THE INNER LIFE OF SYRIA, PALESTINE, AND THE HOLY LAND.
FROM MY PRIVATE JOURNAL, BY
ISABEL BURTON.
II
“ Ellati Zatrjuha ma’aha b’tadfr el Kamar b’asbiha.”
(“ The woman who has her husband with her (i.e. at her back) can turn the moon with her finger.”)
" El Maraa min ghayr Zaujuha mislaha tayaran maksus el Jenahh.” (“The woman without her husband is like a bird with one wing.”)
“ He travels and expatriates; as the bee From flower to flower, so he from land to land. The manners, customs, policy of all, Pay contributions to the store he gleans; He seeks intelligence from every clime. And spreads the honey of his deep research At his return,—a rich repast for me! ”
NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION ,
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND COLOURED PLATES.
LONDON:
G. KEGAN PAUL & CO., 1, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
1879.
