Around the World with General Grant: A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant, Ex-president of the United States, to Various Countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1979 : to which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History, Volume 1, Part 2American News Company, 1879 |
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Page 324
... friends came and camped in Jaffa . They built houses , planted orange trees , and one would suppose that upon soil so fertile and in a climate so mild there would have been a practical success - the achievement of mate- rial benefits ...
... friends came and camped in Jaffa . They built houses , planted orange trees , and one would suppose that upon soil so fertile and in a climate so mild there would have been a practical success - the achievement of mate- rial benefits ...
Page 325
... friend would sit and take the air , and look out upon the sea , that rolled beneath them even as we behold it now , and talk no doubt of the many wonders that had been seen in Jerusalem . It was on this housetop where Peter came to pray ...
... friend would sit and take the air , and look out upon the sea , that rolled beneath them even as we behold it now , and talk no doubt of the many wonders that had been seen in Jerusalem . It was on this housetop where Peter came to pray ...
Page 331
... friends , and made the best appearance over it possible , and were presented to the various military and civil dignitaries , and partook of coffee and cigars in Turkish fashion . More than all , there were horses- for the General , the ...
... friends , and made the best appearance over it possible , and were presented to the various military and civil dignitaries , and partook of coffee and cigars in Turkish fashion . More than all , there were horses- for the General , the ...
Page 335
... the uniforms of our naval friends . A uniform counts for a great deal in calling upon a pacha . The consuls came with compliments . The bishops and patriarchs all came and blessed the General and his house . The pacha offered to.
... the uniforms of our naval friends . A uniform counts for a great deal in calling upon a pacha . The consuls came with compliments . The bishops and patriarchs all came and blessed the General and his house . The pacha offered to.
Page 340
... friendship , love ; where he came for peace after the hard day's work in Jerusalem . We walk around Bethany which is only a collection of ruins and hovels - pass- ing over the grave - yard where Lazarus was buried . We con- tinue along ...
... friendship , love ; where he came for peace after the hard day's work in Jerusalem . We walk around Bethany which is only a collection of ruins and hovels - pass- ing over the grave - yard where Lazarus was buried . We con- tinue along ...
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