Syria and the Syrians; or, Turkey in the dependencies . head meets the skies, now assumes a beau-tiful aspect; it projects and retreats gracefully, revealingmany a village and vale on its sides. This is the mostpopulous part of it, and hence it is studded with vil-lages, and the traveller could see many in one glance ofhis eye. Shwaifat, Baabda, Haded, Kefr Shema, etc.,lay on its lower regions; while high above them, stand-ing almost in a row, were the villages of Mar Girgis,Aitat, Shenilan, Ainat, Ananoob, and others. We rode on through the olive grove, and then throughthe forest of pine-tree
Syria and the Syrians; or, Turkey in the dependencies . head meets the skies, now assumes a beau-tiful aspect; it projects and retreats gracefully, revealingmany a village and vale on its sides. This is the mostpopulous part of it, and hence it is studded with vil-lages, and the traveller could see many in one glance ofhis eye. Shwaifat, Baabda, Haded, Kefr Shema, etc.,lay on its lower regions; while high above them, stand-ing almost in a row, were the villages of Mar Girgis,Aitat, Shenilan, Ainat, Ananoob, and others. We rode on through the olive grove, and then throughthe forest of pine-trees planted by Fakr-ed-Deen; gal-loped down through a series of gardens, entered by Bab 354 ARRIVAL AT BAYROOT. Yakob, and at four oclock I dismounted at the door ofMr. Healds office. Any letters for me, Mr. Ileald? A drawer full! was the answer. These I got, and here I will end this chapter; but be-fore doing so, I will inform the reader that tlie legitimateride from Bayroot to Sidon occupies eight or nine now for ray letters! END or VOL. I -V.
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