Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to PalestineAccount of P. Fisk's journeys in Middle East 1819-1825, visiting Smyrna, Chios, Asia Minor, Malta, Egypt, Jerusalem, Beirut. |
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Page 103
... hills of Africa , I think of millions there , the slaves of Mahommedan cruelty and superstition . When we sailed by Por- tugal , and Spain , and Sicily , and Sardinia , I thought of the multitudes who are there shrouded in papal ...
... hills of Africa , I think of millions there , the slaves of Mahommedan cruelty and superstition . When we sailed by Por- tugal , and Spain , and Sicily , and Sardinia , I thought of the multitudes who are there shrouded in papal ...
Page 127
... hill is a wall which includes several times as much . Within the castle are large subterranean reservoirs which Most used to serve for water and provisions . of the walls are evidently not very ancient , and are said to be the work of ...
... hill is a wall which includes several times as much . Within the castle are large subterranean reservoirs which Most used to serve for water and provisions . of the walls are evidently not very ancient , and are said to be the work of ...
Page 128
... at three we erossed the Caicus , and pursued our way along the southern bank through a fertile plain several miles wide , with verdant hills on the north and south , and several small villages at the foot of them . At 128 MEMOIR OF.
... at three we erossed the Caicus , and pursued our way along the southern bank through a fertile plain several miles wide , with verdant hills on the north and south , and several small villages at the foot of them . At 128 MEMOIR OF.
Page 131
... hill , and saw before us an extensive plain , through which the Hermus runs , and beyond it mount Tmolus extending to the east and west as far as the eye could reach . At the foot of this mountain stood Sardis , the great capital of the ...
... hill , and saw before us an extensive plain , through which the Hermus runs , and beyond it mount Tmolus extending to the east and west as far as the eye could reach . At the foot of this mountain stood Sardis , the great capital of the ...
Page 133
... hill to see the ruins of the old castle . Some of the remaining walls are very strong . Copied two inscriptions . " In the afternoon took leave of Sart , and went across the plain to see the tumuli or barrows on the opposite hill . In ...
... hill to see the ruins of the old castle . Some of the remaining walls are very strong . Copied two inscriptions . " In the afternoon took leave of Sart , and went across the plain to see the tumuli or barrows on the opposite hill . In ...
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