Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: NOTES TO CANTO I. Note 1. Page 5, line 1. Broad glared the sun upon Tehama's waste. Yamen, which comprehends the finest part of Arabia Felix, consists of two natural divisions, differing greatly in soil and climate. The one is called Teh Am A, or Lowlands; and extends, along the eastern shore of the Red Sea, to the straits of Bah-el-mandeb: it is a dry, sandy plain, from one to two days' journey in breadth, and is scorched by the most intolerable heat: it is, however, interspersed with fruitful spots, rendered the more delightful by their contrast with the frightful sands adjoining. The other portion is called Dsjebal, or Highlands. " The principal chain of mountains of Arabia runs nearly parallel with " the Red Sea, at a distance of from thirty to eighty miles." Malte-brun's System of Geography. The arid deserts " have numerous mountainous Oases, shaded with date " trees and other palms." ? Ibid. Note 2. Page 5, line 10. Enticed him still; ?still mocked his gaze, and fled. The Mirage, or mock-water of the desert, is occasioned by a vaporous exhalation, under the powerful influence of the sun. It appears, at a distance of about a quarter of a mile, to offer relief to the thirsty traveller; but, as he advances, still recedes before him. It has a trembling and wavy appearance; and objects are reflected in it, as if in water gently agitated by the wind. Note 3. Page 9, line 13. They were n Bedouin horde. The Bedouin, or pastoral Arabs, are a wandering race, who live in tribes. They encamp in the valleys and fertile spots contiguous to the deserts, that they may at once possess the advantage of pasture and the dominion of those wilds, where, mounted on their horses or camels, they rove in search of plunder?an hereditary occupation, to which they attach l...

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