Notes of a Clerical Furlough, Spent Chiefly in the Holy Land. With a Sketch of the Voyage Out1859 |
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... whole length , of the land . He will visit all the lakes of the Jordan valley , and , at various points , the Jordan itself , from the Sea of Sodom , at its southern extremity , to the waters of Merom , and the magnificent scenery of ...
... whole length , of the land . He will visit all the lakes of the Jordan valley , and , at various points , the Jordan itself , from the Sea of Sodom , at its southern extremity , to the waters of Merom , and the magnificent scenery of ...
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... whole of which the gale continued . About five A.M. on Monday the yacht began to rock like a cradle . Knowing that she lay nearly opposite the harbour mouth , it was easy to conjecture the cause of this phenomenon : the wind had shifted ...
... whole of which the gale continued . About five A.M. on Monday the yacht began to rock like a cradle . Knowing that she lay nearly opposite the harbour mouth , it was easy to conjecture the cause of this phenomenon : the wind had shifted ...
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... whole of which the gale continued . About five A.M. on Monday the yacht began to rock like a cradle . Knowing that she lay nearly opposite the harbour mouth , it was easy to conjecture the cause of this phenomenon : the wind had shifted ...
... whole of which the gale continued . About five A.M. on Monday the yacht began to rock like a cradle . Knowing that she lay nearly opposite the harbour mouth , it was easy to conjecture the cause of this phenomenon : the wind had shifted ...
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... whole question on the spot , it was impos- sible not to acquiesce in the statement of Mr. Smith , that , " if we attend minutely to the narrative , it will be seen that the number of conditions required to be fulfilled , in order to ...
... whole question on the spot , it was impos- sible not to acquiesce in the statement of Mr. Smith , that , " if we attend minutely to the narrative , it will be seen that the number of conditions required to be fulfilled , in order to ...
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... whole length on either side - the main harbour on the one side , and the quarantine harbour on the other . Its numerous batteries command every approach from the sea . On the land side , the ridge on which the town is built drops down ...
... whole length on either side - the main harbour on the one side , and the quarantine harbour on the other . Its numerous batteries command every approach from the sea . On the land side , the ridge on which the town is built drops down ...
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Alexandria ancient Arabs ascend beauty beneath Beth-haccerem Bethany Bethlehem Cairo Christian Church city wall course Damascus gate David Dead Sea deep distance donkeys eastern Egypt En-rogel Ephrath face farther feet gardens gate Gethsemane Gibeon Gibraltar Gihon Greek hand harbour height hill Hinnom hollow Holy Sepulchre inclosure Israel Jaffa Jaffa gate Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Judah Judea Kedron King land length lofty looking Lord lower miles Moab Moriah morning Moslem mosque Mount of Olives mountain narrow nearly night Nile Olivet Ophel Palestine passed plain Pool of Siloam present pyramids rising road rocky round runs sacred scene Scripture seems seen shore sight slope Solomon spot stands stone stood summit Syrian Tekoa temple tion tomb tower town tradition Tyropoon unto upper valley of Hinnom valley of Jehoshaphat village western side whole wind yards Zion
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