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Side 26
... half a mile eastward . He at once called a halt , and a Druze volunteered to go to the summit of an adjoining tell , and ascertain whether any marauding party was in sight . He soon returned and reported that the way was clear . Some ...
... half a mile eastward . He at once called a halt , and a Druze volunteered to go to the summit of an adjoining tell , and ascertain whether any marauding party was in sight . He soon returned and reported that the way was clear . Some ...
Side 27
... Half an hour had already passed , and four of the Bedawîn lay upon the plain dead or dying . Their chief , mounted again on the mare of one of his fallen comrades , after galloping round the living rampart , suddenly wheeled his horse ...
... Half an hour had already passed , and four of the Bedawîn lay upon the plain dead or dying . Their chief , mounted again on the mare of one of his fallen comrades , after galloping round the living rampart , suddenly wheeled his horse ...
Side 29
... half- past one o'clock we mounted and followed the caravan . February 1st . - The moon now shone brightly , and half revealed the savage features of the environs of Burâk . Huge masses of rock rose up here and there , among and around ...
... half- past one o'clock we mounted and followed the caravan . February 1st . - The moon now shone brightly , and half revealed the savage features of the environs of Burâk . Huge masses of rock rose up here and there , among and around ...
Side 32
... half ruinous and wholly deserted . These all present the same general features , being built of black basalt ; the houses are low , and the walls of great thickness and strength . In every village are several square towers from thirty ...
... half ruinous and wholly deserted . These all present the same general features , being built of black basalt ; the houses are low , and the walls of great thickness and strength . In every village are several square towers from thirty ...
Side 38
... half of the houses in this village still remain perfect , or nearly so , and quite habitable ; but not more than a fourth of these were occupied at the time of my visit . On returning to the sheikh's house , after a brief inspec- tion ...
... half of the houses in this village still remain perfect , or nearly so , and quite habitable ; but not more than a fourth of these were occupied at the time of my visit . On returning to the sheikh's house , after a brief inspec- tion ...
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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.