Lettres sur l'Égypte: où l'on offre le parallèle des moeurs anciennes & modernes de ses habitans, où l'on décrit l'état, le commerce, l'agriculture, le gouvernement du pays, & la descente de S. Louis à Damiette, tirée de Joinville & des auteurs arabes, avec des cartes géographiques, Band 1Onfroi, 1834 - 310 Seiten |
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... , the only instruments he can possess for effecting his purposes , will be much better ascertained , than from any tact which he may exhibit in diplomatic transactions . INTRODUCTION . ix II . Many considerations connected with the.
... , the only instruments he can possess for effecting his purposes , will be much better ascertained , than from any tact which he may exhibit in diplomatic transactions . INTRODUCTION . ix II . Many considerations connected with the.
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... exhibit , in their intercourse with Europeans , that brutal contempt which is the most offensive charac- teristic of barbarians ; taking their tone , perhaps , from their Ruler , who , it matters little whether from partiality or policy ...
... exhibit , in their intercourse with Europeans , that brutal contempt which is the most offensive charac- teristic of barbarians ; taking their tone , perhaps , from their Ruler , who , it matters little whether from partiality or policy ...
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... exhibit themselves ; which they did without manifesting the slightest indication of disgust or unwillingness , though they were as nearly as might be in a state of nature . Not one was pretty , but there were several whose forms were ...
... exhibit themselves ; which they did without manifesting the slightest indication of disgust or unwillingness , though they were as nearly as might be in a state of nature . Not one was pretty , but there were several whose forms were ...
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... exhibit it ; as the scorpion , in size no larger than a snail , is viewed with awe , because he is supposed to carry death in his sting . The manner in which he spends his time is nearly as follows : — He sleeps very little . Europeans ...
... exhibit it ; as the scorpion , in size no larger than a snail , is viewed with awe , because he is supposed to carry death in his sting . The manner in which he spends his time is nearly as follows : — He sleeps very little . Europeans ...
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... exhibit ; observing , that it is by the features alone that one individual is distinguished from another , all women being , in other respects , pretty nearly alike . Having filled her jar , she twisted a wisp of straw into a ring , and ...
... exhibit ; observing , that it is by the features alone that one individual is distinguished from another , all women being , in other respects , pretty nearly alike . Having filled her jar , she twisted a wisp of straw into a ring , and ...
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adorned Alexandria almé ancient apartments appeared Arabian Arabs arrived ascend Atfih bank bazār beautiful Bedouins beheld Benisooëf boat Cairo canal caravanserai chambers citadel coffee colour columns covered crocodile dance dark date palms Delta descend desert dhourra divan dragoman Effendi Egypt Egyptian elegant entered erected European exceedingly exhibit Fakir feet Fouah gardens groves harem Herodotus horse Ibrahim Ibrahim Pasha island kandjia land landscape length Libyan light lofty magnificent midst mimosa minarets Mohammed morning mosques mountains night Nile Nubia o'clock observed Osiris palace palm Parliament of Egypt Pasha passed perhaps piastre plain proceeded pronaos pyramids remarkable resembling river rock Rosetta round ruins sail Sakkarah sand scene sculptured seemed Sheikh Shibin el Kom shore side stone stream Suleiman summit TARBOOSH temple thing tombs travellers trees Turk vast village wall whole wind women young
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Seite 16 - land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as " the land of Mitzraim, from whence ye came out, " where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it " with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: but the " land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of " hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain
Seite 108 - Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.
Seite 546 - Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
Seite ii - With all the gifts that heaven and earth impart, The smiles of nature, and the charms of art, While proud oppression in her valleys reigns, And tyranny usurps her happy plains ? The poor inhabitant beholds in vain The...
Seite 311 - Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded : the love-tale Infected Sion's daughters with like heat, Whose wanton passions in the sacred porch Ezekiel saw, when, by the vision led, His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated Judah.
Seite 485 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night! O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head.
Seite 485 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies : The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye...
Seite 287 - With thee conversing, I forget all time ; All seasons, and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Seite 287 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening
Seite 546 - This is the least difficult, and the shortest route the merchants can take with their goods, the produce of India, from Aden to that city. In this port of Aden, likewise, the merchants ship a great number of Arabian horses, which they carry for sale to all the kingdoms and islands of India, obtaining high prices for them, and making large profits.