Journal of a Residence at Bagdad: During the Years 1830 and 1831J. Nisbet, 1832 - 306 páginas |
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... rivers . A proposal has been made from an agent of the Bristol Steam Company , to the Pasha , through Major T. , to have a steam vessel in the first place between Bussorah and this place ; and secondly , if possible , to extend the ...
... rivers . A proposal has been made from an agent of the Bristol Steam Company , to the Pasha , through Major T. , to have a steam vessel in the first place between Bussorah and this place ; and secondly , if possible , to extend the ...
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... river , so there can be but little doubt that a steam packet would be able to go ; though it might not be of the same size as the one between this and Bussorah . The voyage between these places backwards and forwards , it is proposed to ...
... river , so there can be but little doubt that a steam packet would be able to go ; though it might not be of the same size as the one between this and Bussorah . The voyage between these places backwards and forwards , it is proposed to ...
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... rivers ; and he quickly perceived that if the river were navigable , and no other difficulties arose , the preference must be given to this route , as being at least ten days shorter to Bombay , and of the thirty or thirty - five days ...
... rivers ; and he quickly perceived that if the river were navigable , and no other difficulties arose , the preference must be given to this route , as being at least ten days shorter to Bombay , and of the thirty or thirty - five days ...
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... rivers . As to the Arabs , a steamer has nothing to fear , for by keeping mid- stream at the rate they go , no Arab would touch them or attempt to do it . The present vessels they have no power over in going down , but when they are ...
... rivers . As to the Arabs , a steamer has nothing to fear , for by keeping mid- stream at the rate they go , no Arab would touch them or attempt to do it . The present vessels they have no power over in going down , but when they are ...
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... river and the Euphrates . The mouth of the Euphrates is one extended marsh , which forms the best rice- grounds of the country . The distance between the two rivers at this place is about thirty miles . Mr. James Taylor thinks that ...
... river and the Euphrates . The mouth of the Euphrates is one extended marsh , which forms the best rice- grounds of the country . The distance between the two rivers at this place is about thirty miles . Mr. James Taylor thinks that ...
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Página 222 - Horeb : and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel ; and because they tempted the LORD, J saying, Is the LORD among us, or not ? 8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Página 85 - The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Página 167 - Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father : for my Father is greater than I.
Página 77 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people...
Página 169 - The trial of our faith is much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried by fire.
Página 52 - His word ; and suffer affliction with the people of God rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.
Página 112 - The soil," says one of the most judicious, "is extremely fertile, producing great quantities of rice, dates, and grain of different kinds, though it is not cultivated to above half the degree of which it is susceptible.
Página 222 - And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, " Is the Lord among us, or not ? " Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Página 35 - For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Página 4 - I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil : and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not...