 | 1834 - 324 pages
...quite a mile from the shore, was entirely covered with persons ; and on the bank, which I soon reached, I found upwards of two hundred pilgrims waiting to...of the holy place, and were already on their knees. They were of all ages, and about three-fourths of the number were women . At length the ferry- boat... | |
 | Henry David Inglis - 1835 - 718 pages
...quite a mile from the shore, was entirely covered with persons ; and on the bank, which I soon reached, I found upwards of two hundred pilgrims waiting to...standing close to the water, waiting the arrival of the ferry boat ; and some, more impatient still, had been warmed into devotion, by 'the distant view of... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1835 - 838 pages
...quite a mile from the shore, was entirely covered with persons; and on the bank, which I soon reached, I found upwards of two hundred pilgrims waiting to...Some were sitting, some lying on the grass; some, mote impatient, were standing close to the water, waiting the arrival of the ferry boat; and some,... | |
 | Henry David Inglis - 1838 - 422 pages
...quite a mile from the shore, was entirely covered with persons; and on the bank, which I soon reached, I found upwards of two hundred pilgrims waiting to...of the holy place, and were already on their knees. They were of all ages ; and about three-fourths of the number were women. At length the ferry-boat... | |
 | Joseph Kingsmill - 1853 - 588 pages
...covered with persons ; and on the bank, which I soon reached, I found upwards of two hundred pilgrims waiting the arrival of the ferry-boat; and some, more impatient still, had been wanned into devotion by the distant view of the holy place, and were already on their knees. They were... | |
 | Joseph Kingsmill - 1854 - 600 pages
...covered with persons ; and on the bank, which I soon reached, I found upwards of two hundred pilgrims waiting the arrival of the ferry-boat; and some, more...of the holy place, and were already on their knees. They were of all ages ; and about three -fourths of the number were women. At length the ferry-boat... | |
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... to give the slightest interest to the scene. The lake is considered to be about nine miles in circumference. As I descended towards the shore of the lake, I could see that the island, which is not quite a mile from the shore, was entirely covered... 