. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. in Syria. Besides what has been already stated as to the practice of theEgyptians, an interesting illustration may be derived from the Mosaic pavement at Prseneste,where we see a trellissed vine-bower, under whose pleasant shade several persons sit on benchesdrinking wine and solacing themselves with music. At a village (Beitdjin) near Csesarea,Shulze and his party took supper under a large vine, the stem of which was nearly a footand a half in diameter, the height about thirty feet, and covered with its branches and sh
. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. in Syria. Besides what has been already stated as to the practice of theEgyptians, an interesting illustration may be derived from the Mosaic pavement at Prseneste,where we see a trellissed vine-bower, under whose pleasant shade several persons sit on benchesdrinking wine and solacing themselves with music. At a village (Beitdjin) near Csesarea,Shulze and his party took supper under a large vine, the stem of which was nearly a footand a half in diameter, the height about thirty feet, and covered with its branches and shoots(for the shoots must be supported) a hut of more than fifty feet long and broad. The bunches a Wilkinson, ii 14?. b ibid. 148. c Properly embankment, for we have hedge in the preceding line. d Isa. v. 2, 3, 5,6.—Lowths translation. c Matt, xxi; Mark xii. f Paxton, 145. £ Mishna, tit. Kilaim, vii. sec. ; Bikurrim i. sec. 1. h John xv. 1—4. i Lev. xxv. 5; Mishna, tit. Sheevith, 2. Chap. VII.] HISTORY OF THE MONTHS—OCTOBER. cccxxvn ^v1^- IsHf IP ; fUl. [Vine Arbour.] of the grapes were so large as to weigh ten or twelve pounds, and might he compared to ourplums. Such a bunch is cut off and laid on the board, and each helps himself to as manyas he pleases. Dr. Russell acquaints usa that the large grapes produced in the houses,upon the vines that cover the stairs and arbours, are of beautiful appearance, but have littleflavour. In Psalm lxxx we find the same favourite figure as that employed by Isaiah, and in itsamplification some beautiful descriptions, with a little further information, occur:— A vine thou didst bring out of Egypt ; Thou castedst out the nations and plantedst it. Thou preparedst the ground for it; It spread its roots and filled the land. The mountains were covered with its shade, And with its tendrils the lofty cedars ; Its boughs it extended to the sea. And its branches to the great river. Why hast thou broken down its fences So that every
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