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... fire and sword , tallow and sheepskins , almost to the walls of the city — την βολιν . εις Tny Boliv - from whence comes Stamboul , I may be , perhaps , excused if I put in a few lines re- lating to another country , but which , I think ...
... fire and sword , tallow and sheepskins , almost to the walls of the city — την βολιν . εις Tny Boliv - from whence comes Stamboul , I may be , perhaps , excused if I put in a few lines re- lating to another country , but which , I think ...
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... fire burning , what wilt thou do , oh my soul , when thou art carried to the judgment ? for then all thy evils will appear , and all thy secret sins will be made manifest . Therefore now , beforehand , endeavour to pray to Jesus Christ ...
... fire burning , what wilt thou do , oh my soul , when thou art carried to the judgment ? for then all thy evils will appear , and all thy secret sins will be made manifest . Therefore now , beforehand , endeavour to pray to Jesus Christ ...
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... fire by the assistance of a few shells or red - hot shot , from ships at sea or batteries on the land . From all such fortresses I am de- lighted to escape : the bastions , ditches , and ram- parts keep me in , though they are intended ...
... fire by the assistance of a few shells or red - hot shot , from ships at sea or batteries on the land . From all such fortresses I am de- lighted to escape : the bastions , ditches , and ram- parts keep me in , though they are intended ...
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... fire is lit and the muleteers sleep when there is no khan to retire to for the night . On this journey I for the first time learned the true value of tea . One of the kawasses of the Russian Commissioner had a curious little box ...
... fire is lit and the muleteers sleep when there is no khan to retire to for the night . On this journey I for the first time learned the true value of tea . One of the kawasses of the Russian Commissioner had a curious little box ...
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... fire with the exertion . Still down we went , headlong as it seemed , till at last I found myself sliding and bounding on level ground , and , rushing over some horses which were stand- ing in an open space , I discovered that I was in ...
... fire with the exertion . Still down we went , headlong as it seemed , till at last I found myself sliding and bounding on level ground , and , rushing over some horses which were stand- ing in an open space , I discovered that I was in ...
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