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... brought up as slaves ; the rest having , young and old , men and women , been killed without mercy , to prevent their giving the alarm : their victors frequently coming down upon them from a dis- tance of one hundred to three hundred ...
... brought up as slaves ; the rest having , young and old , men and women , been killed without mercy , to prevent their giving the alarm : their victors frequently coming down upon them from a dis- tance of one hundred to three hundred ...
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... . It is much to be deplored that the Emperor of Russia , by his want of principle , has brought the Christian religion into disrepute ; for through- out the Levant the Christians have for years been waiting b 3 PREFACE . vii.
... . It is much to be deplored that the Emperor of Russia , by his want of principle , has brought the Christian religion into disrepute ; for through- out the Levant the Christians have for years been waiting b 3 PREFACE . vii.
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... rash act , for I am perfectly aware that it has many imperfections . I was prevented from visiting several important places in Armenia by an illness so severe , brought on by the unhealthy climate , that I have not PREFACE . ix.
... rash act , for I am perfectly aware that it has many imperfections . I was prevented from visiting several important places in Armenia by an illness so severe , brought on by the unhealthy climate , that I have not PREFACE . ix.
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... the country , who does not pretend to know anything about the matter , and falls into the error of believing that if he pays well he will be well served , and that a man who has been brought up to build build- ings 8 Chap . I. ARMENIA .
... the country , who does not pretend to know anything about the matter , and falls into the error of believing that if he pays well he will be well served , and that a man who has been brought up to build build- ings 8 Chap . I. ARMENIA .
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... brought up to build build- ings must know how to do it : and this know- ledge is displayed in the production of the British Museum , the National Gallery , and other original edifices . The spleen aroused in writing these words is ...
... brought up to build build- ings must know how to do it : and this know- ledge is displayed in the production of the British Museum , the National Gallery , and other original edifices . The spleen aroused in writing these words is ...
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