| 单词 | Druse |
| 例句 | Despite the lurid details, Roxie Druse became something of a cause celebre—no woman had been executed in New York in thirty-nine years. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-three years ago, the horticultural author and photographer Ken Druse produced a book urging us to go over to the dark side. The serenity of a shade garden 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Like me, Druse finds many of the more pungent odors not only interesting but appealing. Perspective | Gardens have largely lost their fragrance. Here’s how we can bring it back. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z This dynamism is as exhilarating as the autumnal metamorphosis but, as Druse points out, “too few gardeners notice new growth on plants in the garden, and especially the shade garden.” The serenity of a shade garden 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z At yet another, he is forced at a tasting to declare that a foul Lebanese wine is delicious because it was made by a Druse warlord. Books of The Times: Lawrence Osborne’s Alcohol Quest in ‘The Wet and the Dry’ 2013-07-23T18:57:11Z Druse recommends 13 scented jonquil varieties, including Baby Moon, Pipit, Suzy and Sailboat. Perspective | Gardens have largely lost their fragrance. Here’s how we can bring it back. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The prize is a prestigious Arabic literary award, affiliated with the Booker Prize Foundation in London Rabee Jaber's "The Druse of Belgrade" is set in Beirut in the 1860s. Lebanese author wins prize for Arabic fiction 2012-03-27T20:01:04Z "I'm an artist and I want to sing before all audiences," said Sharif, a member of Israel's Arab Druse minority who sees himself as a bridge between the two sides. Palestinians block show by Israeli-Arab singer 2012-01-03T17:59:07Z If you crush the leaves, Druse writes, you get “a super wake-up smell.” Perspective | Gardens have largely lost their fragrance. Here’s how we can bring it back. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Druse’s latest book, “The Scentual Garden,” is a reminder that the array of scented plants — tender and hardy — is bountiful. Perspective | Gardens have largely lost their fragrance. Here’s how we can bring it back. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z But I am with Druse on this: The shade garden, done well, is not just an equal of the sun garden, it is the greater perfection. The serenity of a shade garden 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The work follows similar films she has made in recent years about other minority groups in Israel, such as the Bedouin, the Druse and the Ethiopian Jews. At 82, Dr. Ruth has more than sex on her mind 2010-08-18T15:32:00Z The group is open to anyone who identifies as Israeli and shares its liberal values, including those who identify as orthodox, Druse or Arab citizens of Israel. Unhappy With Right-Wing Leaders, Some Israelis Hatch Escape Plans 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Rising anger among the Druse community in Israel also threatened to tip the situation out of control. An Israeli Schoolboy Died in the West Bank. To Find His Body, Foes Joined Forces. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The small Druse community living in the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan generally has good relations with Israel. Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Saleh, a member of the Druse religious minority, served 12 years in an Israeli prison on charges of using mines and explosives with the intention of killing Israeli civilians and soldiers. Syria Accuses Israel of Assassinating Official Near Golan Heights 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The small, remaining population of mostly Druse residents were offered citizenship by Israel though few took it. Netanyahu Says Golan Heights Move ‘Proves You Can’ Keep Occupied Territory 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Garden writer and plantsman Ken Druse wrote in his 2015 book, “The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change,” “The garden of the future will be a shade garden.” Gardening resolutions to brighten the landscape now, and for the future 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Dozens of Druse Israelis blocked a major highway in Israel on Wednesday night, hoping to draw attention to Tiran’s case. An Israeli Schoolboy Died in the West Bank. To Find His Body, Foes Joined Forces. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The tiny, Arabic-speaking Druse minority threw its lot in with Jews even before the state was established. They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The town is directly across the border from Majdal Shams, Israel, the Druse village in which he was born. Syria Accuses Israel of Assassinating Official Near Golan Heights 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z This is just what the Druse are calling for. Israel Passes a Law Stating What’s Jewish About a “Jewish and Democratic State” 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Maribeth Druse made a lifelong career in groceries, but given the industry’s struggles, her experience will increasingly be harder to replicate. Grocery Wars Turn Small Chains Into Battlefield Casualties 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Videos circulated on social media of armed Druse men threatening to take revenge against Palestinians. An Israeli Schoolboy Died in the West Bank. To Find His Body, Foes Joined Forces. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z After at least two Druse officers publicly announced that they were quitting the military, the chief of staff, Lt. They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z He was arrested by Israeli intelligence agents in 1985, along with other Druse from the occupied Golan villages, and convicted of terrorism. Syria Accuses Israel of Assassinating Official Near Golan Heights 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The Druse are mobilizing for demonstrations of their own. Israel Passes a Law Stating What’s Jewish About a “Jewish and Democratic State” 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Druse, 61, was still in high school when she started working in the meat department of a grocery chain that Tops eventually acquired. Grocery Wars Turn Small Chains Into Battlefield Casualties 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Tiran was one of roughly 150,000 Israeli Druse — a small subsection of Israel’s Arab minority, which forms about a fifth of the population of 9 million. An Israeli Schoolboy Died in the West Bank. To Find His Body, Foes Joined Forces. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Though small in numbers, the Druse play an outsize role in Israel’s cherished security establishment, and engender deep sympathy in broader Israeli society. They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z He said that his neighbors in Ramallah included Christians, Muslims, a Druse family from the Golan Heights and a Jewish woman. Benjamin Netanyahu Draws Fire After Saying Palestinians Support ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The native Druse population, who also number about 20,000 people, mingle freely with Israeli Jews and are eligible for Israeli citizenship. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked a new diplomatic brushfire by declaring that the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in the 1967 war, is and should remain "Israel's territory permanently." 