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... complete this rude journal . I dare not trespass longer on the time consecrated to other purposes to amend and embellish the book ; my tale must go out " round and unvarnished . " Yet I cannot complete this Preface without avowing my ...
... complete this rude journal . I dare not trespass longer on the time consecrated to other purposes to amend and embellish the book ; my tale must go out " round and unvarnished . " Yet I cannot complete this Preface without avowing my ...
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... complete was the severance , that while within all was green and umbrageous , not a blade relieved the dusty plain without . Breaks in the dark foliage reveal at intervals the glittering streams which enrich the valley with their waters ...
... complete was the severance , that while within all was green and umbrageous , not a blade relieved the dusty plain without . Breaks in the dark foliage reveal at intervals the glittering streams which enrich the valley with their waters ...
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... , that I fancied Nablous , or the New City , gave me a very complete impression of an old Syrian town , as it must have looked a thousand years F ago . The gay colours of Eastern dress gave liveliness TIBERIAS TO JERUSALEM . 97.
... , that I fancied Nablous , or the New City , gave me a very complete impression of an old Syrian town , as it must have looked a thousand years F ago . The gay colours of Eastern dress gave liveliness TIBERIAS TO JERUSALEM . 97.
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... , with which he should strike the scandalisers and disbelievers , until it enter their bodies as far as the hilt . " - Memoirs , part i . complete church on Mount Zion . We had a good G 2 GREEK AND LATIN CONTROVERSIES . 123.
... , with which he should strike the scandalisers and disbelievers , until it enter their bodies as far as the hilt . " - Memoirs , part i . complete church on Mount Zion . We had a good G 2 GREEK AND LATIN CONTROVERSIES . 123.
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William John Woodcock. complete church on Mount Zion . We had a good sermon from Mr. Veitch ( the chaplain to the late bishop ) , whose connection with the mis- sion is now I believe at an end . But the most interesting part of the ...
William John Woodcock. complete church on Mount Zion . We had a good sermon from Mr. Veitch ( the chaplain to the late bishop ) , whose connection with the mis- sion is now I believe at an end . But the most interesting part of the ...
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