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What people are saying - Write a reviewWe haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Common terms and phrasesAdena afternoon Aleppo Alexandria anchor appearance Arabian Arabs arrived Bagdad baggage Basha Bassora Bedouins Beys boat brought Brussa Bylan Cairo called calm camels Cape caravan carry coast Constantinople Coptos course danger defired desert Diarbekir dispatches distance Egypt Egyptians encamped Euphrates Europe European expence fame fatigue five foil four French fresh Gedda Grand Signior ground half halted hills Hindostan horses hundred India inhabitants island journey land latitude observed light breeze Mahomedans Malabar coast Marched at seven Mecca miles Mosul mountains Nakhuda Names of Places night Nile November obliged October party passed Persians person plain port post house rain reason Red Sea refeeks river road ruins sand Selim sent servant seven this morning Sheick Sherreef shore situated Suez supposed thence ther thieves tion took town trade tribe Turkish Turks Upper Egypt vessel village voyage weather fair wind Popular passagesPage 42 - ... is carried too far, yet, on the whole, one cannot help admiring the fancy and invention of the author, in striking out such a variety of pleasing incidents : pleasing, I... Page 253 - Borel entirely without clothes, presented him with his abba, or outer cloak, invited him to approach the fire, and gave him coffee and a pipe ; which an Arab, when he is not on the march, has always prepared. The people finding that Monsieur Borel did not understand Arabic, enquired for his interpreter, who was found asleep, and slightly wounded. Page 252 - ... seldom forgive, it occurred to him that they paid great respect to old age ; and also, that they seldom destroy those who supplicate for mercy ; whence he concluded, that if he should throw himself upon the protection of the oldest person among them, he might probably be saved. In order to approach them unperceived, he crept towards them upon his hands and knees ; and when arrived within a few paces of their circle, having singled out one who had the most venerable appearance, he sprang over... Page 254 - Arab iheick, who is very much attached to us ; but Mr. Abraham knew it would be very difficult to prevail on him to violate... Page 29 - ... before I went to bed; and it was so effectual, that I found myself pretty easy all the night after. My female physicians repeated their prescription the next morning, before they went ashore, and again, in the evening, when they returned on board; after which, I found the pains entirely removed; and the cure being perfected, they took their leave of me the following morning. This they call romee... Page xxvi - Alexandria, in a tolerable good failing veflel feldom exceeds eighteen days, and is often performed in ten or twelve; from Alexandria he will eafily get to Suez in eight days; and from thence to Anjengo is a voyage of twenty-five days; to Bombay twenty-eight ; to... Page 29 - Then, as many of them as could get round me, began to squeeze me with both hands, from head to foot, but more particularly on the parts where the pain was lodged, till they made my bones crack, and my flesh became a perfect mummy. Page 226 - It will be remembered that by our written agreement at Aleppo, I was to give him five hundred dollars on the road, and eight hundred more on our arrival at Graine: the former fum therefore... Page 25 - This being the laft ablution, you are then covered with a napkin, andfrom hence again conducted to the undrefling room, and placed upon the before-mentioned bench with a carpet under you, and being extended upon it at full length, your attendant again offers to rub you dry with napkins. Some people have their nails cut, and alfo are... Page 250 - Baflbra, when early one morning he perceived himfelf followed by a party of about thirty Arabs mounted on camels, who foon overtook him. As they approached, he by his interpreter defired they would pleafe to advance, or halt, or move to the right or left of him, for he chofe. to travel by himfelf; they anfwered that they fhould not interfere with him, and went forwards at a brifk rate. References from web pagesJSTOR: English Travel Books about the Arab near East in the ... Bibliographic information
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