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Damascus ; probably, therefore, a part of the chain of 
Xhis summit was so lofty, that the snow entirely 
the upper part of it ; not lying in patches, as I have 
't, during summer, upon the tops of very elevated 
lji^ '®>ns, (for instance, upon that of Ben Nevis, in Scot- 
‘ ■ ’ ’ but investing .all the higher part with tliat perfect 
smooth velvet-like appearance which snow only 
itflj when it was very deep ; a stilking spectacle in such 
>hate, where the beholder, seeking protection from a 
'"''S sun, almost considers the firnianeiit to be on lire.” 
OTHER REVERED SITES. 
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|ioi “ We rode towards the Sea of Tiberias, the guides 
''bp to a sloping spot from the heights upon our right, 
we had Siscended, as the place where the miracle 
it jj ‘’ttcomplished by which our Saviour fed the multitude: 
’bevelore called The Multiplication of Bread ; as the 
cijjj 'tt above, where the Sermon was preached to his Dis- 
called The Mountain of Beatitudes, from the ex- 
!'t)v used in the beginning of that discourse. The lake 
ils j 'Continued in view upon our left. The wind rendered 
*^*ace rough, and called to mind the situation of our 
s Disciples, when, in one of the small vessels whidi 
these waters, they were tossed in a storm, and saw 
Vh’ fourtli watch of the night, walking to them 
,'be waves. Often as this subject has been painted, 
Pr(^“ting a number of circumstances adapted for the re- 
'iti^.’^^^tion of sublimity, no artist has been aware of the 
Of .|^truon grandeur of the scenery, memorable on account 
h oly ^'^^'tsaction. The Lake of Gennesareth is surrounded 
bot) J^ds well calculated to heighten the solemn iroprcs- 
'bade by such a picture ; and, independent of the local 
'7 ''J ..U..** M V,. 
tif likely to be excited in its contemplation, affords one 
striking prospects in the Holy Land, 
ffia, Along the borders of this lake may still be seen the 
ot those ancient tombs, hewn by the earliest inha- 
V ^ of Galilee, in the rocks which face the water. Simi- 
'ils, were before noticed among the Ruins of Telmes- 
boy Were deserted in the time of our Saviour, and had 
® Ihe resort of wretched men, afflicted by diseases, 
outcasts of society j for, in the account of the 
