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| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| CROSSING THE ANTI-LEBANON. | |
| The Harmless Guard — Cæsarea Philippi — The Valley of the Druses — The Sides of Mount Hermon — An Alarm — Threading a Defile — Distant view of Djebel Hauaran — Another Alarm — Camp at Katana — We Ride into Damascus | 115 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| PICTURES OF DAMASCUS. | |
| Damascus from the Anti-Lebanon — Entering the City — A Diorama of Bazaars — An Oriental Hotel — Our Chamber — The Bazaars — Pipes and Coffee — The Rivers of Damascus — Palaces of the Jews — Jewish Ladies — A Christian Gentleman — The Sacred Localities — Damascus Blades — The Sword of Haroun Al-Raschid — An Arrival from Palmyra | 120 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| THE VISIONS OF HASHEESH. — | 133 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| A DISSERTATION ON BATHING AND BODIES. — | 149 |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| BAALBEC AND LEBANON. | |
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Departure from Damascus — The Fountains of the Pharpar — Pass of the Anti-Lebanon — Adventure with the Druses — The Range of Lebanon — The Demon of Hasheesh departs — Impressions of Baalbec — The Temple of the Sun — Titanic Masonry — The Ruined Mosque — Camp on Lebanon — Rascality of the Guide — The Summit of Lebanon — The Sacred Cedars — The Christians of Lebanon — An Afternoon in Eden — Rugged Travel — We Reach the Coast — Return to Beyrout |
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