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Page 122
We took a circuitous course around the east'end of the gulf of Smyrna , left
Bournabat on the right , passed along the northeastern shores of the gulf , having
on our right broken mountains , apparently of granite . “ At half past twelve
stopped for ...
We took a circuitous course around the east'end of the gulf of Smyrna , left
Bournabat on the right , passed along the northeastern shores of the gulf , having
on our right broken mountains , apparently of granite . “ At half past twelve
stopped for ...
Page 257
About nine A. M. we passed the convent of Miriam , ( Mary , ) situated at the top of
rocks apparently inaccessible , on the east bank . As we passed , we saw a man
swimming toward our boat . He was from the convent , and came to ask alms .
About nine A. M. we passed the convent of Miriam , ( Mary , ) situated at the top of
rocks apparently inaccessible , on the east bank . As we passed , we saw a man
swimming toward our boat . He was from the convent , and came to ask alms .
Page 279
At eight , we crossed a hill , and then entered a valley , which we were half an
hour in passing . Soon after this we came among the mountains . Here we saw at
a distance a camp of Bedouins . As oon as they saw us , one of their horse - men
...
At eight , we crossed a hill , and then entered a valley , which we were half an
hour in passing . Soon after this we came among the mountains . Here we saw at
a distance a camp of Bedouins . As oon as they saw us , one of their horse - men
...
Page 299
From this spot Mr. Fisk passed the gate of Herod , and came to a vault , filled with
muddy water , which is shown as the dungeon in which Jeremiah was
imprisoned by Zedekiah . Thence crossing the brook Cedron , and passing
Gethsemane ...
From this spot Mr. Fisk passed the gate of Herod , and came to a vault , filled with
muddy water , which is shown as the dungeon in which Jeremiah was
imprisoned by Zedekiah . Thence crossing the brook Cedron , and passing
Gethsemane ...
Page 330
Yet let even an infidel put himself in the place of an Asiatic passing from barren
desert to barren desert , traversing ... with the feelings of such a man , climb the
ragged rocks , and pass the open ravines of Lebanon , and suddenly descry ...
Yet let even an infidel put himself in the place of an Asiatic passing from barren
desert to barren desert , traversing ... with the feelings of such a man , climb the
ragged rocks , and pass the open ravines of Lebanon , and suddenly descry ...
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| Title | Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to Palestine |
| Authors | Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk |
| Publisher | Crocker and Brewster, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2014 |
| Length | 437 pages |
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