Nineveh and Babylon; a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 (1867)
Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894 · London J. Murray · leaf 110
sued her. This was too much for the Arabs ; their loveof the chase overcame even their propensity for appropriatingother peoples property ; cattle, cloaks, swords, and kcffichswere abandoned to their respective claimants, and tlie wholeband of marauders joined wildly in the pursuit. Before wehad… … Excavated Chamber in which the Bronzes were discovered. (Nimroud.) to seek his brothers tents. I promised to visit the Howarin two or three days, and we parted with mutual assurancesof friendship. Two days after the attack upon Nimroud, I paid my pro-mised visit to the Howar. During my absence a…
