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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... 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 II . - EXIT VERDE GIOVANE ...
... 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 II . - EXIT VERDE GIOVANE ...
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... 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 DAMASCUS 291 297 300 ... 304 I ...
... 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 DAMASCUS 291 297 300 ... 304 I ...
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... -While we sat , pleasing fancy with this pompous prelude of the sultan's laws , the sun rose through the morning vapors , like the full red moon . Khadra , the Armenian's beautiful daughter , stepped into her palanquin . 3 ROMANCE . 49.
... -While we sat , pleasing fancy with this pompous prelude of the sultan's laws , the sun rose through the morning vapors , like the full red moon . Khadra , the Armenian's beautiful daughter , stepped into her palanquin . 3 ROMANCE . 49.
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... Khadra yonder , the large - eyed , olive - skinned Arme- nian girl , would follow you forever , and willingly share with you in those sandy solitudes , the rice , lentils , butter , and dates , which are the staple food of the Bedoueen ...
... Khadra yonder , the large - eyed , olive - skinned Arme- nian girl , would follow you forever , and willingly share with you in those sandy solitudes , the rice , lentils , butter , and dates , which are the staple food of the Bedoueen ...
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... Khadra , when lunch was over and we brought our sulky brutes to the ground again , and resumed our way , I , contem- plating the scene through blue wire - gauze goggles , was not a purely oriental object . I had no suspicion of it , I ...
... Khadra , when lunch was over and we brought our sulky brutes to the ground again , and resumed our way , I , contem- plating the scene through blue wire - gauze goggles , was not a purely oriental object . I had no suspicion of it , I ...
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