and se<fen thousand men. It is to be presumed that their success will 
tempt them to repeat their attack ; the eastern districts of Syria will 
then rapidly be deserted by their inhabitants ; and the desert, which 
is already daily gaining ground upon the cultivated fields, will soon 
swallow up the remaining parts of one of the most fruitful countries 
of the East." 
(2) This man's name was Ibrahim : being poor, he had been under 
the necessity of allowing a merchant of Rama to become a partner 
with him in the possession of this animal. The mare was called 
Touisa (according to our mode of pronouncing Louisa) ; her pedigree 
could be traced, from public records, both on the side of the sire and 
dam, for five hundred years prior to her birth ; and her price tvas three 
hundred pounds ; an enormous sum in that country. 
(3) " Ibrahim alloit souvent h. Rama, pour s^avoir des nouvelles de 
cette cavalle qu'il aimoit ch^rement. J'ai eu plusieurs fois le plaisir 
de le voir pleurer de tendresse, en la baisant, et en la caressant. II 
I'embrassoit, il lui essu'ioit les yeux avec son mouchoir, il la frottoit 
avec les manches de sa chemise, il lui donnoit mille benedictions 
durant des heures enti^res qu'il raisonnoit avec elle : * Mes yeux,' 
lui disoit-il, * mon &me, mon cceur, faut-il que je sois assez malheu- 
reux pour t'avoir vendue k tant de mattres, ct pour ne te pas garder 
avec moi ? Je suis pauvre, ma Gazelle ! tu le s^ais bien,ma mignonne ! 
Je t'ai eiev^e dans ma maison tout comme ma fille ; je ne t'ai jamais 
battue ni grondee ; je t'ai caressee tout de mon mieux. Dieu tc con- 
6e^^'c, ma bica aimte ! Tu cs belle, tu es douce, tu cs aimablel Dieu 
te preser\e du regard des cnvieux !' " l^oyage dans la Palestine 
p. 201. Pur. 1717. 
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with a striking picture of Arabian manners'. ^^},^^- 
** Ibrahim" says he', " went frequently to Rama 
to inquire news of that mare which he dearly 
loved. I have many a time had the pleasure 
to see him weep with tenderness the while he 
was kissing and caressing her. He would 
embrace her; would wipe her eyes with his 