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z It said four workers who belonged to the minority Druse sect were killed and 20 other pro-government gunmen are still being held. A Syrian opposition monitoring group and a news agency linked to the Islamic State group say scores of cement works abducted near Damascus this week have been released 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z It said four workers who belonged to the minority Druse sect were killed and 20 other pro-government gunmen were still being held. Most Cement Workers Abducted by Islamic State in Syria Freed 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z But his education minister and rival to the right, Naftali Bennett, publicly sided with the Druse protest and called to mend the rift. They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z A statement on the Facebook page of a Druse militia in Jaramana said on Sunday that the building had been hit with “four long-range missiles.” Lebanese Militant, Reluctantly Freed by Israel, Is Killed in Syria 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement He was a much-admired cleric, and wore the thick, drooping mustache, white skullcap and baggy trousers traditional among Druse clerics and elders. Unrest Mounts in Southern Syria After Druse Cleric Dies in Blast 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Nearly two million Druse, who adhere to an esoteric, mystical offshoot of Islam, are scattered across Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z While rebel militia ranks are overwhelmingly Sunni, Lamba Productions reflects Syria’s ethnic and sectarian diversity, with team members representing Alawites, Christians, Druse and Kurds. A Syrian Parody Features the Civil War, and Is Stalked by It 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He noted that a Druse police officer was killed during a 2014 Palestinian terrorist attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem, defending strictly Orthodox worshipers who probably did not enlist. They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z In the years since, Mr. Kuntar, a Lebanese Druse, took up arms again, this time in Hezbollah’s campaign to rescue the beleaguered government of President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian civil war. Lebanese Militant, Reluctantly Freed by Israel, Is Killed in Syria 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z On Friday night, government forces blocked roads to Sweida, cutting it off from Jaramana, a mostly Druse suburb of Damascus, in what appeared to be an effort to stop the protests from spreading, residents said. Unrest Mounts in Southern Syria After Druse Cleric Dies in Blast 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z The government side played on Druse fears by claiming rebels wanted to pillage the community’s land. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Recently, the government tried to recruit Druse forces to be trained by Hezbollah, but few signed up after hearing they would be asked to fight Sunnis in neighboring Dara’a. An Eroding Syrian Army Points to Strain 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z To the consternation of Hezbollah leaders and many Syria-backed politicians, an anti-Syria coalition began to form, drawing together Christian, Druse and Sunni Muslim figures. The Hezbollah Connection 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Those efforts did not go smoothly, however, and more recently, Mr. Kuntar had a somewhat modified role, setting up a Hezbollah-trained militia in the southern province of Swaida, populated mainly by Syrian Druse. Lebanese Militant, Reluctantly Freed by Israel, Is Killed in Syria 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z The military is generally seen as a unifying force in Lebanon, and draws its ranks from all of the country’s sects – Sunni and Shiite Muslim, Christian and Druse. US to supply more weapons to Lebanese military over Isis threat 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Syria’s Druse account for less than a million of Syria’s estimated 22 million people. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z To enlist at this point would be foolish, not to speak of dangerous, said Majed, 19, a Druse whose father helped him evade the draft. An Eroding Syrian Army Points to Strain 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z But from the topic of war, the Druse politician is quick to turn to lighter subjects when prompted. AP Interview: Druse head scorns Hezbollah on Syria 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Tuesday’s blast occurred when forces patrolling along the fence by the Druse village of Majdal Shams “identified suspicious movement” and got out of their vehicle, according to Lt. Israel Attacks Syrian Positions in Golan Heights 2014-03-19T08:02:09Z “You forget that he’s on a monitor and not in the room,” Nischbach said of Druse. Banks getting dividends from high-tech tools 2013-12-28T06:59:44Z The Druse areas are under regime control and all outward signs indicate loyalty to Mr. Assad. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z As well as United Nations personnel, the crossing is used by members of the 20,000-strong Druse community of the Israeli-held Golan Heights who are Syrian citizens and travel to Syria to study or marry. Syrian Rebels Seize U.N. Border Post in Golan Heights 2013-06-06T10:16:28Z A security official said rocket launchers were found in woods in a predominantly Christian and Druse area in suburbs southeast of Beirut. Rockets Hit Hezbollah Stronghold in Lebanon 2013-05-26T06:48:03Z Will it be a federal state with regional autonomy and enclaves for Christian, Kurdish and Druse minorities? Op-Ed Contributor: When to Talk to Monsters 2013-05-16T01:05:16Z Netanyahu was informed of the unfolding incident as he was flying north for a cultural event with members of the country’s Druse minority. Israel shoots down Hezbollah drone 2013-04-25T16:07:00Z Hezbollah is also starting to arm and train some Druse, said a Lebanese Druse politician close to Hezbollah and the Assad regime. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z We didn’t do anything until they started to curse Druse, Alawites or Christians. A Hired Killer in Syria Reconsiders His Role 2013-04-25T05:12:08Z The area is populated mostly by Christians and Druse, a minority sect. Syria:Two car bombs kill at least 34 2012-11-28T12:49:00Z The agency said the bombings were in the main square of Jaramana, which news reports said is largely populated by members of the Christian and Druse minorities. Bombings Are Said to Kill Dozens Near Syria’s Capital 2012-11-28T12:25:54Z In Damascus, militia groups within Druse, Christian and Shiite areas are being armed by the government. Op-Ed Contributor: The World’s Next Genocide 2012-11-16T02:59:15Z Under pressure from their foreign supporters, Mr. Zoabi and other rebel commanders decided to postpone their move on the air base to avoid the risk of clashes with the Druse. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z At least two Druse men, a Christian woman and her small child were among those killed, according to mourners at the local hospital. Syrian Minister Assails Egyptian and Turkish Leaders 2012-09-03T19:34:35Z The Druse also say they are anxious about their prospects if an Islamic government rises in Syria. Buqata Journal: In the Golan Heights, Syria’s War Echoes 2012-08-08T02:44:47Z To my view, the Jews were, at the period I am referring to, in a not dissimilar position to the Druses of Lebanon of the present day. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z “There were Alawites, Druses and Christians among the protesters,” he said, naming minority groups that the government says it is protecting, “so the regime was embarrassed today.” Syrian Peace March Cut Short by Authorities 2012-03-18T23:31:47Z The rising stakes for Syria’s Druse were evident in June as rebels mounted two simultaneous military offensives aimed at capturing government bases and territory in the south. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Others asserted that President Assad’s forces were planting the bombs in order to discredit the opposition and draw the Druse and Christians into the fight on the president’s side. Syrian Minister Assails Egyptian and Turkish Leaders 2012-09-03T19:34:35Z In the summer and the fall, Israelis flock here for the cherry- and apple-picking seasons and to eat in Druse restaurants. Buqata Journal: In the Golan Heights, Syria’s War Echoes 2012-08-08T02:44:47Z The Druse and Jewish youths were partnered off together to help foster friendships, Weinberg said. Hockey breaks ice for Arab and Jewish teens 2012-03-02T08:25:09Z Druses were the most abundant, but raphid crystals also were seen. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z The first push was along the so-called “Druse passageway,” a corridor that runs along the Mount Hermon range, which straddles Israel, Lebanon and Syria. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The Christians of Syria, the Druses, and the Armenians, will join our standards. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z On Tuesday, 86 Druse who were studying in Syria returned home to the Israeli side, about 10 days ahead of schedule, because of the intensifying violence in Syria. Buqata Journal: In the Golan Heights, Syria’s War Echoes 2012-08-08T02:44:47Z In “Pippa,” the social conditions of nineteenth-century Italy are reflected; in “The Druses,” the religious conditions of the Druse nation in the fifteenth century. