Letters from the Old World, Volume 2Harper & Brothers, 1840 |
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Page 29
... distance . At present , of the vast quantity of water discharged over the brims of these beau- tiful basins , a part is used to propel several mills ; and there is now being erected a woollen factory , by order of Ibrahim Pacha . Why ...
... distance . At present , of the vast quantity of water discharged over the brims of these beau- tiful basins , a part is used to propel several mills ; and there is now being erected a woollen factory , by order of Ibrahim Pacha . Why ...
Page 33
... distance to a rising ground , where I had a full view of our encampment . The spot was one of those so peculiarly adapted to the purpose of a halting - place ( being just a caravan - day's journey from Tyre ) , with its indispensable ...
... distance to a rising ground , where I had a full view of our encampment . The spot was one of those so peculiarly adapted to the purpose of a halting - place ( being just a caravan - day's journey from Tyre ) , with its indispensable ...
Page 37
... we were disappointed . When in the defile , we mistook our way , and rode for an hour up a lateral val- ley , which took us some distance from our road . This , to- VOL . II . - D gether with several halts , in order that our rear.
... we were disappointed . When in the defile , we mistook our way , and rode for an hour up a lateral val- ley , which took us some distance from our road . This , to- VOL . II . - D gether with several halts , in order that our rear.
Page 58
... distance down to the base of the mountain . We now entered upon the great Plain of Esdraelon , and , after two hours ' ride , we discovered our en- campment beside a copious fountain . On the way from Mount Tabor we passed near the ...
... distance down to the base of the mountain . We now entered upon the great Plain of Esdraelon , and , after two hours ' ride , we discovered our en- campment beside a copious fountain . On the way from Mount Tabor we passed near the ...
Page 59
... distance between the pillars of the colonnade , we com- puted that there must have been originally about six hundred columns ! On the summit remain a few columns of the por- tico of the palace , from which I caused a piece to be broken ...
... distance between the pillars of the colonnade , we com- puted that there must have been originally about six hundred columns ! On the summit remain a few columns of the por- tico of the palace , from which I caused a piece to be broken ...
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