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... Arab haste in such matters prevented all uneasiness ; but as Aiyûb became boisterous in his urgency , and as our letters of introduction had not yet arrived , I gave him a note to Mr. Misk to bring the letters , and was thus relieved ...
... Arab haste in such matters prevented all uneasiness ; but as Aiyûb became boisterous in his urgency , and as our letters of introduction had not yet arrived , I gave him a note to Mr. Misk to bring the letters , and was thus relieved ...
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... Arab can ever be persuaded to comply with any , even the most reasonable demand , without an amount of shouting , swearing , and even threatening , that , to the uninitiated , is almost appalling . For this reason , we , of course ...
... Arab can ever be persuaded to comply with any , even the most reasonable demand , without an amount of shouting , swearing , and even threatening , that , to the uninitiated , is almost appalling . For this reason , we , of course ...
Side 11
... Arab , I found , was from Palmyra , but had been long resident in Damascus . He informed me with manifest sorrow that his native village was fast going to ruin . The increasing exactions of the Bedawîn , and intestine feuds , are yearly ...
... Arab , I found , was from Palmyra , but had been long resident in Damascus . He informed me with manifest sorrow that his native village was fast going to ruin . The increasing exactions of the Bedawîn , and intestine feuds , are yearly ...
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... Arab tribes are far distant on the banks of the Euphrates ; but the late war had drawn these daring marauders from their accustomed haunts , and they endured the rain and the cold in the hope of plunder . It was far from certain ...
... Arab tribes are far distant on the banks of the Euphrates ; but the late war had drawn these daring marauders from their accustomed haunts , and they endured the rain and the cold in the hope of plunder . It was far from certain ...
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... Arab horsemen from the desert into the fertile vale behind us , thus serving the same purpose as the great Roman wall across the northern counties of England . After waiting twenty minutes , and ascertaining from a horseman who had ...
... Arab horsemen from the desert into the fertile vale behind us , thus serving the same purpose as the great Roman wall across the northern counties of England . After waiting twenty minutes , and ascertaining from a horseman who had ...
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanæa beautiful Bedawîn Beth-gamul border Bostra Bozrah building Burckhardt Busrah called Canatha castle Christian church columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druzes east eastern eastward Edhr'a Edom Edrei erected extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead Greek inscription half an hour Hamath heaps Hebrân hills horses inhabitants Jebel Haurân Kenath Kerioth Kuleib Kunawât Kureiyeh Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmûd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Muslems nearly Nejrân northern observed passed plain Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter road rocks rocky rode Roman Roman road round rugged ruins Salcah Second Edition seen sheikh sheikh's house Shuhba side slope soil southern spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh tell temple town Trachonitis Travels in Syria Tribes village visited Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts yards
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Side 267 - For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, And upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low...
Side 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Side 27 - PENROSE'S (REV. JOHN) Faith and Practice ; an Exposition of the Principles and Duties of Natural and Revealed Religion. Post Svo. 8s. 6d. (FC) Principles of Athenian Architecture, and the Optical Refinements exhibited in the Construction of the Ancient Buildings at Athens, from a Survey. With 40 Plates. Folio.
Side 266 - The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Side 8 - Life and Times of Titian, with some Account of hig Family, chiefly from new and unpublished records. With Portrait and Illustrations. 2 vols. Svo. 42s. GUMMING (R. GORDON). Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa.
Side 160 - Lord ; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: but I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Side 156 - And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken. Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Side 162 - Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD.
Side 162 - Also Edom shall be a desolation : every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
Side 31 - TREMENHEERE'S (HS) Political Experience of the Ancients, in its bearing on Modern Times. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Notes on Public Subjects, made during a Tour in the United States and Canada. Post 8vo. 10s. 6d. Constitution of the United States compared with our own. Post 8vo. 9s. 6d, TWISS' (HORACE) Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, with Selections from his Correspondence.