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 VisitedW. Curry, jun., 1844 - 648 עמודים |
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עמוד 16
... principal assault , we gained the heights occupied by the enemy's lines ; and certainly it was a position of extraordinary strength and advantage , commanding a view of not only the whole extent towards the town , but of the inland ...
... principal assault , we gained the heights occupied by the enemy's lines ; and certainly it was a position of extraordinary strength and advantage , commanding a view of not only the whole extent towards the town , but of the inland ...
עמוד 21
... principal fish , from its numbers and its com- mercial importance , is the sardinha ( clupea sardina ) . The mode of taking these is peculiar ; -a large flat - bottomed boat , holding upwards of thirty people , is anchored where the ...
... principal fish , from its numbers and its com- mercial importance , is the sardinha ( clupea sardina ) . The mode of taking these is peculiar ; -a large flat - bottomed boat , holding upwards of thirty people , is anchored where the ...
עמוד 22
... principal implement of husbandry . The sheep are wretched in the extreme , being not larger than a three - months ' lamb in England ; the wool is mostly black , short , coarse , and mixed with hair , and the mutton consequently very bad ...
... principal implement of husbandry . The sheep are wretched in the extreme , being not larger than a three - months ' lamb in England ; the wool is mostly black , short , coarse , and mixed with hair , and the mutton consequently very bad ...
עמוד 31
... principal port of a large city ; and the never - failing gang of loungers to be found wherever hotels , wine - shops , and billiard - rooms exist . The public gardens and other promenades of Lisbon offer little of interest : ill ...
... principal port of a large city ; and the never - failing gang of loungers to be found wherever hotels , wine - shops , and billiard - rooms exist . The public gardens and other promenades of Lisbon offer little of interest : ill ...
עמוד 34
... principal streets , the necessity for them will soon cease . It is very remarkable that , not- withstanding the number of dogs , hydrophobia is hardly known . * The square of the Inquisition is a handsome area , and there stand the ...
... principal streets , the necessity for them will soon cease . It is very remarkable that , not- withstanding the number of dogs , hydrophobia is hardly known . * The square of the Inquisition is a handsome area , and there stand the ...
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afforded Alexandria Algiers ancient animals appearance Arabs arches basalt Básha beautiful Bedawees beneath boat Cairo called camels centre chambers Cleopatra's needles climate coast colour Corunna Coural covered dress dromedary Egypt Egyptian English entrance erected European feet French Funchal gate Gibraltar Greek Guanches harbour head height Herodotus hills Holy horses houses inhabitants invalids island Jerusalem Jews Josephus Kabyles Kastelorizo land light Lisbon look Madeira marble miles Mohammad Alee Mohammadan Mooslims morning mosque Mount Mount Sion mountains natives night Nile ornamented passed persons pillar plain Pompey's pillar port present principal pyramids rain remains remarkable residence rise rock roof round ruins scene seen sepulchres shore side Sion Sooltan spot stones streets surrounded Syria Telmessus temple Teneriffe tombs tower town traveller trees Turkish Turks Tyre valley vegetation vessels wall whole wind