The Howadji in SyriaA travel memoir of an author dazzled by the sights and people of Syria. He describes the beauty of the scenery and the good, noble qualities of the people. |
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... DEAD SEA .. 218 XIII . - ADDIO KHADRA !. 233 XIV . - COMING AWAY . 242 XV . - ESDRAELON . 253 XVI . - AVE MARIA !. 259 XVII . SUMMER . 266 XVIII . - ACRE 270 XIX . SEA OF GALILEE . 276 XX . - PANIAS 281 DAMASCUS I. THE EYE OF THE EAST ...
... DEAD SEA .. 218 XIII . - ADDIO KHADRA !. 233 XIV . - COMING AWAY . 242 XV . - ESDRAELON . 253 XVI . - AVE MARIA !. 259 XVII . SUMMER . 266 XVIII . - ACRE 270 XIX . SEA OF GALILEE . 276 XX . - PANIAS 281 DAMASCUS I. THE EYE OF THE EAST ...
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... DEAD SEA .... XIII . - ADDIO KHADRA ! . XIV.COMING AWAY . XV . - ESDRAELON . XVI . - AVE MARIA ! . XVII . SUMMER . XVIII . - ACRE XIX . SEA OF GALILEE . XX - PANIAS PAQJ 165 172 177 187 192 200 203 218 233 242 253 259 266 270 276 281 ...
... DEAD SEA .... XIII . - ADDIO KHADRA ! . XIV.COMING AWAY . XV . - ESDRAELON . XVI . - AVE MARIA ! . XVII . SUMMER . XVIII . - ACRE XIX . SEA OF GALILEE . XX - PANIAS PAQJ 165 172 177 187 192 200 203 218 233 242 253 259 266 270 276 281 ...
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... Dead Sea . From the Mount of Olives you see the Dead Sea , dark and misty , and solemn , like Swiss lakes seen from mountains among mountains The hill - sides around the city are desolate . But in the valley - bottoms , on the soil that ...
... Dead Sea . From the Mount of Olives you see the Dead Sea , dark and misty , and solemn , like Swiss lakes seen from mountains among mountains The hill - sides around the city are desolate . But in the valley - bottoms , on the soil that ...
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... William Curtis. minaret of Omar , our muezzin of the daybreak was Isaiah , and these his wailing words : " Thy silver is become dross ; thy wine mixed with water . " 10 XII . THE DEAD SEA . GOLDEN SLEEVE appeared one IDOLATRY . 217.
... William Curtis. minaret of Omar , our muezzin of the daybreak was Isaiah , and these his wailing words : " Thy silver is become dross ; thy wine mixed with water . " 10 XII . THE DEAD SEA . GOLDEN SLEEVE appeared one IDOLATRY . 217.
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George William Curtis. XII . THE DEAD SEA . GOLDEN SLEEVE appeared one morning , arrayed in the arsenal , and , muttering something about " bad people , " announced that the horses were saddled for the excursion to Jordan and the Dead Sea ...
George William Curtis. XII . THE DEAD SEA . GOLDEN SLEEVE appeared one morning , arrayed in the arsenal , and , muttering something about " bad people , " announced that the horses were saddled for the excursion to Jordan and the Dead Sea ...
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