Russia in Central Asia in 1889 & the Anglo-Russian QuestionLongmans, 1889 - 477 Seiten |
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... seen the sole remaining stage upon which is yet being enacted that expiring drama of realistic romance . I must acknowledge a weight of obligation in many quarters . To the Royal Geographical Society I am particularly indebted for the ...
... seen the sole remaining stage upon which is yet being enacted that expiring drama of realistic romance . I must acknowledge a weight of obligation in many quarters . To the Royal Geographical Society I am particularly indebted for the ...
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... seen and known ; cities of men And manners , climates , councils , governments , may yet confess to a novel excitement as he threads the bazaars of remote Bokhara , or gazes on the coronation stone and sepulchre of Timur at Samar- kand ...
... seen and known ; cities of men And manners , climates , councils , governments , may yet confess to a novel excitement as he threads the bazaars of remote Bokhara , or gazes on the coronation stone and sepulchre of Timur at Samar- kand ...
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... seen permanently planted at the various stations . Artesian wells were bored at first , but have resulted in complete failure . A more scientific use is now being made of water brought in conduits or pipes from the mountains , and ...
... seen permanently planted at the various stations . Artesian wells were bored at first , but have resulted in complete failure . A more scientific use is now being made of water brought in conduits or pipes from the mountains , and ...
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... seen half - buried wooden palisades , 3 ft . or 4 ft . high , constructed of light laths , and planted perpen- dicularly to resist the prevailing winds , which by piling up the sand against them , arrest its further progress . These ...
... seen half - buried wooden palisades , 3 ft . or 4 ft . high , constructed of light laths , and planted perpen- dicularly to resist the prevailing winds , which by piling up the sand against them , arrest its further progress . These ...
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... seen that Nature , if she has stinted her assistance to the Rus- sians in other respects , has here bestowed it with no ungenerous hand . Petroleum is also consumed in large quantities in lamps , in the form of kerosene oil . stock of ...
... seen that Nature , if she has stinted her assistance to the Rus- sians in other respects , has here bestowed it with no ungenerous hand . Petroleum is also consumed in large quantities in lamps , in the form of kerosene oil . stock of ...
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