The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land: From My Private Journal, Volumen1H.S. King and Company, 1875 |
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Página 141 - Damascus was thy merchant In the multitude of the wares of thy making, For the multitude of all riches, In the wine of Helbon and white wool.
Página 180 - Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me.
Página 140 - And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Página 327 - I now renew in writing the verbal statement, in which I assured your lordship that neither the authorities nor the people of Damascus will show for me any but a friendly feeling ; that, in fact, they will receive me as did the Egyptians and the people of Zanzibar for years after my pilgrimage to Mecca. But, as designing persons may have attempted to complicate the situation, I once more undertake to act •with unusual prudence, and under all circumstances to hold myself, and myself only, answerable...
Página 108 - But when the governor looked upon the people that were present and the Jews, he saw many of the Jews in tears, and said to the chief priests of the Jews, All the people do not desire his death.
Página 183 - On one occasion about forty of them, after prolonged devotion, fell asleep, " and our Lord was pleased to appear to all of them separately. They awoke simultaneously, and one, taking courage, recounted his vision to the others, when each responded,
Página 96 - ... and journeying men ; right in the midst of the desert is spread a billowy expanse of green foliage, and nestling in its heart sits the great white city, like an island of pearls and opals gleaming out of a sea of emeralds.
Página 145 - First they lather you, then they wash you with a lif and soap, then they douche you with tubs of hot water, then they shampoo you with fresh layers of soap, and then douche again. They give you iced sherbet, and tie towels dipped in cold water round your head, which prevent you fainting and make you perspire. They scrub your feet with pumice-stone, and move you back through all the rooms gradually, douche you with water, and shampoo you with towels. You now return to the large hall where you first...
Página 105 - Ausariyyehs ; the Maronites do not love anybody but themselves, and are duly abhorred by all ; the Greek Orthodox abominate the Greek Catholics and the Latins ; all despise the Jews.
Página 168 - This casket contains the head of John (the Baptist) son of Zachariah," and that the head is still kept there to be honoured by the Moslems, and the few strangers admitted.