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... Acropolis and ruins around The Greek people- Their conduct towards the Bavarians Their political character Coletti . Excur sions in the vicinity of Athens St. Paul and the Areopagus 281 - - TRAVELS IN THE IN THE EAST . 11 TO MY.
... Acropolis and ruins around The Greek people- Their conduct towards the Bavarians Their political character Coletti . Excur sions in the vicinity of Athens St. Paul and the Areopagus 281 - - TRAVELS IN THE IN THE EAST . 11 TO MY.
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... character of his mother has produced permanent and beneficial results upon his natu ral disposition . He is evidently a bon vivant , also a courageous soldier , and tolerant in his opinions , he is fond of agriculture as a recreation ...
... character of his mother has produced permanent and beneficial results upon his natu ral disposition . He is evidently a bon vivant , also a courageous soldier , and tolerant in his opinions , he is fond of agriculture as a recreation ...
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... character was one totally disused . * Upon reaching the Greek monastery of the Sinaïtes at Cairo , the whole of the ... characters . 30 LIBRARIES OF MONASTERIES . house at Cairo . The 29 MONASTIC EXCURSIONS IN CAIRO The Catholic ...
... character was one totally disused . * Upon reaching the Greek monastery of the Sinaïtes at Cairo , the whole of the ... characters . 30 LIBRARIES OF MONASTERIES . house at Cairo . The 29 MONASTIC EXCURSIONS IN CAIRO The Catholic ...
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... character . He was deprived of the opportunity of further examination ; for upon his return from a short excursion to Cairo , he found that all the remains had been destroyed . In ex- planation of this Palimpsest we must recur to the ...
... character . He was deprived of the opportunity of further examination ; for upon his return from a short excursion to Cairo , he found that all the remains had been destroyed . In ex- planation of this Palimpsest we must recur to the ...
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... character . The one sitting nearest to me under- stood a little Italian . I expressed to her my astonishment that the ladies received me unveiled . She replied that they had nothing to fear from us Franks , they regarded us as well ...
... character . The one sitting nearest to me under- stood a little Italian . I expressed to her my astonishment that the ladies received me unveiled . She replied that they had nothing to fear from us Franks , they regarded us as well ...
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