William Francis Lynch

Name: Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea — 23
Author: William Francis Lynch

Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

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“Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea — 23”, published in 1849, is a work by William Francis Lynch. It explores elements such as Jaffa, masonry and Nazareth.

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ The finest view of Jaffa is from the harbour. The houses are mostly one story, with flat roofs, and being built on an acclivity, the flat roofs of those on one street form terraces to the houses on the one above it; hence, at sunset, when the inhabitants were assembled on the house-tops to enjoy the breeze, they presented an animated and pleasing appearance. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ The village Es Skarki, with ruins, was on a hill to the right. There was here a sycamore fig-tree, under which reclined three Armenians, officers of the customs, respectively, of Jaffa, Gaza, and Jerusalem. They were attired in shabby European costume. But the resemblance extended to a less commendable feature; they drank freely of arrack, a vile, spirituous compound. At sunset, a Muslim was seen at his prayers and prostrations on the extreme end of the castle wall. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ The citadel presents a striking scene of great masses of masonry overturned, and displaying rows of dark granite columns beneath, the foundation of which was laid in what is termed cob-house fashion. All the ruins were of massive sandstone. There were Saracenic arches and three very lofty pieces of masonry — standing abutments, perhaps, of a church, or a castle. The whole area within the walls is full of pits, where hewn stones have been dug from the earth accumulated over them in the lapse of ages. There was an Arab shepherd with several hundred goats within the enclosure. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ We here gathered a few flowers, which, the offspring of a more mature season, were gaudy in their colouring, but less redolent of fragrance, than those which bloomed around us on our previous visit. From the heat of the climate, vegetation germinates, matures, decays, and revivifies, with great rapidity. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ The cliff was 300 to 400 feet high, sand and crumbling sandstone, and the walls ran into the sea: there was also a bastion with loop-holes, like the one at Kerak. There were several feluccas here, lading with stone from the ruins, to be taken to Jaffa. After leaving Apollonia, the beach was a heavy sand, until, early in the afternoon, they came to a stream, El Faled, which cuts through a rock; when, turning inland, they entered upon a rolling country, and crossing a hill, spurring off from the range, they followed a broad valley or plain, and camped for the night near the village of Mukhalid. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ There is a mill a little distance up, and an ancient dam or bridge across of solid masonry. There were a number of camels, horses, and donkeys standing around with their loads of grain. This mill grinds for the neighbouring villages, and is represented to have been a mill-seat of ancient Caesarea. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ On their arrival, Homer was without delay placed under the care of the Sisters of Charity, and a French surgeon of eminence attended him daily. The only time that I have ever been addressed by an Arab female, was this day, when one inquired about the condition of the wounded sailor. Humanity, a lovely tenant, dwell where it may, has its peculiar and appropriate home in the female breast.
CASTLE OF THE PILGRIMS
The castle of the Pilgrims is a mountain of masonry, furnishing an inexhaustible quarry for exportation. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ How beautiful once! how mournful now! Parallel to the sea are Roman arches of an aqueduct, nearly buried in the fine white sand. This aqueduct evidently conveyed water from the Zerka (Blue River) , although where the party came upon it, it ran more inland among the sand-hills. The whole of this region is almost an entire desert.
THE RIVER ZERKA_ (Jordan River)
The river Zerka is a fine stream, with the remains of a stone bridge at its mouth, on the very shore of the sea. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ Nazareth contains about 5000 inhabitants, four-fifths Christians, the remainder Muslims. It has twenty-two villages in its district, which is subordinate to the Pashalic of Acre. While here, we paid a visit to a Turkish tax-gatherer, who, from his books, furnished us with much statistical information with regard to the tenure and the cultivation of land, and the land-tax, the poll-tax, and the “kharaje,” or blood-tax, paid by the Christians.
ESDRAELON ( Jezreel Valley )
This tax-gatherer was an Egyptian, with a dark complexion, and short, crisp, black hair ”

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