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z Druse, drōōs, n. one of a remarkable people inhabiting a mountainous district in the north of Syria, with a peculiar religion interwoven from the Bible and the Koran.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The largest concentration of Druse is in the southern province of Suwayda and the shortest route for the advancing rebels to get to Damascus is through a string of Druse villages southwest of the capital. Druse Under Pressure to Take Sides in Syrian War 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Roused by Jesuit emissaries and trusting to French support, the Maronites of Lebanon indulged in several provoking attacks upon their old hereditary foes the Druses. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The Jews are engaged in trade, and the Christians, Druses and Moslems in agriculture; and the Arabs are an entirely pastoral people. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The son of the Emir, who seeks revenge for the murder of his family, and declares himself to be the Hakim—who is to set the Druse people free. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Abbas is an elderly and venerable man, very similar to a score of venerable Druse and Moslem Sheikhs I have met.... Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z He said the town's residents, members of the Druse Arab sect, were neutral and did not want to get involved. Palestinians call mourning period for border dead 2011-05-16T12:48:25Z Partly through their isolation in the mountains, partly through their not intermarrying with their Mahometan or Druse neighbours, the Maronites of today have preserved an old type in almost marvellous purity. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The war was a chaotic stew in which ever-shifting alliances of clan-based militias made up of Christian, Shiite, Sunni, Palestinian and Druse made war on one other, often with the backing of other countries. Drawing U.S. Crowds With Anti-Islam Message 2011-03-08T02:00:40Z The Syrian Druses occupy the mountainous region of the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z I can feel acutely for Schleswig-Holstein, or the Druses at Lebanon. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Thus a perpetual excitement is created in Mount Lebanon, the Roman Catholics looking to France, the Greeks to Russia, and the Druses to England. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z To the north of the Druses are the Christian Maronites, said to be the descendants of a Monophysite sect, separated from the common Christian Church after the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Two brothers, aged 14 and 16, from a Druse village in the Carmel hills, appeared in court on Sunday, suspected of starting the fire through negligence. Officials in Israel Say Fires Are Under Control 2010-12-05T19:48:00Z Crypto-Druses—Druses not by race, but by religion—are believed to dwell in Egypt, near Cairo. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Some of the casualties were believed to be members of the Druse community. Israel Struggles to Quell Lethal Forest Fire 2010-12-03T08:47:00Z To strengthen their respective clans, is the Druses’ main object through life; and to effect this, they almost invariably marry amongst themselves—preferring their own relations with poverty, to the richest dowry with a foreigner. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z First Class Ihab Khatib, 28, a Druse from Galilee, was stabbed while sitting in his parked military jeep with the window open at a junction south of Nablus. 2010-02-11T07:54:00Z Dispersed bands led a roving life in the Syrian mountains, and it is alleged that in the Druses and other small existing tribes their descendants are still to be found. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli It is said that the Syrian Druses number over eighty thousand warriors. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The villages with which the mountain was once covered have been to a large extent depopulated by the Druses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" After I had been a short time at Beyrout, I went on a visit to the mountains, when a desperate war broke out between the Maronites and the Druses, through the machinations of the priests. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z The Christians of Syria, the Druses, the Christians of Armenia, would have joined it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Druses, believed to be dispersed in China, will return to Syria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" They do not accept the name of Druses, and regard the term as insulting. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Druses still visit this site, where is a dilapidated structure of stones, as a holy place for sacrifice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Since that period, this peculiar faith has gained many proselytes; and the Druses are now, next to the Maronites, the most numerous religious body in Lebanon who are not Mahommedans. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z The Druses and other tribes, hostile to the Porte, were in a state of great dismay when they learned that the French were retiring. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 It is possible, even probable, that the segregation of the Druses as a people dates only from the adoption of Hamza’s creed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" They speak Arabic; but the Druses are not considered by ethnologists to belong to the Semitic family. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Druses are a remarkable people living on the mountains of Lebanon in the northern part of Palestine. The Bible Story There is one thing to which the Druses are much addicted, and which sadly deteriorates from their general character for civilization—this is, their fondness for raw meat. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z The Druses wait but for the fall of Acre, to declare themselves. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 But it appears never to have professed the Druse creed, remaining Sunnite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The Druses call themselves Unitarians or Muahhidin, and believe in the absolute unity of God. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The sultan's secretary, Waffat Effendi, was sent to Syria, and murdered by the Druses. Timar's Two Worlds Now it is that, if ever he enjoys himself, the Druse indulges p. 326in a little relaxation. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Sir Sydney also issued a proclamation to the Druses, and other Christian tribes of Syria, urging them to trust to the faith of a “Christian knight,” rather than to that of an “unprincipled renegado.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 An English lady, who has been much among them, states that the Druse women of the Hauran never unveiled before her. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Professor A. L. Rawson, of New York, who is an initiate into the mysteries of the religion of the Druses, gives the following as the actual tenets of the faith. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z When Man is the Turk, and the Atheist, Essene, Erastian Whig, And the Thug and the Druse and the Catholic, And the crew of the Captain's gig. Poems Like the religion of the Druses, that of the Yezidees is an indescribable mixture of nearly all the religious creeds of the East and West. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z I creeped up the Lebanon in a bullock-waggon, saw and asked the head of the Druse Faith, he referred me to the BEY of Tunis. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Admission is granted to any Druse of either sex who expresses willingness to conform to the laws of the society, and during a year of probation gives sufficient proof of sincerity and stability of purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The Druses believe that all other religions were merely intended to prepare the way for their own, and that allegorically it may be discovered in the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z After “Pippa Passes” there followed “King Victor and King Charles,” a number of Lyrics, “The Return of the Druses,” “A Blot in the ’Scutcheon,” “Luria,” and “A Soul’s Tragedy.” The Brownings Their Life and Art A good deal has been written respecting the Druses, who are the most curious, and least known section of the population of Syria. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z We send for the Druse guide and the Christian guide; both of them assure us that the adventure is impossible on account of the deep snow, which has increased during the last fortnight. