...himself wholly to the writings of men, may in some respects be likened to Naaman the Syrian, who said, " Are not Pharpar and Abana, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? " Naaman, indeed, found that Jordan only could wash away his leprosy, though the...

...and beauty ; and upon the whole, we feel ourselves entitled to exclaim with the patriotic Syrian " Are not Pharpar and Abana, rivers of Damascus, better than all the rivers of Israel "?" Your objections to such an attempt, my dear doctor, were, you may remember, two-fold....

...and beauty; and upon the whole, we feel ourselves entitled to exclaim with the patriotic Syrian — " Are not Pharpar and Abana, rivers of Damascus, better than all the rivers of Israel?" Your objections to such an attempt, my dear Doctor, were, you may remember, two-fold....

...beauty ; and upon the whole, we feel ourselves entitled to exclaim with the patriotic Syrian — " Are not Pharpar and Abana, rivers of Damascus, better than all the rivers of Israel ? " Your objections to such an attempt, my dear Doctor, were, you may remember, two-fold....

...pleasant impression of a city, and certainly this is not to be had in the hours of darkness, and when you are thoroughly fatigued by a long ride. There was...see. Here they were at last, beneath the shadows of Hennon, the lofty ridge of Anti-Lebanon, and amid the gardens of Artuz, which are the promises of the...

...and beauty ; and upon the whole, we feel ourselves entitled to exclaim with the patriotic Syrian — "Are not Pharpar and Abana, rivers of Damascus, better than all the rivers of Israel ? " Your objections to sueh an attempt, my dear Doctor, were, you may remember, twofold....

...at the place where the traveller from Tiberias gets his first view of Damascus, with its domes nnd minarets rising from the fertile plain — dotted...see. Here they were at last, beneath the shadows of Ilermon, the lofty ridge of Anti-Lebanon, and amid the gardens of Artnz, which are the promises of...