Travels in the East, tr. from [Reise in den Orient] by W.E. Shuckard |
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Page 4
... means the oft- delayed departure of their fleet . Russia's friendly advances , before the island reverted to the protection of the English , were also remembered . It is very natural that Russia should not forget that the Emperor Paul ...
... means the oft- delayed departure of their fleet . Russia's friendly advances , before the island reverted to the protection of the English , were also remembered . It is very natural that Russia should not forget that the Emperor Paul ...
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... means despise a glass of our wine . My first direct intercourse with our Arabs consisted of the signi- ficant question Waue deyib ? ( Is the wind fair ? ) The word deyib ( good ) did me many a good turn , and I believe it makes a ...
... means despise a glass of our wine . My first direct intercourse with our Arabs consisted of the signi- ficant question Waue deyib ? ( Is the wind fair ? ) The word deyib ( good ) did me many a good turn , and I believe it makes a ...
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... again , speedily , in- exorably reclaim its prey . * It is thus that the Arabs call this Sphinx . of astonishment , or properly , father of astonishment . Abu'Chaul means worthy 42 TURKISH LADIES . Intending to make my visit to.
... again , speedily , in- exorably reclaim its prey . * It is thus that the Arabs call this Sphinx . of astonishment , or properly , father of astonishment . Abu'Chaul means worthy 42 TURKISH LADIES . Intending to make my visit to.
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... means of a drawbridge supported on chains , offering thus an asylum against enemies , who may have mastered the ... mean simplicity . Here and there , in the mural structure of the entrances to the cells and chapelries , we obtain a ...
... means of a drawbridge supported on chains , offering thus an asylum against enemies , who may have mastered the ... mean simplicity . Here and there , in the mural structure of the entrances to the cells and chapelries , we obtain a ...
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... means of the drawbridge . No spot in the monastery could well be safer from the visits of the fraternity than this . Here are seen ( I speak of the first monastery ) the manuscripts heaped indiscriminately together . Lying on the ground ...
... means of the drawbridge . No spot in the monastery could well be safer from the visits of the fraternity than this . Here are seen ( I speak of the first monastery ) the manuscripts heaped indiscriminately together . Lying on the ground ...
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