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit There are many indications that a more primitive cult, containing elements of Nature worship, preceded it, and still survives in the popular practices of the more remote Druse districts, e.g. in the eastern Hauran. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Djabal is an initiated Druse, a son of the last Emir, who, when his family was massacred in the island which is the scene of the drama, had made his escape to Europe. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Maronites, a Christian tribe, had been attacked and massacred by the Druses, and the Emperor had proposed to send troops to restore order. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 If a Druse says to his wife, “Go to your father’s house,” and does not say to her, “Come back,” it is considered a divorce. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Now, it is a cavalcade of Druses from the Lebanon, men, women and children, riding on tired horses. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit The second is now confined to the southern Lebanon, and even there is greatly outnumbered by Maronites, who, in the whole “Mountain,” stand to Druses as 9 to 2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" He has resolved to return to this islet of the southern Sporades, colonised by the Lebanon Druses and garrisoned by the Knights Hospitallers of Rhodes. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Return of the Druses was arranged and presented by Miss Charlotte Porter in 1902 and was a dramatic success. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning As the sun sinks behind the conical tops of the western hills, the Druse unyokes his cattle and drives them homeward, himself shouldering the plough. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z It is a place of about five thousand population, now more than half Christian, but formerly one of the strongholds and capitals of the mysterious Druse religion. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit Religion.—Druse religion is a secret faith, and the following account is given with all reserves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" That he may win her heart Djabal has declared himself to be the Hakeem, who has become incarnate for the salvation of the Druse nation. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Comparing the initiatory undertaking or covenant of the Druses, as represented by Col. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. At this a heartrending cry burst from all present, and even the Druses themselves appear to have been touched. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The Christians of Syria, the Druses, the Armenians, would have joined us. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 According to the Druses, this great conversion took place in a.d. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The young Frankish knight has been elevated by the Order to the position occupied by the deposed governor, so that the liberation of the Druses is now close at hand. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The subject is peculiarly interesting at the present juncture, as it is probable that the Chinese religious movement, partaking of a peculiar kind of Christianity, may have originated amongst the Druses, who appear from Col. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Some of the Druses also intimated their desire to come and pay their respects, but upon my suggestion this was declined, it being considered undesirable to encourage their presence in Safed. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The tobacco plant is cultivated in various parts of Syria and particularly by the Druses on "The Lebanon," as it is usually called. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce History—There is good reason to regard the Druses as, racially, a mixture of refugee stocks, in which the Arab largely predominates, grafted on to an original mountain population of Aramaic blood and Incarnationist tendencies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Why do you not go," said they, "to the Druses, and the Moslems, and preach the gospel to them? Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Our friend returned with another horseman, and three men on foot, all armed with guns, as our future way lay through a Druse neighbourhood. Byeways in Palestine This gentleman had acted most benevolently towards the unfortunate people who had been attacked by Druses. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The grizzled Druse scratched his head, and looked at him keenly. The Wind Bloweth As a formulated creed, the Druse system is not a thousand years old. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" In 1860 the Druses made on them a horrible onslaught, which called forth the intervention of Europe. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 We were accosted by some Druse peasantry when the village of Moghâr was somewhat on our left. Byeways in Palestine First the plundering of the inhabitants, then the earthquake, and finally the attack by the Druses, to fill the cup of their misfortune. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 There is no people sib to me here but the Druse people.... The Wind Bloweth The latter function is performed solely by the Druse Scriptures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Turk, Arab, Copt, and Druse, I know every one of them, and can make you as well acquainted with them as myself. St. Ronan's Well This tour comprised the finest range of the territory occupied by the Druse nation. p. Byeways in Palestine The parts appropriated to the descendants of Aaron, the High Priest, were given to them, the hind quarters were presented to the Mussulman and Druse attendants and moukaries, and the forequarters to poor Jewish families. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 He had become familiar with the Druses around Beirut. The Wind Bloweth As soon as we begin to know anything of the Druses they were living in a feudal state of society, as village communities under sheikhs, themselves generally subordinate to one or more amirs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" He instances the Copts of Egypt, the Maronites and Druses of Lebanon, the Parsees of India, the Armenians and Greeks of Asia as displaying, though in a less degree, the same phenomenon as the Jews. Historical and Political Essays The majority of the inhabitants were Christian, with a good many Druses, and a few Moslems and Jews. Byeways in Palestine Singing, playing, dancing, and performances with sword and gun, afforded amusement to old and young, to Druse, Mussulman, Christian, and Jew. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 There might be amusement in it, a queer Eastern comedy of the mountebank who raised his eyes to a Druse princess, and wife of a Frank ship's master. The Wind Bloweth With the recent opening out of the W. Hauran by railway, the Druse sheikhs are beginning to acquire commercial ambitions, and to desire peace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The Christians in the Druse districts were vassals of Druse lords. Tancred Or, The New Crusade A good supper was prepared, the Bek eating with us, to my surprise, but I afterwards learned that this is not uncommon with a non-’Akal Druse, as he was. Byeways in Palestine The people at Safed had received information that the Druses were coming to pillage the place. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The old Druse chief shook his head, smiled in his beard, a little, bitter, wise smile. The Wind Bloweth The Hauran Druses are a vigorous, independent folk, with a well-deserved reputation for courage, very astute, and hospitable to Europeans, especially the British, with whom they have an old tradition of friendship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" This was to recall the days when the mountain had only one ruler, and that ruler a Shehaab, and when the Druse lords were proud to be classed among his most faithful subjects. Tancred Or, The New Crusade In the morning we took our departure, when Saïd Bek accompanied us as far as the Meidân, and a profusion of Druse compliments filled up the leave-taking. Byeways in Palestine During the day we came across quantities of wheat that was being cut and carried, and observed many men in the fields, but they were all Druses. