The travels of the late Charles Thompson esq; 3 vols, Tom 1 |
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... against the Chriftians . Near thefe Tombs the Koran lies chain'd upon a Cedar Defk , which probably fome Perfon is paid for read- ing on account of the Souls of the Deceafed Princes A 3 for for it is ufual with great Men among the ...
... against the Chriftians . Near thefe Tombs the Koran lies chain'd upon a Cedar Defk , which probably fome Perfon is paid for read- ing on account of the Souls of the Deceafed Princes A 3 for for it is ufual with great Men among the ...
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... against the Wall , and cover'd with a green Cloth ; but how he came to be * As ix . 10 , 11 , & c . + Chap . ix . 11 . ‡ Ibid . and ver . 17 , 18 . buried there , we could neither guefs , nor get buried 8 The TRAVELS of [ Turkey .
... against the Wall , and cover'd with a green Cloth ; but how he came to be * As ix . 10 , 11 , & c . + Chap . ix . 11 . ‡ Ibid . and ver . 17 , 18 . buried there , we could neither guefs , nor get buried 8 The TRAVELS of [ Turkey .
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... against the ensuing Year , foretelling that the Syrians would then pay him another Vifit , which came to pafs accordingly : For fome of Benhadad's Officers , glad of any Excuse to palliate their inglorious Flight , pretended that the ...
... against the ensuing Year , foretelling that the Syrians would then pay him another Vifit , which came to pafs accordingly : For fome of Benhadad's Officers , glad of any Excuse to palliate their inglorious Flight , pretended that the ...
Strona 31
... against them ; and for feven Days the two Armies continued in this Situation . On the feventh Day they came to a Battle , wherein the Syrians loft , of Foot only , a hun- dred thousand Men , the rest flying with Precipitation to Aphek ...
... against them ; and for feven Days the two Armies continued in this Situation . On the feventh Day they came to a Battle , wherein the Syrians loft , of Foot only , a hun- dred thousand Men , the rest flying with Precipitation to Aphek ...
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... against Samarie , which he befieged fo clofely with all his Forces , that he reduced it to the greatest Distress , and was on the Point of taking it by Fa mine , when he was alarm'd in the Night by a Noife like that of a great Army ...
... against Samarie , which he befieged fo clofely with all his Forces , that he reduced it to the greatest Distress , and was on the Point of taking it by Fa mine , when he was alarm'd in the Night by a Noife like that of a great Army ...
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Strona 16 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Strona 138 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Strona 19 - If true, here only, and of delicious taste : Betwixt them lawns, or level downs, and flocks Grazing the tender herb, were interposed ; Or palmy hillock, or the flowery lap Of some irriguous valley spread her store, Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose...
Strona 20 - Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose : Another side, umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps Luxuriant; meanwhile murmuring waters fall Down the slope hills, dispersed, or in a lake, That to the fringed bank with myrtle crown'd Her crystal mirror holds, unite their streams.
Strona 109 - It stands in a narrow valley between Mount Gerizim on the south and Ebal on the north, being built at the foot of the former; for so the situation both of the city and mountains is laid down by Josephusf.
Strona 141 - I have seen in the Levant or Barbary. However, I could not compute it to be more than thirty yards broad, though this is in a great measure made up by the depth, which even at the brink I found to be three. If then we take this during the whole year for the mean depth of the stream, which by the way runs about two miles an hour, the Jordan every day discharges into the Dead sea, six millions tuns of water." " The whole of the plain, from the mountains of Judea on the west, to those of Arabia on the...
Strona 83 - Hands, and thereby leaving them expofed to Darts and Arrows ; or, if they did not readily part with their Shields, of pulling them headlong from the Towers. Some, by throwing large Nets over VOL.
Strona 299 - Various are the materials, on which mankind in different ages and countries have contrived to write their sentiments ; as on stones, bricks, the leaves of herbs and trees, and their rinds or barks ; also on tables of wood, wax, and ivory ; to which may be added plates of lead, linen rolls, &c. At length the Egyptian papyrus was invented ; then parchment, then cotton paper, and lastly, the common, or linen paper.
Strona 85 - Tyrians greatly confided ; and therefore, upon the rumour that he was to abandon them, they had recourfe even to chains, in order to prevent his departure^ but their utter ruin being already decreed by the true God, and foretold by his prophets, the confidence they placed in their idols could not avert the impending judgment. They were deftined to...
Strona 248 - Baharites, a Sultan of Egypt, who lived towards the End of the thirteenth Century. The Entrance to the grand Apartment is by a fine old Door, fomething in the Gothic Tafte...