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 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 29
עמוד 21
... noble hero . The question of the retreat has been ably and suc- cessfully discussed by many historians , but by none more so than by him from whose justly celebrated and accurately correct work , I make the following extract : " Thus ...
... noble hero . The question of the retreat has been ably and suc- cessfully discussed by many historians , but by none more so than by him from whose justly celebrated and accurately correct work , I make the following extract : " Thus ...
עמוד 38
... noble work . It is waxing late ; the evening gun has just proclaimed sunset , and the broad belt of golden light which marked its parting beam is fast dying in the west . The vessels of war are answering the deep - mouthed echoes from ...
... noble work . It is waxing late ; the evening gun has just proclaimed sunset , and the broad belt of golden light which marked its parting beam is fast dying in the west . The vessels of war are answering the deep - mouthed echoes from ...
עמוד 40
... noble expanse of water , but so muddy , from its admixture with sand and dirt , that it had quite the appearance of ill- made chocolate both in colour and consistence . The current is rapid , and the waves continued to break over us ...
... noble expanse of water , but so muddy , from its admixture with sand and dirt , that it had quite the appearance of ill- made chocolate both in colour and consistence . The current is rapid , and the waves continued to break over us ...
עמוד 42
... noble building , crowning one of the highest parts of the city , and a miniature of the church of Mafra - externally the walls are rather too highly decorated , and its order of architecture hard to define ; if any be adhered to , it is ...
... noble building , crowning one of the highest parts of the city , and a miniature of the church of Mafra - externally the walls are rather too highly decorated , and its order of architecture hard to define ; if any be adhered to , it is ...
עמוד 50
... situated on a consi- derable height , and altogether struck me as being a noble establishment . There is another small hospital for elephantiasis , a disease which is very common here . BELEM . 51 I sailed down the river to visit.
... situated on a consi- derable height , and altogether struck me as being a noble establishment . There is another small hospital for elephantiasis , a disease which is very common here . BELEM . 51 I sailed down the river to visit.
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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