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Show Word Picture of Jerusalem. The best word-picture of the ancient city of Jerusalem Is Pierre Lett's. He went thither on a pilgrimage from L'gypt across the desert, along the same line which has been followed by the Kngllsh forces. "The sun rises a pale, ominously yellow, a suu oiaW storm, amid threatening clouds," he u rites. "Ileyond, u large city Is gradually grad-ually revealed, on stony and mournful mourn-ful mountains; through the dust and lashing rain it Is not easy to distinguish distin-guish It. Jerusalem, recog-nlzulile recog-nlzulile from all other towns, with Its formidable wails and its uttie cupoia- covered roofs of stone ; Jerusalem, gloomy and high. Inclosed within Its luittleuients, under a (lurk sky. . . ." |