Travels in the East, tr. from [Reise in den Orient] by W.E. Shuckard |
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... Impression made by the Desert . The English post stations in the Desert SUEZ . 64 The Turkish beggars Straits - The dispute of the Bedouins - The passage of the 69 Passage through the Sea – Fountain of Moses - PASSAGE OF THE ISRAELITES ...
... Impression made by the Desert . The English post stations in the Desert SUEZ . 64 The Turkish beggars Straits - The dispute of the Bedouins - The passage of the 69 Passage through the Sea – Fountain of Moses - PASSAGE OF THE ISRAELITES ...
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... impression which hangs as it were a veil of crape before the eye sparkling with the reflected tints of variegated life , was to mine not new , and therefore less mysterious ; and yet was I pleased to entomb it again within my soul . How ...
... impression which hangs as it were a veil of crape before the eye sparkling with the reflected tints of variegated life , was to mine not new , and therefore less mysterious ; and yet was I pleased to entomb it again within my soul . How ...
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... impression even when the stranger has nothing better to say than the word good . There are besides two other words with which the stranger in Egypt becomes early familiarised ; they are the first and the last which resound in his ears ...
... impression even when the stranger has nothing better to say than the word good . There are besides two other words with which the stranger in Egypt becomes early familiarised ; they are the first and the last which resound in his ears ...
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... impression ; besides this , the fragrance of orange blossoms was wafted towards us . We disembarked to solicit the lock - keeper to open the passage . This was easily effected through the familiar address of my travelling companion ...
... impression ; besides this , the fragrance of orange blossoms was wafted towards us . We disembarked to solicit the lock - keeper to open the passage . This was easily effected through the familiar address of my travelling companion ...
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... impression to behold at the instant that the sinking sun cast the last ray of its red and golden glimmer upon the sky , our own Arabs , as well as all who were walking on the shore , suddenly , as by one impulse , cross their arms and ...
... impression to behold at the instant that the sinking sun cast the last ray of its red and golden glimmer upon the sky , our own Arabs , as well as all who were walking on the shore , suddenly , as by one impulse , cross their arms and ...
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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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