The Wanderer in Arabia: Or, Western Footsteps in Eastern TracksHurst & Blackett, 1855 |
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... hills , the sites of former ruined village towns , just rising above the dead level of the Delta . These villages were but collections of crumbling mud hovels , the lowest in the scale of shelter for human beings , save only caves and ...
... hills , the sites of former ruined village towns , just rising above the dead level of the Delta . These villages were but collections of crumbling mud hovels , the lowest in the scale of shelter for human beings , save only caves and ...
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... hill - foot where stands Perugia ? Then and there , and having passed the bridge that spans the Roman stream , I turned down from the high - road , and following a narrow path to the water - side , took off my hat as I approached the ...
... hill - foot where stands Perugia ? Then and there , and having passed the bridge that spans the Roman stream , I turned down from the high - road , and following a narrow path to the water - side , took off my hat as I approached the ...
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... hills in the midst of heavy and rich verdure ; and the date palm tree spread its feathery head above small inclosures like gardens by the village side . The latter , however , were but disorderly and tumble - down places in the midst of ...
... hills in the midst of heavy and rich verdure ; and the date palm tree spread its feathery head above small inclosures like gardens by the village side . The latter , however , were but disorderly and tumble - down places in the midst of ...
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... hills obstructed the view - but far on to the south - west the eternal sands appeared as some ocean ; and , at first sight , the eye was deceived into the belief that they were water - so like the misty surface of the sea , on a still ...
... hills obstructed the view - but far on to the south - west the eternal sands appeared as some ocean ; and , at first sight , the eye was deceived into the belief that they were water - so like the misty surface of the sea , on a still ...
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... hills where the boat and all humanity were shut out from sight . For that time the presence of any living human creature would have been a pain to my eyes and a dark object in my path , as I rea- lized for a moment the dream of other ...
... hills where the boat and all humanity were shut out from sight . For that time the presence of any living human creature would have been a pain to my eyes and a dark object in my path , as I rea- lized for a moment the dream of other ...
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The Wanderer in Arabia: Or, Western Footsteps in Eastern Tracks George T. Lowth Полный просмотр - 1855 |
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