Gleanings from the Desert of ArabiaC.K. Paul & Company, 1881 - 399 pagini |
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Pagina 14
... plain of Cilicia , over which we rode at a short distance from the sea , appeared to be of a rich soil : shrubs grew luxuriantly , the myrtle was in bloom . Partridges rise before us , and hares cross our path . Pompeiopolis lies to the ...
... plain of Cilicia , over which we rode at a short distance from the sea , appeared to be of a rich soil : shrubs grew luxuriantly , the myrtle was in bloom . Partridges rise before us , and hares cross our path . Pompeiopolis lies to the ...
Pagina 15
... plain . I think a visit to these remains would reward those interested in such relics , and a careful examination would enable such to form a good idea of the size and character of the city . After having made a rapid sketch of the ...
... plain . I think a visit to these remains would reward those interested in such relics , and a careful examination would enable such to form a good idea of the size and character of the city . After having made a rapid sketch of the ...
Pagina 22
... plain of Antioch . We tried in vain to penetrate with our vision the depths , but we fancied now and then we could see telegraph - posts . Lights we certainly saw in the distance , apparently at regular distances ; these we sub ...
... plain of Antioch . We tried in vain to penetrate with our vision the depths , but we fancied now and then we could see telegraph - posts . Lights we certainly saw in the distance , apparently at regular distances ; these we sub ...
Pagina 23
... plain ; immediately behind us , Mount Amanus , whose purple heights were tinged with rose under the influence of the rising sun . We were now traversing the upper or northern part of the great plain of Antioch , which , as well as ...
... plain ; immediately behind us , Mount Amanus , whose purple heights were tinged with rose under the influence of the rising sun . We were now traversing the upper or northern part of the great plain of Antioch , which , as well as ...
Pagina 24
... plain into a wide swampy expanse , we approached what we thought had been the boundary of the plain , but a pass through the low hills revealed another , apparently boundless . There is another Khan for travellers rather more than half ...
... plain into a wide swampy expanse , we approached what we thought had been the boundary of the plain , but a pass through the low hills revealed another , apparently boundless . There is another Khan for travellers rather more than half ...
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