Travels Through Cyprus, Syria, and Palestine; with a General History of the Levant. Translated from the Italian, Том 1P. Byrne, 1792 |
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... Situated on the declivity of a mountain , it com- mands a view of all the plain of Nicofia , and of its environs , so covered with villages and hamlets , that the names of them alone would fill whole pages . There are here generally ten ...
... Situated on the declivity of a mountain , it com- mands a view of all the plain of Nicofia , and of its environs , so covered with villages and hamlets , that the names of them alone would fill whole pages . There are here generally ten ...
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... Situated on the borders of Mount Sharon , to- wards the east , this cidatel enjoys an advantage- ous expofure , as it commands a view of various hills ; of the plains of Acre , equally fertile and agreeable ; and of a large extent of ...
... Situated on the borders of Mount Sharon , to- wards the east , this cidatel enjoys an advantage- ous expofure , as it commands a view of various hills ; of the plains of Acre , equally fertile and agreeable ; and of a large extent of ...
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... Situated towards the fouthern part of the lake of Genezareth , it extended its ancient walls for three miles towards the fouth , and in breadth oc- cupied all that space which lies between the fame lake and the mountains . This city ...
... Situated towards the fouthern part of the lake of Genezareth , it extended its ancient walls for three miles towards the fouth , and in breadth oc- cupied all that space which lies between the fame lake and the mountains . This city ...
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... been impreg- nable . Situated on the fummit of a mountain , from which it commanded the city , it prevented the enemy from approaching that advantageous and and important poft ; and a fingle ftone of it 354 TRAVELS THROUGH.
... been impreg- nable . Situated on the fummit of a mountain , from which it commanded the city , it prevented the enemy from approaching that advantageous and and important poft ; and a fingle ftone of it 354 TRAVELS THROUGH.
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... Situated on a narrow tongue of land , it contains only a few ruinous houses , which are guarded by a centinel , who makes travellers pay for vifiting them . Oriental avarice thus turns to its advan- tage all thofe places which hiftory ...
... Situated on a narrow tongue of land , it contains only a few ruinous houses , which are guarded by a centinel , who makes travellers pay for vifiting them . Oriental avarice thus turns to its advan- tage all thofe places which hiftory ...
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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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