Light, Henry: Travels in Egypt, Nubia, Holy Land, Mount Libanon, and Cyprus in the year 1814 (London, 1818)

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appeared of the most valuable kind. His title of address,
" His Highness the Emir Bascir Sciab."

On my return to Deir-el-Kamr, I went to the palace in-
tended for me. It was a low building, in the middle of the
town, uninhabited, built in the Italian taste, and appro-
priated for the reception of those strangers whom the emir
chose to honour. It consisted of a suite of large apartments
of one story, connecting two small wings at right angles to
them, containing offices and out-houses. Mats and pier-
glasses, with remains of gilding and painting, composed its
furniture and ornaments. Its windows were large, and looked
upon the valley of Eddin.

Here I slept, and fared ill, in spite of the order for my
accommodation; but the intention was good, and my bad
fare arose from the inattention of the emir's officers. I re-
turned to Beirutte on the following morning, the 20th of
September; again delighted by the flourishing aspect of the
country, and by the contrast its inhabitants presented with
those of the plains.

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