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After a series of struggles and bloody contests between the Greek and Ottoman emperors , Ephesus at length was taken by Mahomet I. and has ever since remained in the peaceable possession of the Turks .
After a series of struggles and bloody contests between the Greek and Ottoman emperors , Ephesus at length was taken by Mahomet I. and has ever since remained in the peaceable possession of the Turks .
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Ascalon stood near the coast of the Mediterranean , between Azoth and Gaza , about 520 furlongs from Jerusalem , and was one of the cities of the Philistines . After the death of Joshua , the tribe of Judah took possession of it .
Ascalon stood near the coast of the Mediterranean , between Azoth and Gaza , about 520 furlongs from Jerusalem , and was one of the cities of the Philistines . After the death of Joshua , the tribe of Judah took possession of it .
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As the safety of our vessel required that we should find more proper anchorage than that where we lay , we weighed at eight A.M. observing the tide to be on the turn , and steered for Possession Bay , sending on the launch before us ...
As the safety of our vessel required that we should find more proper anchorage than that where we lay , we weighed at eight A.M. observing the tide to be on the turn , and steered for Possession Bay , sending on the launch before us ...
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Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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| Title | New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2 New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Sir Richard Phillips Volume 2 of New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgments ; with Index and Historical Preface, Sir Richard Phillips |
| Author | Sir Richard Phillips |
| Publisher | Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Apr 2007 |
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