Narrative of a journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow and St. Petersburgh, during the late Russian invasion of Khiva, Volume 1J. Madden, 1856 - Khiva (Uzbekistan) |
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Page 69 - Universe from their several stations, there was nothing in the Heavens above, or the earth beneath, or the waters under the earth...
Page 159 - Arabia. As far as outside communication with other Arabs is concerned, Oman was for centuries past an island, with the sea on one side and the desert on the other. The people are even more primitive than Arabs in general. Only Maskat has its eyes open to the wide world ; that is the only port in all Oman at which steamers call.
Page 157 - It is very hard," said the Khan in reply, " that they cannot find in all the world some other battle-field than just my dominions."! His profuse liberality had left the English envoy very bare of money, and he failed to persuade the officials at Khiva to find him any, so that he could not ransom the female slaves and others whom he had intended sending to Herat. He set out with a quaking step under the escort of the powerful...
Page 10 - ... forced upon them. The proper price was five tungas, or about one and nine pence, but an Englishman is never satisfied until he has paid double. Leaving this spot at daybreak, we again followed the Khooshk rivulet. The scene continued unchanged, excepting perhaps that not a human dwelling was visible. Large flocks of white sheep still sprinkled the hills on either side, but those hills were growing more arid and sandy as we advanced.
Page 41 - Merv is an assemblage upon the Murghab of about one hundred mud huts, where a considerable bazar is held. The entire waters of the Murghab are dispersed over the sandy plain for the purpose of irrigation. This profusion of waters renders the soil productive ; but it has not strength to bear any but the poor kinds of grain. The plain is perhaps an area of sixty miles by forty, or 2,400 square miles, running on every side into the desert.
Page 202 - Hautim was an Arab chief, in the days of Nowshirwaun. He possessed a horse, marvellous for its beauty and speed, the wonder and pride of Arabia. The king, who had heard of this horse, sent a nobleman of his court to purchase it.
Page 56 - ... beauty. The men wore the Uzbek attire. The complexion of the women was very ruddy, showing more red than white. Their countenance too round or square for beauty, and their shapes (unless indeed they owe the effect to their apparel) clumsy in the extreme. Their eyes are dark, long, and ill-opened ; the brow delicately pencilled. They are accounted beauties in a region where fair complexions are at a premium.
Page 41 - Records. So, too, thought Arthur Conolly. Looking out upon the traces of desolution which every where surrounded him, and mourning over the ruins of past prosperity and magnificence, his benevolent and earnest mind grasped the idea of the restoration, through British agency — himself...
Page 5 - I had not suspected the old fellow of mettle sufficient for so bad a pun. We passed down the valley of the Khooshk rivulet, averaging about half a mile in width, and bounded on either side by sloping grassy downs, sprinkled with flocks of sheep and goats. Under the low sunny cliffs and hills the Jumsheedees had pitched their black tents in considerable numbers; and in the fields of the valley, hundreds of mares and colts were grazing. The scene was extremely pleasing. The valley is highly susceptible...