Travels Through Cyprus, Syria, and Palestine; with a General History of the Levant. Translated from the Italian, Volume 1P. Byrne, 1792 |
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Halaman iv
... ideas of the government and manners of the Ori- entals ; the Merchant ufeful Information concerning trade and commerce ; and those who wish to visit the East , fuch inftructions as cannot fail to be of the ut moft utility to them . The ...
... ideas of the government and manners of the Ori- entals ; the Merchant ufeful Information concerning trade and commerce ; and those who wish to visit the East , fuch inftructions as cannot fail to be of the ut moft utility to them . The ...
Halaman 2
... ideas . This island contained formerly nine kingdoms , tributary to Egypt , and foon after to the Romans . From the emperors of the weft it paffed to thofe of the east but it was taken from them by the Arabs , nder the reign of ...
... ideas . This island contained formerly nine kingdoms , tributary to Egypt , and foon after to the Romans . From the emperors of the weft it paffed to thofe of the east but it was taken from them by the Arabs , nder the reign of ...
Halaman 3
... idea of which prefents itself to the minds of these unfortunate people . The robuft flave raises , and carries with- out difficulty , a moderate burthen : but if it is greater than his ftrength can bear , it will foon overpower him ...
... idea of which prefents itself to the minds of these unfortunate people . The robuft flave raises , and carries with- out difficulty , a moderate burthen : but if it is greater than his ftrength can bear , it will foon overpower him ...
Halaman 9
... idea . The hair hangs over it ; and , like a light and floating fhade , fets off its beauties to admi- ration . In fhort , fhe has imprinted on it the feal of perfection ; and the head ferves , in fome mea- fure , as a cupola to the ...
... idea . The hair hangs over it ; and , like a light and floating fhade , fets off its beauties to admi- ration . In fhort , fhe has imprinted on it the feal of perfection ; and the head ferves , in fome mea- fure , as a cupola to the ...
Halaman 15
... idea of the oppreffion and rapacity which the governors , magiftrates , clerks , and a multitude of fubaltern agents , exercife against thefe unhappy iflanders . The population of Cyprus has fo much decreaf- ed , that the inhabitants ...
... idea of the oppreffion and rapacity which the governors , magiftrates , clerks , and a multitude of fubaltern agents , exercife against thefe unhappy iflanders . The population of Cyprus has fo much decreaf- ed , that the inhabitants ...
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Acre Affaffins againſt alfo almoſt alſo ancient Arabs bafhaw beautiful becauſe befides beſt botrus cafe cafks called caufed cauſe CHAP Chriftians church citadel coaft colour confifts conful Cyprus Cythera deſtroyed diſtance dragomans eſtabliſhed European expences faid Famagufta fame feen fent ferved feven feveral fhall fhip fhould fide filk firft firſt fituated fmall fome fometimes foon formerly fovereign ftill ftones fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fupport furrounded governor Grand Signior greateſt Greeks himſelf houſes inhabitants iſland Jerufalem kind king king of Cyprus kingdom of Cyprus labdanum Larnic lefs Levant Lufignans Mahometans Maronites meaſure mofque moft moſt mountain muft muſt neceffary neighbourhood Nicofia obferved occafion Paphos perfon piaftres pleaſure prefent preferve purchaſe refidence refpect reft ruins Salamis ſeveral ſmall ſtill Syria thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion tranfported Turkiſh Turks ufual uſed veffels vifit village weft whofe William of Tyre wine
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Halaman 356 - Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias, not knowing what he said.
Halaman 114 - Chriltians, has produced a number of perfonages celebrated for their knowledge and the íaoátity of their lives. In the neighbourhood there are feveral copper mines, which the Turks have been forced to abandon. The following lines, in the tenth book of Ovid's Metamorphofes, prove that they •were known in the time of...
Halaman 207 - ... at four precifely. On the third day it begins as before ; but it falls an hour later. On the five...
Halaman 2 - It was anciently known by many different names, both among poets and hiftorians ; the former of whom made it the birth-place of Venus, and the abode of the Graces. This ifland contained formerly nine kingdoms, tributary to Egypt, and foon after to the Romans. From the emperors of the Weft it palled to thofe of the Eaft ; but was taken from them by the Arabs, under the reign of Heraclius.
Halaman 8 - ... sandals, which serve them for shoes. They have no stays ; a plain vest of cotton marks out their shape, and preserves the pliableness of the body. Over the whole is thrown a very fine shift or...
Halaman 61 - ... pursued, and while the former made a thousand turnings in order to escape, she every where found an opponent ; she, however, often defeated the greyhounds, and I admired in such cases the sagacity of these animals, who disdaining the assistance of those that were young and inexperienced, waited until some of the cunning old ones opened the way for them ; and then the whole plain was in motion. When the poor animal was just ready to become a prey to its enemy, the governor rushed forward, and...
Halaman 7 - European ladies have no occafion to be proud of the comparifon ; for there are few of them remarkable for their beauty. They are pretty tall, of a very amorous difpofition, have little tafte for induftry, and feem much inclined to indolence and voluptuoufnefs.
Halaman 347 - It is pretended that he came thither more than once with his difciples to eat. The inhabitants of Nazareth pay it a kind of worfhip, by burning perfumes and incenfe around it. At the diftance of a mile from the city, on the fouthern fide, is a mountain, which the Arabs call Zein, and the Nazarenes the Mountain of the Precipice, becaufe the Jews wifhed to precipitate the Meffiah from it.
Halaman 8 - Icfs delicate and tranfparent. Around their necks they have gold chains, and their arms are ornamented with jewels and pearls. Their head-drefs is an...
Halaman 67 - The moft beautiful edifice here" is, without doubt, the church of St. Sophia, where the kings of Cyprus were formerly crowned. It is built in the Gothic ftyle, and confifts of three large naves.