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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George William Curtis. " With a hoste of furious fancies , Whereof I am Commander , With a burning spear , And a horse of the ayr , To the wilderness I wander . " Mad Tom of Bedlam . --- “ Why should we be of the tribe of Manasseh , when ...
George William Curtis. " With a hoste of furious fancies , Whereof I am Commander , With a burning spear , And a horse of the ayr , To the wilderness I wander . " Mad Tom of Bedlam . --- “ Why should we be of the tribe of Manasseh , when ...
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... commander , our dragoman . And I turned for a last glimpse of Cairo , from the lofty window of the hotel over the Uzbeekeeyah , or public garden . The sun was sinking toward the Pyramids , and my eyes , that perceived their faint ...
... commander , our dragoman . And I turned for a last glimpse of Cairo , from the lofty window of the hotel over the Uzbeekeeyah , or public garden . The sun was sinking toward the Pyramids , and my eyes , that perceived their faint ...
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... commander . " Yes , " answered the Howadji , and stepped out upon the balcony . The Arabian poets celebrate the beauty of Cairo . “ Misr , without an equal , the mother of the world , the superb town , the holy city , the delight of the ...
... commander . " Yes , " answered the Howadji , and stepped out upon the balcony . The Arabian poets celebrate the beauty of Cairo . “ Misr , without an equal , the mother of the world , the superb town , the holy city , the delight of the ...
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... are ready . " " Täib , täib kateir , good , very good , commander , but bear a moment longer , while I gaze finally from the balcony and remember Cairo . " You will go daily to the bazaar , because its 6 THE HOWADJI IN SYRIA .
... are ready . " " Täib , täib kateir , good , very good , commander , but bear a moment longer , while I gaze finally from the balcony and remember Cairo . " You will go daily to the bazaar , because its 6 THE HOWADJI IN SYRIA .
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... commander's who purposes to take gold from the unbelievers , and at his niche we alight , and the old men and maidens fly no longer . The merchant spreads for us a prayer- carpet from Bagdad , or a Persian rug , upon which we seat ...
... commander's who purposes to take gold from the unbelievers , and at his niche we alight , and the old men and maidens fly no longer . The merchant spreads for us a prayer- carpet from Bagdad , or a Persian rug , upon which we seat ...
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