Journal of a Tour in the Levant, Том 1John Murray, 1820 - 480 страници |
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... numbers when the wind is easterly , at which time it is dangerous for women and children to walk unprotected among the unfrequented parts of the Rock . neat fortifications slope down to the shore , are a CHAPTER II. ...
... numbers when the wind is easterly , at which time it is dangerous for women and children to walk unprotected among the unfrequented parts of the Rock . neat fortifications slope down to the shore , are a CHAPTER II. ...
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William Turner. neat fortifications slope down to the shore , are a striking addition to the beauty of the scene ; but the incalculable advantages which the possession of it would confer upon us , are so evident to the most un- practised ...
William Turner. neat fortifications slope down to the shore , are a striking addition to the beauty of the scene ; but the incalculable advantages which the possession of it would confer upon us , are so evident to the most un- practised ...
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... shore . We were anchored before the mountainous and woody coast of Asia , enjoying from the ship the prospect of Alexandria Troas , and part of the plain of Troy . On the 16th , I went ashore , with three others of our party , to the ...
... shore . We were anchored before the mountainous and woody coast of Asia , enjoying from the ship the prospect of Alexandria Troas , and part of the plain of Troy . On the 16th , I went ashore , with three others of our party , to the ...
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... shore lower down ; and thus in the narrowest part of the gulf , flows transversely from the European to the Asiatic coast , whence it is again thrown off with vehemence into the Archipelago . Whatever , therefore , is thrown into the ...
... shore lower down ; and thus in the narrowest part of the gulf , flows transversely from the European to the Asiatic coast , whence it is again thrown off with vehemence into the Archipelago . Whatever , therefore , is thrown into the ...
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... shore . Above us rose per- pendicular crags of rock ; on whose summit we could dimly discern a few tents of the troops encamped there ; these men respectfully observed a most pro- found silence , which was only disturbed by the rip ...
... shore . Above us rose per- pendicular crags of rock ; on whose summit we could dimly discern a few tents of the troops encamped there ; these men respectfully observed a most pro- found silence , which was only disturbed by the rip ...
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Страница 83 - Turks, have no other shelter than they can find under gateways and benches in the streets, whence at intervals they send forth such repeated bowlings, that it requires practice to be able to sleep in spite of their noise. — This silence is occasionally and frequently disturbed by a fire, which is announced by the patrole striking on the pavement with their iron-shod staves, and calling loudly Yangenvar,
Страница 83 - There is a fire," on which the firemen, (mostly Janizaries) assemble, and all the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of the conflagration are immediately on the alert. — If it be not quickly subdued, all the ministers of state are obliged to attend, and if it threaten extensive ravages, the Sultan himself must appear, to encourage the efforts of the firemen.
Страница 80 - ... novelties that strike the European on his arrival, nothing surprises him more than the silence that pervades so large a capital. He hears no noise of carts or carriages rattling through the streets ; for there are no wheeled vehicles in the city, except a very few painted carts, called arabahs, drawn by buffaloes, in which women occasionally take the air in the suburbs, and which go only a foot pace.
Страница 180 - ... government.", to whom, indeed, the selling of impunity or of pardon was a common source of emolument. A Zantiotc nobleman not long ago, on his deathbed, pistolled his own brother; another administered a slow poison to the only son of a rival, as the most bitter vengeance he could take on the father. The poor boy survived, but is to this day a wretched object from its effect. In short it would be equally impossible and needless to enumerate their crimes. There are only two classes, the very rich...
Страница 84 - He must not even smoke or take snuff. This injunction falls easy on the rich, who pass nearly all the day in bed or in idleness, and thus ward off the assaults of hunger and thirst. Yet even these look very wretched, sitting on their divan or at their doors without their favourite pipe in their mouths, and having no other occupation than turning with their fingers a chaplet of beads, which almost every inhabitant of the country, in easy circumstances, carries in his hand to amuse himself, by passing...
Страница 45 - ... a little northerly of the castles) against such a current; and higher up or lower down, the strait widens so considerably, that he would save little labour by changing his place of starting. I therefore treat the tale of Leander's swimming across both ways, as one of those fables, to which the Greeks were so ready to give the name of history.
Страница 59 - His turban was surmounted by a splendid diamond aigrette and feather ; his pelisse was of the finest silk, lined with the most valuable sable fur, and his girdle was one mass of diamonds. I thought him the handsomest Turk I had seen : his features were regular, his eyes piercing, and his countenance bore the character of fierce determination, which has since marked his conduct...
Страница 84 - I have seen the boatmen," says Mr. Turner, " lean on their oars almost fainting ; but I never saw — never met with any one who professed to have seen — an instance in which they yielded to the temptation of violating the fast.
Страница 83 - The contrast between Constantinople and a European city is still more strongly marked at night. By ten o'clock every human voice is hushed...
Страница 84 - Constantinople lean on their oars almost fainting under the suffering ; but I never saw, — -never met with any one who professed to have seen, — an instance in which they yielded to the temptation of violating the fast.