Travelling Sketches in Egypt and Sinai: Including a Visit to Mount Horeb, and Other Localities of the ExodusJ. W. Parker, 1839 - 308 pages |
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... saddles , we could indulge in observations more curious in Egypt than anywhere else . Everything was to us Parisians an object of surprise ; the social and physical order seemed overturned ; there were an earth and sky such as are seen ...
... saddles , we could indulge in observations more curious in Egypt than anywhere else . Everything was to us Parisians an object of surprise ; the social and physical order seemed overturned ; there were an earth and sky such as are seen ...
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... saddles , and the baths , though more refreshing than those of Alexandria , were far less agreeable . Then the moon rose , and though it shed but little light on our road , it gave a new cha- racter to this wondrous landscape . In spite ...
... saddles , and the baths , though more refreshing than those of Alexandria , were far less agreeable . Then the moon rose , and though it shed but little light on our road , it gave a new cha- racter to this wondrous landscape . In spite ...
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... saddle , and half by the neck of the beast , he no sooner recovered his perpendicular than he ad- vanced upon the eunuch , and tumbled him to the ground by the neatest thump that ever the face of a eunuch received , then , like a true ...
... saddle , and half by the neck of the beast , he no sooner recovered his perpendicular than he ad- vanced upon the eunuch , and tumbled him to the ground by the neatest thump that ever the face of a eunuch received , then , like a true ...
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... - self with this image , and a thousand times fancied myself astride in the natural valley which Nature seems to have placed as a saddle on this interesting quadruped ; but of late days my ideas had been AND CLOT BEY . 117.
... - self with this image , and a thousand times fancied myself astride in the natural valley which Nature seems to have placed as a saddle on this interesting quadruped ; but of late days my ideas had been AND CLOT BEY . 117.
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... saddle , ten or twelve inches high , so as to raise the traveller twelve or thirteen feet from the ground . Add to this a trot likely to shake the stoutest to pieces , and you will have some notion of the com- forts of oriental ...
... saddle , ten or twelve inches high , so as to raise the traveller twelve or thirteen feet from the ground . Add to this a trot likely to shake the stoutest to pieces , and you will have some notion of the com- forts of oriental ...
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Abdallah Al Arish Alexandria Amalek ancient animal appeared Araballah Arabs ascended asked Baron Taylor bazaar Bechara began brought Buonaparte burning Cairo camels caravan carpet children of Israel Cleopatra's needle coffee convent covered Damanhour Desert divan donkeys dromedaries Egypt Egyptians escort eyes fatigue feet felt Finally followed foot gallop gate gave governor granite haghin half halt hand head heard heat horizon hour immense journey Khaliphs Kordofan leagues Lord Mamelukes mashallah Mayer midst minarets minutes Mohammed Mokattan monks morning Moses mosque mountain mounted mouth Mussulman night Nile ourselves paces Pacha palm-trees passed Pharaoh piastres pipe pyramids raised reached recognised Red Sea replied rice road rock rose round saddle saluted sand scarcely seemed serpents shade sheikh side Sinai soon spite Suez Taleb tent tion told tombs took travellers traversed tribe turn unto walls whilst wind
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Page 252 - And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Page 250 - Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat 51 thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Page 173 - Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will show to you to-day : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Page 253 - And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken : for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Page 252 - And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people : and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
Page 243 - And he said, Draw not nigh hither : put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face ; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Page 253 - And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock : and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: and I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts : but my face shall not be seen.
Page 181 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 256 - Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.
Page 253 - And He said, Thou canst not see My face: for there shall no man see Me, and live.