Oriental Customs applied to the illustration of the Sacred Scriptures. Abridged from “Oriental Customs” and “Oriental Literature,” with additional extracts from various authorsLongman & Company, 1837 - 475 páginas |
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... sometimes a latticed window or bal- cony towards the street . It is only during the celebra- tion of some Zeenah , or public festival , that these houses and their latticed windows are left open : for this being a time of great liberty ...
... sometimes a latticed window or bal- cony towards the street . It is only during the celebra- tion of some Zeenah , or public festival , that these houses and their latticed windows are left open : for this being a time of great liberty ...
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... sometimes rises one story higher than the house ; at other times it consists of one or two rooms only , and a terrace ; whilst others , that are built ( as they frequently are ) over the porch or gateway , have ( if we except the ground ...
... sometimes rises one story higher than the house ; at other times it consists of one or two rooms only , and a terrace ; whilst others , that are built ( as they frequently are ) over the porch or gateway , have ( if we except the ground ...
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... sometimes very beautiful . " The Turks spare for nothing in rendering their tents convenient and magnificent . Those belong- ing to the Grand Signior were exceedingly splendid , and covered entirely with silk ; and one of them lined ...
... sometimes very beautiful . " The Turks spare for nothing in rendering their tents convenient and magnificent . Those belong- ing to the Grand Signior were exceedingly splendid , and covered entirely with silk ; and one of them lined ...
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... sometimes painted and gilded to these circumstances the words of the prophet refer . Judges iii . 20 . We learn from Dr. PococкE , that in Egypt they often lie in those cool saloons that have cupolas to let in the air , having their ...
... sometimes painted and gilded to these circumstances the words of the prophet refer . Judges iii . 20 . We learn from Dr. PococкE , that in Egypt they often lie in those cool saloons that have cupolas to let in the air , having their ...
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... sometimes gilded , as are also the window - shutters , the panels of some of their rooms , and the cupboard doors , of which they have a great number : these taken together have a very agreeable effect . " So MAUNDRELL , ( Journey ...
... sometimes gilded , as are also the window - shutters , the panels of some of their rooms , and the cupboard doors , of which they have a great number : these taken together have a very agreeable effect . " So MAUNDRELL , ( Journey ...
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Albania Aleppo ancient appears Arabian Arabs beard Bedouin bread bread and salt bride BUCKINGHAM'S Travels Cairo called camels caravan caravanserais ceremony chap CHARDIN CLARKE'S Travels cloth Constantinople corn covered custom desert dogs East Eastern Egypt eyes feet FORBES's Oriental Memoirs frequently garment gate give gold Greece Greeks ground hand head HERODOTUS Hindoos Hist History of Persia honour horses hour Indian inhabitants ISAIAH Jews Journey through Persia kind king Levant Lord manner marriage MATT MORIER'S Second Journey Nadir Shah night Nubia observed occasion OUSELEY'S Travels Palestine passed person pieces present prince PSALM R. K. PORTER'S Travels river salt sand says seat sent servants side Sir R. K. PORTER'S sometimes stone Syria temple tent thing thou throne tomb Trav Travels in Persia Turkey Turkish Turks unto village Voyage walls women