Between the Lines in Asia MinorFleming H. Revell Company, 1923 - 224 strani |
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Abiad Adana Aintab Aleppo American Angora Arab Armenian Armenian quarter asked automobile Bagdad Railway began begged Birijik boys bread British Christians clothing Commander Hauger Constantinople Croix de Guerre Daveed dear Deirbekr Deloire deported Doonian East Relief Euphrates evacuate Feris Pasha fire flag forces French friends gendarme girls Gouraud hands Harran hospital hundred Islam Jerablous Joyeux knew Künzler Kurdish Kurds Lambert later learned leave letter Lieut living look Lord Allenby mairik Major Burrows Marcerau Mardin massacre Miss Holmes months morning Moslem Mosul movement Mutesurrif Namaq National Nationalists never night occupying troops officers old Orphanage once orphans Pan-Islamic plain received reply RIZA sent Senussi Seruj Severek Sheikh siege soldiers soon supply surrif Syria tents things told town train Turkey Turkish Turks Urfa veseca wait Weeden weeks women word
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Stran 184 - is the key of heaven and of hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer: whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven: at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.
Stran 158 - Behold, I stand here by the well of water ; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink...
Stran 129 - It shows how he tried to show his gratitude for the little we had been able to do for him, as well as his determination to make the best of his hard lot in a Turkish prison.
Stran 178 - I was in, and that he would do everything in his power to secure the necessary permission to move the Orphanage.
Stran 65 - It was about this time, or perhaps a little earlier, that we...