A Ride in Egypt, from Sioot to Luxor in 1879: With Notes on the Present State and Ancient History of Nile Valley, and Some Account of the Various Ways of Making the Voyage Out and HomeMacmillan and Company, 1879 - 399 Seiten |
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... soon evident that in the last particular he tells the truth . How far his other stories are to be believed you cannot easily decide . On the whole , however , he is a more agrecable companion than the argumentative voyager , a man who ...
... soon evident that in the last particular he tells the truth . How far his other stories are to be believed you cannot easily decide . On the whole , however , he is a more agrecable companion than the argumentative voyager , a man who ...
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... soon from our new friends . There were several of us in this situation , and it was easy to see that the prospect of going on was not wholly disagreeable to a gentleman or two on one side and a lady or two on the other . Even with a ...
... soon from our new friends . There were several of us in this situation , and it was easy to see that the prospect of going on was not wholly disagreeable to a gentleman or two on one side and a lady or two on the other . Even with a ...
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... soon the white fortifica- tions of Valetta begin to appear over the hill - top . In the valley is the dome of Mosta , looking very like a haystack from a distance . The shore is dotted with villas , and the mouth of the harbour has the ...
... soon the white fortifica- tions of Valetta begin to appear over the hill - top . In the valley is the dome of Mosta , looking very like a haystack from a distance . The shore is dotted with villas , and the mouth of the harbour has the ...
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... the points indicated above . A Maltese Peerage will doubtless soon appear ; and we may hail among the nobles of our realms such picturesque names as those of the Baron of Ghariescem and Tabia , the Count CH . I. ] 47 MALTESE NOBILITY .
... the points indicated above . A Maltese Peerage will doubtless soon appear ; and we may hail among the nobles of our realms such picturesque names as those of the Baron of Ghariescem and Tabia , the Count CH . I. ] 47 MALTESE NOBILITY .
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... soon as it was ready the old church was carted out , so rapidly that not even a single Sunday's service was omitted . The dome was built without scaffolding within ; yet it is one of the largest in Christendom . Here is a list of the ...
... soon as it was ready the old church was carted out , so rapidly that not even a single Sunday's service was omitted . The dome was built without scaffolding within ; yet it is one of the largest in Christendom . Here is a list of the ...
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