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 And for a cheap showman of the market-place to be lifting his eyes to a daughter of the Druse emirs. The Wind Bloweth Ibrahim, however, by his possession of Druse hostages, restrained the amir, and after the bombardment of Acre, the Turks called him to account for his record of rebellion and treachery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" I have some pieces now, that, although they are not as fine as those of the English prince, could pick a son of Eblis off behind a rock, whether he be Egyptian or Druse.' Tancred Or, The New Crusade Among the Druse men, the ’Akâl are not so marked in their difference of costume from the Juhâl as formerly, except in the extreme cleanliness and careful plaiting of the white turban. Byeways in Palestine With fine quarries close at hand, they must build with mud mixed with stones, or plastered on wattles, like the Druses of Mount Lebanon. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America A Druse disliked a Maronite Christian, so he went quietly and knifed him. The Wind Bloweth Marriage retains certain traces of the original system of capture; but Druse women enjoy much consideration, and are comparatively well educated, dignified and free in their bearing in spite of their close veiling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The Shehaabs, on the other hand, finding that the Druses were not to be depended on, changed their note. Tancred Or, The New Crusade It is well known that the Druse religion allows its votaries to profess outwardly the forms of any other religion according to place and circumstances. Byeways in Palestine The Slavic and Rouman races come next in importance, then the Arabs, the remaining population consisting of Moors, Druses, Kurds, Tartars, Albanians, Circassians, Syrians, Armenians, and Greeks, besides Jews and Gypsies. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights And then came the occult reign of the Druse. The Wind Bloweth The Druses are allowed to carry on their feuds with the Bedouins of the E. Desert as they will, so long as they do not disturb western districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Was a Druse Caimacam to govern the Christians in his district? Tancred Or, The New Crusade The whole population is industrious, and the Druses maintain their characteristic steadfastness of purpose, secrecy, and union among themselves. Byeways in Palestine This belief became the doctrine of the Druses of Lebanon, whom Darazi had won over to the worship of Hakim. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements "Do you know a Druse woman who would have me?" The Wind Bloweth This seems to be the specific creed of the Druses, who affirm that all souls were created at once, and that the number is unchanged, while they are born over and over. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Hence arose the terms of mixed Druses and mixed Christians; mixed Druses meaning Druses living in the Christian country, and mixed Christians those living in the Druse country. Tancred Or, The New Crusade Respectable men of all classes came frequently to converse with him on religious subjects, and so gave him an opportunity to circulate the Bible, and to recommend its religion to Druses, Armenians, Papists, and Jews. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. I shall refer again later in this book to the affinity between the Druses and Freemasons of the Grand Orient. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Another Maronite resented that, and killed a Druse; and they were all at it, hell-for-leather. The Wind Bloweth The Druses grovel before him; as he still hesitates, the trumpet of his Venetian allies sounds. An Introduction to the Study of Browning Will not this Maronite manifestation put you wrong with the Druses?' Tancred Or, The New Crusade The school contained twenty-nine pupils, of whom three were Moslem children, and one a Druse, and no opposition was made to it. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. It is, however, as a secret society that the Druses enter into the scope of this book, for their organization presents several analogies with that which we now know as "masonic." Secret Societies And Subversive Movements On the wings of the host are placed the Albanian cavalry, the Tartars, and the Druses of Horan. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul He is a patriotic Druse, the son of the last Emir, supposed to have perished in the massacre of the Sheikhs, but preserved when a child and educated in Europe. An Introduction to the Study of Browning The Druses put their tongues in their cheek whenever they meet, and treat them as so many women. Tancred Or, The New Crusade The southern portion of Lebanon, largely occupied by Druses, was then governed by the Emir Beshîr, who was called Prince of the Druses, though himself a Maronite. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. Lebanon and its inhabitants, particularly the Druses, Damascus, and Aleppo, are his leading subjects. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. The Druses reverently kiss this impression, asserting that the rock exudes moisture, and that it is never dry. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood The only other attempt, if it can be called so, to combine Islam and Christianity has resulted in that curious compound called the religion of the Druses. Christianity and Islam in Spain (756-1031) The Druses, now that their feudal privileges were secured, cooled in their ardour for nationality. Tancred Or, The New Crusade Ten miles therefrom a people dwell who are at war with the men of Sidon; they are called Druses, and are pagans of a lawless character. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Still even Druse's untrained eye lingered with pleasure on the name, as she came in one morning, after having tasted the delights of life in the Vere de Vere for a couple of weeks. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The "Historical Tragedies" here foreshadowed, King Victor and King Charles and The Return of the Druses, were eventually published as the Second and Fourth of the Bells and Pomegranates, in 1842-43. Robert Browning The Return of the Druses, a Tragedy, p. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) The Druses repulsed the Christians and punished them sharply; the Turkish troops, at the instigation of the European authorities, marched into the mountain and vigorously interfered. Tancred Or, The New Crusade "The Return of the Druses" was written in five days, an act a day; so, also, was the "Blot on the 'Scutcheon." Life of Robert Browning Perhaps it was not strange that Druse stood and gazed at her. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories But as compared with King Victor or The Druses the dispute is harmless, the tumult of revolution easily overheard. Robert Browning The Druses, according to him, have colonized a small island belonging to the Knights of Rhodes, and become subject to a Prefect appointed by the Order. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Fakredeen and his immediate friends rode up to the Caimacam of the Druses, and they offered each other mutual congratulations on the sport of the morning. Tancred Or, The New Crusade Next, among his women, is Anael in the Return 337of the Druses, She is placed in too unnatural a situation to allow her nature to have fair play. The Poetry Of Robert Browning "No," said Druse, looking down at her tidy, with a sudden homesick thrill. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The "Frank schemer" conceives the plan of turning the Druse superstition to account by posing as an incarnation of their Founder. Robert Browning This Prefect has almost extirpated the Druse sheikhs, and made the remainder of the tribe victims of his cruelty and lust. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) There is no doubt that the founders of this privileged and territorial class, whatever may be the present creeds of its members, Moslemin, Maronite, or Druse, were the old Arabian conquerors of Syria. Tancred Or, The New Crusade We know what they thought at Rome or among the Druses of these matters, but we do not know what Browning thought. The Poetry Of Robert Browning She roused herself a moment and looked at Druse with dull pleading. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Strafford, King Victor, The Druses are couched in the tempered ideality of blank verse; here we pass to and fro from the airiest lyric to the most massive and sinewy prose. Robert Browning But he has first committed his Druses to the care of Lois, to be led back to their mountain home. