Travels in the East, tr. from [Reise in den Orient] by W.E. Shuckard |
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... dragoman , a German tailor The anecdote of the ass's ear - The land of Goshen - The road through the desert sands - The Egyptian guard - stations -The dromedary courier - El Arisch - The Bedouin war— ' crabs - The leach water- The young ...
... dragoman , a German tailor The anecdote of the ass's ear - The land of Goshen - The road through the desert sands - The Egyptian guard - stations -The dromedary courier - El Arisch - The Bedouin war— ' crabs - The leach water- The young ...
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... dragoman of his highness , when we met Mehemet Ali , who was taking a walk with his suite . When he perceived us he remained standing , and I was immediately introduced to him . He gave me one of his usual glances with his sharp eye ...
... dragoman of his highness , when we met Mehemet Ali , who was taking a walk with his suite . When he perceived us he remained standing , and I was immediately introduced to him . He gave me one of his usual glances with his sharp eye ...
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... dragoman rode by my side in his long white shirt , which he had thrown over his ordinary dress , in his red tarbusch with its blue tassel , beneath which glanced his small dark eyes , full of roguish cunning . Our asses 26 CITADEL AND ...
... dragoman rode by my side in his long white shirt , which he had thrown over his ordinary dress , in his red tarbusch with its blue tassel , beneath which glanced his small dark eyes , full of roguish cunning . Our asses 26 CITADEL AND ...
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... dragoman to the Pasha was absent , and Clot Bey is not a good Arabic scholar . But I had already observed to my astonishment that even consuls who had been more than twenty years in Egypt could not communicate without the intervention ...
... dragoman to the Pasha was absent , and Clot Bey is not a good Arabic scholar . But I had already observed to my astonishment that even consuls who had been more than twenty years in Egypt could not communicate without the intervention ...
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... dragoman was compelled to give me this explanation , but he did not seem to take it much to heart . Amongst other things , he spoke of Prince Albert , the consort of Queen Victoria . He had read that the prince , upon visiting his home ...
... dragoman was compelled to give me this explanation , but he did not seem to take it much to heart . Amongst other things , he spoke of Prince Albert , the consort of Queen Victoria . He had read that the prince , upon visiting his home ...
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amongst ancient appearance Arabic Arisch ascended Ayin beautiful Bedouins beheld beneath Bethlehem Cairo called camels caravan celebrated century chapel Christ Christian church close cloth colour consul Coptic Copts desert distance doubtlessly dragoman dromedary east Edition Egypt Egyptian encampment Etham faith Fcap feet festival Foolscap 8vo garden gate Gaza glittering Golgotha Greek grotto guides heart Heliopolis Holy Sepulchre Horeb hundred Ibrahim Pasha inscriptions Israelites Jerusalem John Josephus journey Lord Mahometan manna manuscripts marble Mehemet Mehemet Ali monastery monks morning Moses mosque Mount of Olives mountain Pasha patriarch peculiar pilgrims pious possesses present day prophet pyramids Rameses Ramleh Red Sea reminiscences road rock rocky rode ruins sand Saviour sheikh shrubs side Sinai speedily splendid splendour spot stands stone stood Suez summit temple tent thence thousand tion told tomb tower travellers trees Turkish valley venerable village visited vols Wadi walls whilst
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