Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe and Along the Shores of the Mediterranean: Including a Visit to Algiers, Egypt, Palestine, Tyre, Rhodes, Telmessus, Cyprus and Greece : with Observations on the Present State and Prospects of Egypt and Palestine and on the Climate, Natural History, Antiquities, Etc. of the Countries Visited ; in Two Volumes, כרך 1Curry, 1840 - 464 עמודים |
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תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 24
עמוד 15
... nature's verdant carpet . The soil is of a light and sandy character , and is principally cultivated with Indian corn . On the morning of the 2nd of October we set forward to view the memorable field of Corunna , accompanied by old ...
... nature's verdant carpet . The soil is of a light and sandy character , and is principally cultivated with Indian corn . On the morning of the 2nd of October we set forward to view the memorable field of Corunna , accompanied by old ...
עמוד 45
... nature up to nature's God . But if he be within ear - shot of Lisbon , he will have little time to moralize after eleven o'clock , when the dog - howl begins . This continues without intermis- sion till morning ; it is one of the most ...
... nature up to nature's God . But if he be within ear - shot of Lisbon , he will have little time to moralize after eleven o'clock , when the dog - howl begins . This continues without intermis- sion till morning ; it is one of the most ...
עמוד 51
... nature's free and fair portions , one is compelled to admire the uncommon art , neatness , and dexterity bestowed on the pro- duction of all these strange and grotesque forms . Yews and box of the large kind seem to be most generally ...
... nature's free and fair portions , one is compelled to admire the uncommon art , neatness , and dexterity bestowed on the pro- duction of all these strange and grotesque forms . Yews and box of the large kind seem to be most generally ...
עמוד 61
... nature . As we turned through one of the arches , to exa- mine some plants at a little distance , we suddenly came upon the corpse of a man , who had , but a few hours before , thrown himself from the battle- ment above ; and accustomed ...
... nature . As we turned through one of the arches , to exa- mine some plants at a little distance , we suddenly came upon the corpse of a man , who had , but a few hours before , thrown himself from the battle- ment above ; and accustomed ...
עמוד 86
... nature * swept suddenly down , carry- ing away a church , several houses , and and many of the inhabitants . Our own boats being unfit , we went ashore in one of those adapted to the coast : they are of amazing strength , great breadth ...
... nature * swept suddenly down , carry- ing away a church , several houses , and and many of the inhabitants . Our own boats being unfit , we went ashore in one of those adapted to the coast : they are of amazing strength , great breadth ...
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Alexandria Algiers amongst animals appearance Arab basalt Basha beautiful Bedawees beneath boats Cairo camel Canaries carried centre Cleopatra's needle climate clothed coast colour consul Corunna costume Coural covered dress dromedary Egypt Egyptian elevation English erected European feet finest fish French Funchal garden Grand Canary greater number groves Guanches guarda-costas hand handsome harbour hareem head height HERCULES TOWER hills horses houses immense invalids island Kabyles ladies land light Lisbon look Madeira Mafra marble miles Mohammadan Moorish Moors morning mosque mountains natives night o'clock officers orange Oratava ornament passed pillar plain plants Pompey's pillar Portugal present principal quantity red-legged partridge residence rise rock roof round sails scene seen shore side Spanish spot streets surrounded temperature Teneriffe tomb town trees tufa Turkish Turks valley vegetation vessels walls wind wine