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) True, there were several Shehaab princes who were Moslemin, but they might become Christians, and they were not Druses, at least only two or three of them. Tancred Or, The New Crusade In 1843 appeared that marvellous drama The Return of the Druses, a work which contains more of Browning's typical qualities exhibited in an exquisite literary shape, than can easily be counted. Robert Browning "Yes, ma'am, I'll promise, of course I will," said Druse hastily, her thin little bosom swelling with compassion. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories In The Return of the Druses Browning's native bent can be more freely studied, for history has contributed only the general situation. Robert Browning II The sleeping sentinel in the clump of laurel was a young Virginian named Carter Druse. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Were it a Moslem, one might bear it; these things will happen; but a Druse, who adores a golden calf, worshippers of Eblis! Tancred Or, The New Crusade The character of Djabal in The Return of the Druses is the first of this long series of forlorn hopes for the relief of long surrendered castles of misconduct. Robert Browning Druse was not secretive, but she had the accomplishment of silence, and she kept her promise to the letter. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories At the same time the effect is heightened by those race contrasts which had been so abundantly used in The Return of the Druses. Robert Browning So Carter Druse, bowing reverently to his father, who returned the salute with a stately courtesy that masked a breaking heart, left the home of his childhood to go soldiering. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The Christians attacked the Druses in several districts on the same day. Tancred Or, The New Crusade In The Return of the Druses he has for the first time the task which is so much harder than giving an account of humanity—the task of giving an account of a human being. Robert Browning Druse could not feel that she could be much consolation to so elegant a being. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The Return of the Druses and A Blot in the 'Scutcheon—Numbers 4 and 5—followed each other in the same year 1843. Robert Browning It may well be that his fixity of attention—Druse turned his head and looked through the deeps of air downward, as from the surface to the bottom of a translucent sea. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians And Butros Keramy, my friend, my dearly beloved brother Butros, if you wish to please the patriarch, your uncle, who loves you so well, you will no longer call Druses sons of Eblis.' Tancred Or, The New Crusade A Blot on the 'Scutcheon followed The Return of the Druses. Robert Browning She had warned Druse not to come in of an evening, for her brother might be home in a temper. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Anael, of The Return of the Druses, is pure and measureless devotion. Robert Browning IV After firing his shot, Private Carter Druse reloaded his rifle and resumed his watch. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians I see your strength here with your own people and the Druses, and I do not underrate their qualities: but who is to garrison the north of Syria? Tancred Or, The New Crusade We arranged that we would perform the journey from Beyrout to Jerusalem in company,—if, indeed, we found it possible to penetrate among the savage tribes of Druses and Maronites. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy "Do you wish you was back there, too?" asked homesick Druse, wistfully. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Deir-al-Kamar, a town in Syria, once the capital of the Druses, on a terrace in the heart of the Lebanon Mountains. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge To this end he gives out that he is Hakeem, the incarnate god, returned to earth, and soon becomes the leader of the exiled Druses. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook The northern passes are not guarded by Maronite or by Druse.' Tancred Or, The New Crusade I consider, however, that the Arnauts are much more to be feared than either the Druses or the Maronites, through whose territories we afterwards journeyed without experiencing, in a single instance, either insult or injury. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy Druse began to find the world very, very cruel. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Between come the Druses, the Orient, the Turks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 "The Return of the Druses" was written in five days, an act a day; so, also, was "A Blot in the 'Scutcheon". Life of Robert Browning He accosted Druse and Maronite with equal cordiality, talked much with Said Djinblat, whom he specially wished to gain, and lent one of his choicest steeds to the Djezbek, that he might not be offended. Tancred Or, The New Crusade These ill-disciplined troops are assembled every where, in order that they may be ready to attack whenever a disturbance occurs between the Druses and Maronites. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy One morning Druse went about the household duties with aching limbs and a dizzy head. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The tragedies in question were to be 'King Victor and King Charles', and 'The Return of the Druses'. Life and Letters of Robert Browning Beyrout on its land side is hemmed in by the Druses, who occupy all the neighbouring highlands. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East I doat upon the Druses; but who the deuce are they with their Pantheism? The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 It may be here remarked, that the name of Nedjran el Yemen is mentioned in the Catechism of the Druses; one of the questions being, “Is Nedjran of Yemen in ruins or not?” Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred She took Druse's hot little hand in her's and led her to the mirror. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories This poem, and the two tragedies, 'King Victor and King Charles' and 'The Return of the Druses'—first christened 'Mansoor, the Hierophant'—were lying idle in Mr. Browning's desk. Life and Letters of Robert Browning Some were dressed as Wood Druses very much like the devils of popular fancy. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe The Druses form the richest portion of the population, but they supply little to the public contributions, being protected by the Sheikh Beshir. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The shores were covered with dry wood, some of it good timber, which they say is brought by the Jordan from the country of the Druses. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time She lifted the half-conscious Druse in her strong young arms, and laid her on the bed. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The girl in the "Return of the Druses" is the sort of nature Byron tried to paint in Myrrha. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. The genius of Druses naturally furious, instigated besides by a passion for power, and by the usual hate and competition between brothers, was further kindled by the partiality of Agrippina, who was fonder of Nero. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola The Haouran is inhabited by Turks, Druses, Christians, and Arabs, and is visited in spring and summer by several Arab tribes from the desert. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Volney indeed relates, that ores of the former metal abound, in the mountains of Kesraoun and of the Druses, in other words, in the extensive range of which Libanus is the principal member. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time "I'm going for the doctor, Druse," said Miss De Courcy, coaxingly. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories I learn that the Druses are in revolt in Djebel Hauaran and parts of the Anti-Lebanon, which will prevent my forming any settled plan for the tour through Palestine and Syria. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain In 1860 Turkish troops joined with the Druses and fell upon the Maronites with wholesale massacres that spread as far south as Damascus, where ten thousand Christians were killed in two days. With the Turks in Palestine I have not been able to obtain any information concerning the period at which the Druses first settled in these parts. