Travels in South-western AsiaJ. Jones, 1823 - 180 páginas |
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Página 49
... caravans , and there are also a vast number of well appointed merchant vessels belonging to the port , for the river is navigable even for vessels of considerable burden , from hence to its mouth ; so that Bassora may be reckoned to ...
... caravans , and there are also a vast number of well appointed merchant vessels belonging to the port , for the river is navigable even for vessels of considerable burden , from hence to its mouth ; so that Bassora may be reckoned to ...
Página 52
... caravan , which about this time of the year , annually quits the eastern part of Arabia , to which Bahrein , the already men- tioned island is neighbouring , and , traversing the desert in a due westerly direction , to reach Medina , on ...
... caravan , which about this time of the year , annually quits the eastern part of Arabia , to which Bahrein , the already men- tioned island is neighbouring , and , traversing the desert in a due westerly direction , to reach Medina , on ...
Página 54
... caravan which annually sets out across the desert . They here met with an enterprizing traveller , an Englishman , who had put on the Mahometan dress , and , having learned the lan guage of the country , had passed without sus- picion ...
... caravan which annually sets out across the desert . They here met with an enterprizing traveller , an Englishman , who had put on the Mahometan dress , and , having learned the lan guage of the country , had passed without sus- picion ...
Página 55
... caravan ; and had then to strug- gle , not only with the difficulties of the way , but also with parching thirst ; but the greatest trial they had to encounter was that caused by the wind of the desert , called the Simoom , or Simiel ...
... caravan ; and had then to strug- gle , not only with the difficulties of the way , but also with parching thirst ; but the greatest trial they had to encounter was that caused by the wind of the desert , called the Simoom , or Simiel ...
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... caravan left Mecca , said the tra- veller , in answer to a question of Captain Blis- set , we had procured one of each of the more powerful tribes to accompany us ; for , as every Arab represents his tribe , the engagement into which ...
... caravan left Mecca , said the tra- veller , in answer to a question of Captain Blis- set , we had procured one of each of the more powerful tribes to accompany us ; for , as every Arab represents his tribe , the engagement into which ...
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Página 43 - Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
Página 46 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Página 88 - From that time, like everything else which falls into the hands of the Mussulman, it has been going to ruin, and the discovery of the passage to India by the Cape of Good Hope gave the deathblow to its commercial greatness.
Página 145 - Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
Página 94 - But, when the calamity happens, that the next well, which is so anxiously sought for, is found dry, the misery of such a situation cannot be well described. The camels, which afford the only means of escape, are so thirsty that they cannot proceed to another well : and, if the travellers kill them, to extract the little liquid which remains in their stomachs, they themselves cannot advance any farther.
Página 43 - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Página 129 - And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Página 129 - And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened he saw no man ; but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
Página 96 - ... endure the fatigue of travelling on a camel, which is troublesome even to healthy people ; or he must be left behind on the sand, without any assistance, and remain so till a slow death come to relieve him. What horror! What a brutal proceeding to...
Página 125 - ... covered his breast. His habit was that of a common Arab, plain but clean, consisting of a white camlet over a cotton cassock. His turban was also white. Neither cushion nor carpet decorated the naked boards of his divan. In his girdle he wore a poignard set with diamonds; but this he apologized for exhibiting, saying it was his badge of office, as governor of Acre, and therefore could not be laid aside.