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... Damascus . A discourse of the novices . The Haj camels . The takht er - Rûm . Dying Persians carried in the camel - coaches . Pilgrimage of a lady deceased . Contradictions of the road . Camel - back muétthins . Persian hajjies , for ...
... Damascus . A discourse of the novices . The Haj camels . The takht er - Rûm . Dying Persians carried in the camel - coaches . Pilgrimage of a lady deceased . Contradictions of the road . Camel - back muétthins . Persian hajjies , for ...
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... Nabatean manner to bury . A sealed treasure upon the rock Howwâra : to remove it were to bring in the end of the world . A Moorish magical raiser of hid treasures . Miracles of PAGE the East . A Syrian Messiah in Damascus .
... Nabatean manner to bury . A sealed treasure upon the rock Howwâra : to remove it were to bring in the end of the world . A Moorish magical raiser of hid treasures . Miracles of PAGE the East . A Syrian Messiah in Damascus .
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Charles Montagu Doughty. PAGE the East . A Syrian Messiah in Damascus . Visit to the house of fools . Blasphemous voice of the camel . Sepulchre of the prophet Jonas . The judgment of Europeans weakened by sojourn in the East ...
Charles Montagu Doughty. PAGE the East . A Syrian Messiah in Damascus . Visit to the house of fools . Blasphemous voice of the camel . Sepulchre of the prophet Jonas . The judgment of Europeans weakened by sojourn in the East ...
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... Damascus the ' World's Paradise ' . The Nasrâny , whether a treasure seeker , or a spy . ' The Lord give victory to the Sooltân . ' The horses of the Nasâra are pack - horses . The Fejîr reckoned a tribe of horsemen . They dread ...
... Damascus the ' World's Paradise ' . The Nasrâny , whether a treasure seeker , or a spy . ' The Lord give victory to the Sooltân . ' The horses of the Nasâra are pack - horses . The Fejîr reckoned a tribe of horsemen . They dread ...
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... Damascus . The Fukara arrive . Beduins of Bishr flocking into the town . The date - gathering . An Harb dancing woman . Misshel's words . Better news of the Moahîb . The visit of Hamed and Wâyil to Ibn Rashid . Nomad butchers . Méhsan's ...
... Damascus . The Fukara arrive . Beduins of Bishr flocking into the town . The date - gathering . An Harb dancing woman . Misshel's words . Better news of the Moahîb . The visit of Hamed and Wâyil to Ibn Rashid . Nomad butchers . Méhsan's ...
Contents
THE PERAEA AMMON AND MOAB | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 28 |
CHAPTER IV | 85 |
CHAPTER V | 119 |
CHAPTER VI | 150 |
Appendix to Chaps IV V VI | 181 |
Doughty at Medáin Sâlih translated by M Ernest Renan Membre | 188 |
CHAPTER VIII | 215 |
CHAPTER XIII | 356 |
CHAPTER XIV | 385 |
Appendix to Chap XIV | 411 |
CHAPTER XVI | 436 |
CHAPTER XVII | 462 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 486 |
CHAPTER XIX | 517 |
CHAPTER XX | 539 |
CHAPTER IX | 242 |
CHAPTER X | 271 |
CHAPTER XI | 301 |
CHAPTER XII | 330 |
CHAPTER XXI | 566 |
Evening with the Emir Hamûd Abeyds kahwa An apostate | 594 |
Appendix to Vol I | 620 |
THE PREFACE vii | |
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Aarab ancient answered Arabia Arabs asked beasts Beduins Beduw better booths brought called camels caravan cattle coffee coming commonly Damascus dates desert drink el-Ally entered eyes father feet fire give ground guests half hand Harra head hear heard heart household human hundred journey kella Khalil kind land light lives look Lord Medáin menzil miles mind Mohammed mountain Nasrâny natural nearly never night nomads Pasha passed Persian persons plain poor received religion remain riding rising road rocks ruins sand seen sheykh side standing stones stranger Syria taken tell tent Teyma thee things thou thought told town tribe Ullah valley village walls wandering wellah wife wild wilderness young Zeyd