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The same is true of the Druses, another remnant of an earlier stock, which has preserved its identity under the guise of Islam so heretically conceived as to rank as an independent religion. Turkey: a Past and a Future And Druse gave an incoherent murmur that passed for a promise. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories These people, like the Druses, have rebelled against the conscription, and will probably hold their ground with equal success, though the Turks talk loudly of invading their strongholds. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain For two years Wood lived among the Druses, in the village of Obey. With the Turks in Palestine The mountain belongs to the district of the Emir of the Druses, commanding at Rasheia, a Druse village at one hour and a half from El Heimte. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Hortensius, the orator, wept over the death of a turbot which he had fed with his own hands; and the daughter of Druses adorned one that she had, with rings of gold. The Book of Household Management Well, now!" said Druse, with pleased surprise, "I didn't expect you would. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The noise they made was probably to give the Druses intimation of their coming, and thus avoid a fight. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Before long he persuaded the Druse chieftains to address a petition to England asking for British protection. With the Turks in Palestine It is considered as the first Druse village, and is the residence of the chief Sheikh. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land A sudden savage desire came to Ingolby to strike the man in the face—this Gipsy vagabond the husband of Fleda Druse! The World for Sale, Complete Druse, however, had thought it, if a trifle dirty, a very magnificent and desirable dwelling. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories A Russian gentleman travelling from here to Tiberias, was stopped three times on the road, and only escaped being plundered from the fact of his having a Druse dragoman. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Through the machinations of the Turks, whose policy is always to "divide and rule," the Maronites were continually fighting against the Druses. With the Turks in Palestine November 28th.—I left Aaere in the company of a Druse; at parting the Sheikh made me promise that I would again visit his village. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Tell them there is no fault in him, and that he will return to his own people in his own time, but that I, Fleda Druse, will never return—never! The World for Sale, Complete Druse did not guess their uses at first, how should she? A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The road thither lies through a part of the Syrian Desert belonging to the Aneyzeh tribe, who are now supposed to be in league with the Druses, against the Government. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain On the other hand, the Druses feel the English influence. With the Turks in Palestine It contains about one hundred and fifty houses, inhabited mostly by Turks: there are also Greeks, Druses, and Enzairie. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The sun which makes that northern land a paradise in summer caught the gold-brown hair of Gabriel Druse's daughter, and made it glint and shine. The World for Sale, Complete Her uncle was a man of few words; he ate his supper, and went to sleep after his pipe and the foaming pitcher of beer that had frightened Druse when she first came. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories It was inhabited by Druses, but no men were to be seen, except a few poor husbandmen, ploughing on the mountain-sides. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain For the last sixty years England has been the friend of the Druses, and they have not forgotten it. With the Turks in Palestine We left our beasts in the court-yard of our host's house, and went to sup with the Sheikh, a Druse, at whose house strangers are freely admitted to partake of a plate of Burgoul. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land A sudden savage desire came to Ingolby to strike the man in the face— this Gipsy vagabond the husband of Fleda Druse! The World for Sale, Volume 2. For Druse had been a "Daughter of Temperance" in East Green. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Before long, another Arab met us with the news that there was an encampment of Druses on the plain between us and Katana. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Leaving Beirut in haste, Wood and his friend sought shelter with the Druses, who received them with open arms. With the Turks in Palestine The mountaineers of the Druse and Maronite districts breed very few sheep, and very seldom eat animal food. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The sun which makes that northern land a paradise in summer caught the gold- brown hair of Gabriel Druse's daughter, and made it glint and shine. The World for Sale, Volume 2. The boy followed her, grumbling, through the long narrow hall, and as Druse turned to go, after his loud pound on the door, it suddenly flew open. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The Shekh and the men of the place inform us that the Druses are infesting the road to Damascus. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Tell them there is no fault in him, and that he will return to his own people in his own time, but that I, Fleda Druse, will never return— never! The World for Sale, Volume 1. Bshirrai belongs to the district of Tripoli, but is at present, with the whole of the mountains, in the hands of the Emir Beshir, or chief of the Druses. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land "Druse—Fleda !" They were the words of one who had suddenly emerged from the obsession of delirium into sanity, and then had fallen into as sudden unconsciousness. The World for Sale, Volume 2. "Why, no, ma'am!" said Druse, raising her blue, flower-like eyes wonderingly. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories We pitched our tents on the banks of a beautiful stream, enjoyed the pipe of tranquillity, after our long march, and soon forgot the Druses, in a slumber that lasted unbroken till dawn. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain It may well be that his fixity of attention—-Druse turned his head and looked through the deeps of air downward as from the surface of the bottom of a translucent sea. A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky In three quarters of an hour we reached the village of Medjel, inhabited by Druses, with four or five Christian families. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land "Besides, I expect it is up among the Druses, where one can't go." Magnum Bonum Druse gazed at her with mingled admiration and pity. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories South of the Lejah are the Hauran Mountains, now occupied by the Druses, a people of a peculiar religious faith—a faith which is a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, and Zoroastrian elements. My Three Days in Gilead After firing his shot, Private Carter Druse reloaded his rifle and resumed his watch. A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky Ezra is one of the principal villages of the Haouran; it contains about one hundred and fifty Turkish and Druse families, and about fifty of Greek Christians. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land And Miss De Courcy, bending over the bed, haggard and wan, and years older in the ghostly gray dawn, said soothingly: "Yes, Druse, it's night," for she knew Druse would never see the light again. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The songs were apt to be compositions with such titles as, "Pretty Maggie Kelly," and "Don't Kick him when He's Down," but Druse never heard anything more reprehensible, and she thought them beautiful. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories "Thank you," said Druse, more feebly, and quite satisfied. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The sleeping sentinel in the clump of laurel was a young Virginian named Carter Druse. A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky Druse families at Kanouat, who were occupied in cultivating a few tobacco fields. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land It is only in the largest of the mountain towns of the Druses and Maronites that flesh is brought daily to market. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land A few torn books lay about, but Druse never saw her open them. