Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa: Greece, Egypt, and the Holy Land |
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The Divan ( the part raised a few inches above the floor ) was covered with a thin
common carpet ; the other part of the chamber with a mat . Djezzar leans on a low
crutch , placed under his right arm , which he said he had always used instead ...
The Divan ( the part raised a few inches above the floor ) was covered with a thin
common carpet ; the other part of the chamber with a mat . Djezzar leans on a low
crutch , placed under his right arm , which he said he had always used instead ...
Σελίδα 50
As we drew near and examined them , they proved to be , every one of them , the
Ficus Sy- Ficus Sycamorus , or Sycamore Fig ; and of this species , although so
common in Egypt , there was scarcely a single specimen in any British herbary ...
As we drew near and examined them , they proved to be , every one of them , the
Ficus Sy- Ficus Sycamorus , or Sycamore Fig ; and of this species , although so
common in Egypt , there was scarcely a single specimen in any British herbary ...
Σελίδα 51
Ficus Sycamorus , or Sycamore Fig ; and of this species , although so common in
Egypt , there was scarcely a single specimen in any British herbary , until our
return to England . It attains an enormous size near Cairo ; particularly in the Isle
of ...
Ficus Sycamorus , or Sycamore Fig ; and of this species , although so common in
Egypt , there was scarcely a single specimen in any British herbary , until our
return to England . It attains an enormous size near Cairo ; particularly in the Isle
of ...
Σελίδα 53
... and teeth , before and after eating ; cleansing their teeth with wood ashes ,
which they collected for this purpose from the fire for boiling our kettle . The
common fuel used by ! ! 54 VOYAGE UP THE NILE , TO GRAND TO GRAND
CAIRO . 53.
... and teeth , before and after eating ; cleansing their teeth with wood ashes ,
which they collected for this purpose from the fire for boiling our kettle . The
common fuel used by ! ! 54 VOYAGE UP THE NILE , TO GRAND TO GRAND
CAIRO . 53.
Σελίδα 63
L. The rice - plants , however , may be excepted ; they CHAP . . had not attained
maturity , being now about two feet in height , and resembling a species of Typha
, common in large ponds in the south of England , vulgarly called flags ; as these
...
L. The rice - plants , however , may be excepted ; they CHAP . . had not attained
maturity , being now about two feet in height , and resembling a species of Typha
, common in large ponds in the south of England , vulgarly called flags ; as these
...
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Σελίδα 303 - So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Σελίδα 107 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
Σελίδα 303 - And He brought me to the door of the court ; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Σελίδα 172 - ... an Arab to assist him in effecting his descent. The rest of us, more accustomed to the business of climbing heights, with many a halt for respiration, and many an exclamation of wonder, pursued our way towards the summit. The mode of ascent has been frequently described; and yet, from the questions which are often proposed to travellers, it does not appear to be generally understood.
Σελίδα 448 - And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left ; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.
Σελίδα 456 - The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Σελίδα 123 - ... present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Σελίδα 57 - The latest descendants of Pharaoh are not yet delivered from the evils which fell upon the land when it was smitten by the hands of Moses and Aaron; the
Σελίδα 143 - And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah ; and he gave him to wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On . And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
Σελίδα 68 - ... hence, perhaps, have originated descriptions of the Pyramids which represent them as deformed and gloomy masses, without taste or beauty. Persons who have derived no satisfaction from the...