Reminiscences of Syria and the Hold Land, Том 2Parry, Blenkarn, 1847 |
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... directions to endeavour to gain certain intelligence of the enemy's movements . " After smoking several pipes and drink- ing coffee , we all retired to another apart . ment ; I to finish my military sketch of the road , the others to ...
... directions to endeavour to gain certain intelligence of the enemy's movements . " After smoking several pipes and drink- ing coffee , we all retired to another apart . ment ; I to finish my military sketch of the road , the others to ...
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... direction . I then quietly commenced my labours , and awaited the event . About two in the morning I had the satisfaction of finishing my drawing , including upwards of thirty miles of road , over a most broken and mountainous country ...
... direction . I then quietly commenced my labours , and awaited the event . About two in the morning I had the satisfaction of finishing my drawing , including upwards of thirty miles of road , over a most broken and mountainous country ...
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... directions , to obtain whatever . intelligence we could collect of the enemy , the Colonel going to the southward whilst I was to cross the plain and enter the Anti- Libanus . Brightly did the morning sun of Syria shine on my gay little ...
... directions , to obtain whatever . intelligence we could collect of the enemy , the Colonel going to the southward whilst I was to cross the plain and enter the Anti- Libanus . Brightly did the morning sun of Syria shine on my gay little ...
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... directions to Gardiner to keep a bright look out , I dismounted , cautiously stole down under cover of the rocks , and with the aid of my telescope , endeavoured to get a sight of the Egyptian army which we supposed to be in the ...
... directions to Gardiner to keep a bright look out , I dismounted , cautiously stole down under cover of the rocks , and with the aid of my telescope , endeavoured to get a sight of the Egyptian army which we supposed to be in the ...
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... direction , amidst terrific precipices and tor- rents , where one false step would have sent us to eternity . By good fortune , we at last hit upon a faint goat - path , following which , we arrived at a noble old castle we knew to be ...
... direction , amidst terrific precipices and tor- rents , where one false step would have sent us to eternity . By good fortune , we at last hit upon a faint goat - path , following which , we arrived at a noble old castle we knew to be ...
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Acre Adjelloun amongst ancient Anti-Libanus appeared Arab army arrived Bedouin beheld Beyrout Captain Laué cavalry chap chapel Christian church Colonel Bridgeman command Commodore Napier's convent Count Szechenyi couple Damascus Dead Sea desert Egypt Egyptian Emir Beschir enemy entered escort feet force former friars Gaza Giorgio Godfrey of Bouillon hills Holy Sepulchre horse Ibrahim Pasha Jaffa Jennin Jerusalem Jews Jochmus Jordan Josephus Kings land latter leaving Mahomedans Mehemet Mehemet Ali Michell miles morning Mount Gerizim mountain Napier Naplouse Nazareth night officer Omar Pasha party pass pilgrims plains of Esdraëlon plains of Sharon present Prince quarters Ramlah reached remains Reschid Pasha retreat road rock ruins Saviour Sheikh shewed side Sir Robert Stopford Sir Sydney Smith soldier soon spot stone Syria tion tomb took town traveller tribes troops Turkish Turks valley village walls whilst wild Zachlé
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