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 122
... villages , one of which had a mosque . At half past three reached the village Menimen . Our road all day was level , passing over a rich plain , having the sea at no great distance on our left , and a range of barren mountains on our ...
... villages , one of which had a mosque . At half past three reached the village Menimen . Our road all day was level , passing over a rich plain , having the sea at no great distance on our left , and a range of barren mountains on our ...
Page 123
... villages , one of which has a minaret . At twelve stopped at a Greek tavern . It was a small mud house without a floor , and almost without furniture . Dined on food which we carried with us . Left 24 Tracts for a Greek school in the ...
... villages , one of which has a minaret . At twelve stopped at a Greek tavern . It was a small mud house without a floor , and almost without furniture . Dined on food which we carried with us . Left 24 Tracts for a Greek school in the ...
Page 126
... and sheep in sight ; two or three very small villages by the way ; and a few scattered houses . We put up at a public khan . The Bishop's letter , and another from a Greek in Smyrna , introduced us to several 126 MEMOIR OF.
... and sheep in sight ; two or three very small villages by the way ; and a few scattered houses . We put up at a public khan . The Bishop's letter , and another from a Greek in Smyrna , introduced us to several 126 MEMOIR OF.
Page 128
... three we crossed 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.
... three we crossed 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 129
... village called Soma . The inhabitants are principally Turks -about seventy families are Greeks . In two hours and a ... villages . The principal productions in this part of the country are grain , cotton , tobacco , and pasturage for ...
... village called Soma . The inhabitants are principally Turks -about seventy families are Greeks . In two hours and a ... villages . The principal productions in this part of the country are grain , cotton , tobacco , and pasturage for ...
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