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Page 127
The walls are still standing , as high as a four story house , and perhaps 150 feet
long . In it there are now several Turkish huts . In passing through the town , we
found two ancient Greek inscriptions which we copied . Passed an immensely ...
The walls are still standing , as high as a four story house , and perhaps 150 feet
long . In it there are now several Turkish huts . In passing through the town , we
found two ancient Greek inscriptions which we copied . Passed an immensely ...
Page 133
Two marble columns are standing , about thirty feet high , and six in diameter , of
the Ionic order . The fragments of similar pillars lay scattered on the ground .
Chandler , who was here about sixty years ago , says five pillars were then
standing ...
Two marble columns are standing , about thirty feet high , and six in diameter , of
the Ionic order . The fragments of similar pillars lay scattered on the ground .
Chandler , who was here about sixty years ago , says five pillars were then
standing ...
Page 152
While standing on the terrace , I sawa number of Greeks attempting to conceal
themselves in , and behind , an unfinished stone house near the water's edge .
One , fearing he should be discovered , plunged into the sea , and made for the ...
While standing on the terrace , I sawa number of Greeks attempting to conceal
themselves in , and behind , an unfinished stone house near the water's edge .
One , fearing he should be discovered , plunged into the sea , and made for the ...
Page 328
It is the standing rule of these convents , that all assemble for religious worship
an hour before day every morning , and on certain occasions at an earlier hour . “
On the next day , " says Mr. Fisk , " we looked at the printing establishment , which
...
It is the standing rule of these convents , that all assemble for religious worship
an hour before day every morning , and on certain occasions at an earlier hour . “
On the next day , " says Mr. Fisk , " we looked at the printing establishment , which
...
Page 345
I rode a little way down the river and passed the ruins of an old bridge , the
arches of which are still standing . The river bends often and varies much in width
, perhaps from thirty to one hundred yards . It is so shallow that cattle and asses
were ...
I rode a little way down the river and passed the ruins of an old bridge , the
arches of which are still standing . The river bends often and varies much in width
, perhaps from thirty to one hundred yards . It is so shallow that cattle and asses
were ...
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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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