The Travels and Adventures of Celebrated Travelers in the Principal Countries of the GlobeHenry Howe, 1854 - 804 стор. |
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... miles . northeast of Jerusalem , standing on the west bank of the Tigris , nearly oppo- site the ruins of ancient Nineveh . Oroomiah is near two hundred miles from it , in a northeasterly direction , in the western part of Persia ; it ...
... miles . northeast of Jerusalem , standing on the west bank of the Tigris , nearly oppo- site the ruins of ancient Nineveh . Oroomiah is near two hundred miles from it , in a northeasterly direction , in the western part of Persia ; it ...
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... miles ; its area about 25,000 square miles , or about equal to that of South Carolina . Generally speaking , it is so rugged and sterile that not more than one - third of its surface is arable . It contains but a few extensive vales ...
... miles ; its area about 25,000 square miles , or about equal to that of South Carolina . Generally speaking , it is so rugged and sterile that not more than one - third of its surface is arable . It contains but a few extensive vales ...
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... miles west of Edinburgh , where Mary was born , our trave- ler set out upon a tour to the extended mountainous region in western Scotland , known as the Western Highlands , and celebrated for its wild and picturesque scenery , its lofty ...
... miles west of Edinburgh , where Mary was born , our trave- ler set out upon a tour to the extended mountainous region in western Scotland , known as the Western Highlands , and celebrated for its wild and picturesque scenery , its lofty ...
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... miles and miles , as far as the eye can reach , the view is ever open and unobstructed . The bounding hills and slopes are naked and totally devoid of trees , there being instead a soft carpet of grass and heather , with , here and ...
... miles and miles , as far as the eye can reach , the view is ever open and unobstructed . The bounding hills and slopes are naked and totally devoid of trees , there being instead a soft carpet of grass and heather , with , here and ...
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... miles and miles in extent , and beautiful country - seats in which they reside but a few weeks in the summer , spending the greater part of the year amid the festivities of London . Second , follow the attorney , the clergyman , and the ...
... miles and miles in extent , and beautiful country - seats in which they reside but a few weeks in the summer , spending the greater part of the year amid the festivities of London . Second , follow the attorney , the clergyman , and the ...
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Сторінка 43 - Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
Сторінка 613 - They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent, even like the deaf adder, that stoppeth her ears; 5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.
Сторінка 250 - When hastening to the place from whence others fled with the utmost terror, he steered his direct course to the point of danger, and with so much calmness and presence of mind, as to be able to make and dictate his observations upon the motion and figure of that dreadful scene.
Сторінка 498 - But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Сторінка 554 - Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Сторінка 36 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, 'Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to suffering worth is...
Сторінка 555 - Or doffed thine own to let Queen Dido pass; Or held, by Solomon's own invitation, A torch at the great temple's dedication. I need not ask thee if that hand, when...
Сторінка 555 - And standest undecayed within our presence, Thou wilt hear nothing till the judgment morning, When the great Trump shall thrill thee with its warning. Why should this worthless tegument endure, If its undying guest be lost...
Сторінка 36 - O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sunward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet flow'ret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betrayed, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soiled, is laid Low i
Сторінка 691 - It was nicely clean and magnificent. I was met at the door by two black eunuchs, who led me through a long gallery between two ranks of beautiful young girls, with their hair finely plaited, almost hanging to their feet, all dressed in fine light damasks, brocaded with silver.