260 THE HOLY LAND. 
CHAP, omitted any interesting circumstance of its his- 
tory. He has given us a Uvely picture of the 
mente!"^ dilfereut encampments he observed from the 
summit. " We had the pleasure," says he^ " to 
view, from the top of that mountain, Arabs en- 
camped by thousands ; tents and pavilions of all 
colours, green, red, ajid yellow ; with so great 
a number of horses and camels, that it seemed 
like a vast army, or a city besieged : and to the 
end that each party might recognise its peculiar 
banner and its tribe, the horses and camels 
were fastened round the tents, some in square 
battalions, others in circular troops, and others 
again in lines : not only were Arabs thus en- 
camped, but also Turks and Druses, who main- 
tain abundance of horses, camels, mules, and 
asses, for the use of the caravans coming from 
or going to Damascus, Aleppo, Mecca, and Egypt."" 
Being provided with an addition to our 
escort, of ten well -mounted and well-accoutred 
plaisir sur tous les lieux considerables qu'on y tlesoouvre, k I'imitation 
de la grande Saiucte Paule, laquelle, commedit Sainct Jerosme {leron. 
Ep. 27. ad Eusto.) niontaiit sur le Thabor, ou le Fih ile Dieu s'est 
transfigure, elle coutemploit les raontagnes d'Hermon, et Hermouiin, 
les grandes campagnes de Galilee," &c. I'oyage de la 7'er/e Saincte, 
p. bin. Par. 1657. 
(l)lbid. p. 579. 
