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 and Antiquities of the Countries Visited |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 5
עמוד 213
The extreme stillness and quiet of this immense city after dark was to us most
extraordinary at first ; and when about nine or ten o'clock I opened the window of
my apartment , and looked out upon the noble panorama spread beneath and ...
The extreme stillness and quiet of this immense city after dark was to us most
extraordinary at first ; and when about nine or ten o'clock I opened the window of
my apartment , and looked out upon the noble panorama spread beneath and ...
עמוד 271
Our table was spread in the façade of one of the rock - tombs , at the foot of the
great pyramid , commanding a prospect of the lovely verdant country beneath ,
and shadowed by the mass of masonry some four hundred and fifty feet above us
.
Our table was spread in the façade of one of the rock - tombs , at the foot of the
great pyramid , commanding a prospect of the lovely verdant country beneath ,
and shadowed by the mass of masonry some four hundred and fifty feet above us
.
עמוד 382
I cannot , however , agree with this traveller in supposing that a large tract of land
, and much of the ruins of the city , are beneath the surface . Our opinions
correspond as to the northern reef being the remains of the ancient harbour on
that ...
I cannot , however , agree with this traveller in supposing that a large tract of land
, and much of the ruins of the city , are beneath the surface . Our opinions
correspond as to the northern reef being the remains of the ancient harbour on
that ...
עמוד 416
The view from the gallery of the building is most exciting , and on looking down
upon the moving mass of human beings beneath , my mind was forcibly carried
back to the scene which the court of Solomon's temple must have presented ...
The view from the gallery of the building is most exciting , and on looking down
upon the moving mass of human beings beneath , my mind was forcibly carried
back to the scene which the court of Solomon's temple must have presented ...
עמוד 493
Jerusalem lay beneath us , stretched like a carpet at our feet , part of its ancient
walls and the golden gate of its temple being distinctly visible . * The church that
covers Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre , formed a prominent object in the picture
...
Jerusalem lay beneath us , stretched like a carpet at our feet , part of its ancient
walls and the golden gate of its temple being distinctly visible . * The church that
covers Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre , formed a prominent object in the picture
...
מה אומרים אנשים - כתיבת ביקורת
לא מצאנו ביקורות במקומות הרגילים
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
afforded Algiers allowed ancient animals appearance Arabs arrived beautiful become beneath building called carried chambers climate close coast colour consists continued covered described effect Egypt Egyptian English entered erected existence extreme face feet fine French gate give greater hand head height hills hour houses hundred inhabitants interest island Jerusalem land late leaving light look lower Madeira means miles morning Mount mountains natives natural never night object once original passed persons pillar plain present principal probability pyramids raised remains remarkable residence rest rise rock round scene seemed seen sepulchres shore side similar situated standing stones streets surrounded thing tombs tower town traveller trees turned valley vessels wall whole wind
מידע ביבליוגרפי
| כותרת | 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 and ... |
| מאת | William Robert Wilde |
| מהדורה | 2 |
| הוצאה | W. Curry, jun., 1844 |
| מקור מאת | אוניברסיטת הרווארד |
| דיגיטלי | 6 דצמבר 2007 |
| אורך | 648 עמודים |
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