The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pàgines |
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Pàgina 38
... rock , and passing beneath the city at Bab Yacob . It must either have had a more permanent supply than the present , which fails in dry weather , when it is most needed , or have been con- nected with the great canal which brought ...
... rock , and passing beneath the city at Bab Yacob . It must either have had a more permanent supply than the present , which fails in dry weather , when it is most needed , or have been con- nected with the great canal which brought ...
Pàgina 45
... rock , and dressed out in drooping festoons of ivy , and other Aqueduct . creepers , whose every twig and leaf ... rocks , and a stranger might pass within in the a few feet of it without suspecting its existence . Creep carefully over ...
... rock , and dressed out in drooping festoons of ivy , and other Aqueduct . creepers , whose every twig and leaf ... rocks , and a stranger might pass within in the a few feet of it without suspecting its existence . Creep carefully over ...
Pàgina 52
... rock . No doubt . To me this noble grove , spreading like a silver sea along the base of the hills , and climbing their ascending terraces , is perfectly charming ; and it speaks of peace and plenty , food and gladness . The olive ...
... rock . No doubt . To me this noble grove , spreading like a silver sea along the base of the hills , and climbing their ascending terraces , is perfectly charming ; and it speaks of peace and plenty , food and gladness . The olive ...
Pàgina 53
... rock beneath , I am told that the tree languishes , and CHAPTER its berries are small and sapless . There is , however , another explanation of V. this figure of Moses . In ancient times generally ( and in many places at the present day ) ...
... rock beneath , I am told that the tree languishes , and CHAPTER its berries are small and sapless . There is , however , another explanation of V. this figure of Moses . In ancient times generally ( and in many places at the present day ) ...
Pàgina 57
... rock on the shore is a soft sand- stone , which is continually disintegrating by the action of wind and wave . The loose sand is cast up upon the beach , and the strong south - west winds which blow across the plain are constantly ...
... rock on the shore is a soft sand- stone , which is continually disintegrating by the action of wind and wave . The loose sand is cast up upon the beach , and the strong south - west winds which blow across the plain are constantly ...
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The Land and the Book: Or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the ..., Volum 1 William McClure Thomson Visualització completa - 1881 |
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