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories On arriving at Medjel I alighted to copy some inscriptions, when the Druse Sheikh immediately sent for me, to know what I was about. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land So Carter Druse, bowing reverently to his father, who returned the salute with a stately courtesy which masked a breaking heart, left the home of his childhood to go soldiering. A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky When I left the village there was a rumor amongst the Druses, that I should not be permitted to depart, or if I was, that I should be waylaid on the road, but neither happened. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land There is no truth in the assertion that the Druses go one day to the mosque, and the next to the church. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land She drew Druse tight against her heart, as though she would never let her go, and then she laughed nervously, trying to soothe her. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The Christians are too devout to occupy themselves with such worldly pleasures, and the Druses have no sort of musical instruments. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The head Sheikh of the Druses nominates the Sheikh of each village, and of these upwards of eight are his own relations: the others are members of the great Druse families. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land My Druse guides carried them to a house in the town, to sleep upon; but returned them carefully on the following morning. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land They had retired to Damascus, Latikia, Tripoli, and the mountains of the Druses, and they spared no money to get the edict of their exile rescinded. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Tell me something about the country, Druse, like you did the other day—anything. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories A few Druse families reside at Bourkush, who cultivate the plain below. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land November 29th.—I here took two Druses to conduct me into the interior of the Ledja. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The Arabs who inhabit that district pay some deference to the Druses, but none whatever to the Turks or Christians of the neighbouring villages. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Here, as in all their villages, the Druses grow a great deal of cotton, and the cultivation of tobacco is general all over the mountain. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Druse could no more take root in the city than could a partridge-berry plant, set in the flinty earth of the back-yard. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories What I have already said of the Anzeyrys is equally applicable to the Druses; their religious opinions will remain for ever a secret, unless revealed by a Druse. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Since that period, the Druses have been masters of the whole mountain, as well as of a part of the plain. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land We breakfasted with them, and I was present during an interesting conversation between one of my Druse companions and an Arab. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The Shehab, as I have already mentioned, were formerly members of the true Mussulman faith, and they never have had among them any followers of the doctrines of the Druses. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land But Druse did not forget these and other words. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Enquiries have often been made concerning the religious doctrines of this sect, as well as those of the Anzeyrys and Druses. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The Druses who inhahit the country near Damascus are very punctual in observing the rites of the Mohammedan religion, and fast, or at least pretend to do so, during the Ramadan. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land One hour and a half, Shaara, a village inhabited by about one hundred Druse and Christian families. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land I here passed a comfortable evening, in the company of some Druses, who conversed freely with me, on their relations with their own Sheikhs, and with the surrounding Arabs. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The fat janitress sometimes stopped to gossip a moment with Druse. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories I was not well received by the Druse Sheikh, a boy of sixteen years, although he invited me to breakfast with him; but I was well treated by the poor Christian family. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land It is inhabited by about nine hundred Maronite, three hundred Druse, and fifteen or twenty Turkish families, who cultivate mulberry and vine plantations, and manufacture all the articles of dress of the mountaineers. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land We slept at El Heimte, in the house of the Druse Sheikh, and the Khatib, or Turkish priest of the village, gave us a plentiful supper. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The districts inhabited by Druses in the Pashalik of Saida are the following. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land "Yes, ma'am, I—I've seen her," replied Druse, truthfully, the color rising to her pale cheeks. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The labourers in the saltpetre manufactories are Druses, whose reputation for individual courage, and national spirit, keeps the Arabs at a respectful distance. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The best feature in the Druse character is that peculiar law of hospitality, which forbids them ever to betray a guest. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The Druses in this district affect to adhere strictly to the religious precepts of the Turks. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The Turks and Christians have exactly the same modes of life; but the Druses are distinguished from them in many respects. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Druse lost none of her stern, angular little ways. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories The authority both of the Druse and Turkish village Sheikh is very limited, in consequence of the facility with which the Fellahs can transport themselves and families to another village. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Daughters are paid for according to the respectability of their father, sometimes as high as fifteen hundred piastres, and this custom prevails amongst Druses, Turks, and Christians. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The chief of the village is an Emir of the Druses, who is dependent both on the Pasha of Damascus and the Emir Beshir. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Whether they are meant for lions or calves I could not satisfy myself, nor could I learn whether they have any relation to the religious mysteries of the Druses. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Druse looked at herself with dull, sick eyes; her usually pallid face was crimson, and beneath the skin, purplish angry discolorations appeared in the flesh. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories With respect to the true religion of the Druses, none but a learned Druse can satisfy the enquirer's curiosity. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land After the harvest he takes one-third of the produce of the field; but among the Druses only a fourth. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The inhabitants of Shakka grow cotton; they are all Druses, except a single Greek family. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Few Druses have more than one wife; but she may be divorced on very slight pretexts. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Druse half opened her dull eyes and moaned feebly; she lifted her thin arms and clasped them around Miss De Courcy's neck. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories At the Druse Sheikhs, black slaves are frequently met with; but the Turk and Christian proprietors cultivate their lands by hired native labourers. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Few individuals either among the Druses or Christians die in the same village in which they were born. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land |
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