Visits to Monasteries in the Levant
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"[...]mounted his horse and rode towards the gate of Silivria, where he was encountered by a band of the enemy and slain, after a brave resistance, by the hand of an Arab or a Negro. The broiled fishes still swim about in the water of the spring, the sides of which have been lined with white marble, in which are certain recesses where they can retire when they do not wish to receive company. The only way of turning the attention of these holy fish to the respectful presence of their adorers is accomplished by[...]."
Author: Robert Curzon, Jr
Format: Paperback, 448 pages, 140mm x 216mm, 562 g
Published: 2007, Cosimo Classics
Genre: Religion: Comparative, General & Reference
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"[...]mounted his horse and rode towards the gate of Silivria, where he was encountered by a band of the enemy and slain, after a brave resistance, by the hand of an Arab or a Negro. The broiled fishes still swim about in the water of the spring, the sides of which have been lined with white marble, in which are certain recesses where they can retire when they do not wish to receive company. The only way of turning the attention of these holy fish to the respectful presence of their adorers is accomplished by[...]."
Visits to Monasteries in the Levant