to him in subdued but expressive thankfulness . Now , can you ...
Page 73
... shore , alive and well . Such a thing would now make a prodigi- CHAPTER ous noise in the world , and the news of it would fly from city to city with in- credible speed . There is no reason to doubt , therefore , that the story of the ...
... shore , alive and well . Such a thing would now make a prodigi- CHAPTER ous noise in the world , and the news of it would fly from city to city with in- credible speed . There is no reason to doubt , therefore , that the story of the ...
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