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 328
... is the fact that meets and oppresses you . The hills have been washed bare by centuries of neglect , and terraced slopes that were once rich with all the THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM . 329 fruits of Palestine are 328 THE HOLY LAND .
... is the fact that meets and oppresses you . The hills have been washed bare by centuries of neglect , and terraced slopes that were once rich with all the THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM . 329 fruits of Palestine are 328 THE HOLY LAND .
Page 329
... once a royal city of the land of Canaan - that an Egyptian monarch captured it and gave it to Solomon , when that wise king but widely disseminated husband married the conqueror's daughter . There is nothing worth pausing to see ...
... once a royal city of the land of Canaan - that an Egyptian monarch captured it and gave it to Solomon , when that wise king but widely disseminated husband married the conqueror's daughter . There is nothing worth pausing to see ...
Page 330
... once lived to watch the roads . But the houses are abandoned and the soldiers have gone to war upon the Musco- vite , and the road must take care of itself . We stop about eleven at the only place of entertainment on the way , and are ...
... once lived to watch the roads . But the houses are abandoned and the soldiers have gone to war upon the Musco- vite , and the road must take care of itself . We stop about eleven at the only place of entertainment on the way , and are ...
Page 333
... once the General is in the saddle the rest of our party will be up and away . The market place is under the walls of a tower — a huge , weather - beaten mass - which overlooks on the other side a pool . The tower is called the Tower of ...
... once the General is in the saddle the rest of our party will be up and away . The market place is under the walls of a tower — a huge , weather - beaten mass - which overlooks on the other side a pool . The tower is called the Tower of ...
Page 352
... once was the rival of the Roman Coliseum . The cemeteries of Constantinople are among the usual places which call on the attention of the TURKISH BAZAAR . tourist , but as the weather was tempestuous , such explora- tions were not made ...
... once was the rival of the Roman Coliseum . The cemeteries of Constantinople are among the usual places which call on the attention of the TURKISH BAZAAR . tourist , but as the weather was tempestuous , such explora- tions were not made ...
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