New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals and Translations, Volume 4Sir R. Phillips and Company, 1820 - Voyages and travels |
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... covered with the richest luxuriance . The general effect is strengthened when we reflect , that , during a long succession of ages , this city has in- creased the stores , and confirmed the truths of our his- torical monuments ; itself ...
... covered with the richest luxuriance . The general effect is strengthened when we reflect , that , during a long succession of ages , this city has in- creased the stores , and confirmed the truths of our his- torical monuments ; itself ...
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... covered with little pieces of stuff of all colours , attached to them by infirm mahometans , in the hope that this act of devotion will , accompanied by alms , be the means of restoring their health . - Superstition , how extensive are ...
... covered with little pieces of stuff of all colours , attached to them by infirm mahometans , in the hope that this act of devotion will , accompanied by alms , be the means of restoring their health . - Superstition , how extensive are ...
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... covered with timber fit for every purpose , are its principal riches . Farther on , in the same direction , are the coasts of Paphlagonia , with the ruins of Sinope , still visible . This city seems to offer its port to the Ottomans ...
... covered with timber fit for every purpose , are its principal riches . Farther on , in the same direction , are the coasts of Paphlagonia , with the ruins of Sinope , still visible . This city seems to offer its port to the Ottomans ...
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... covered with the vine , and interspersed with path- ways winding in every direction , which conduct to their summit . The prospect then embraces the Pont - Euxine and the Pro- pontis ; and at the same time vessels are seen upon ...
... covered with the vine , and interspersed with path- ways winding in every direction , which conduct to their summit . The prospect then embraces the Pont - Euxine and the Pro- pontis ; and at the same time vessels are seen upon ...
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... covered to their summits with thickets , and deposit in the reservoir below , pieces of earth torn from the upper parts . Notwithstanding the richness of the scene , the imposing spec- tacle of the hydraulic work , characterized by its ...
... covered to their summits with thickets , and deposit in the reservoir below , pieces of earth torn from the upper parts . Notwithstanding the richness of the scene , the imposing spec- tacle of the hydraulic work , characterized by its ...
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