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Side 14
... remains of the ancient canal still existing , and the ruined and deserted villages around , prove that it was at one time densely peopled ; and the traveller has only to look at the richness of the soil and the abundance of the waters ...
... remains of the ancient canal still existing , and the ruined and deserted villages around , prove that it was at one time densely peopled ; and the traveller has only to look at the richness of the soil and the abundance of the waters ...
Side 16
... remains of a comparatively modern village built of stones . Half a mile beyond it we crossed the dry bed of an ancient canal , which was apparently intended for the irrigation of the whole of this fine plain . It comes from Adalîyeh ...
... remains of a comparatively modern village built of stones . Half a mile beyond it we crossed the dry bed of an ancient canal , which was apparently intended for the irrigation of the whole of this fine plain . It comes from Adalîyeh ...
Side 17
... remains of an ancient wall , which ran in a straight line westward across the plateau , up the side of the valley , and over the summit of the hills in the distance . Our view towards the east was shut in by the rising ground , but the ...
... remains of an ancient wall , which ran in a straight line westward across the plateau , up the side of the valley , and over the summit of the hills in the distance . Our view towards the east was shut in by the rising ground , but the ...
Side 44
... remains- strangers could not then pass the house or tent of the patriarch without being constrained to go in and take food ; and so it is even now . The wonderful expedition in the preparation of food , when the lamb , or kid , or ...
... remains- strangers could not then pass the house or tent of the patriarch without being constrained to go in and take food ; and so it is even now . The wonderful expedition in the preparation of food , when the lamb , or kid , or ...
Side 53
... remains of antiquity scattered through this moun- tain range alone . Deserted and partially ruined cities , with multitudes of inscriptions , were said to exist on their eastern declivities and along their base , extending far into the ...
... remains of antiquity scattered through this moun- tain range alone . Deserted and partially ruined cities , with multitudes of inscriptions , were said to exist on their eastern declivities and along their base , extending far into the ...
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Five Years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History ..., Volum 2 Josias Leslie Porter Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
Five Years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History ..., Volum 2 Josias Leslie Porter Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
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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.