New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals and Translations, Volume 4Sir R. Phillips and Company, 1820 - Voyages and travels |
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Page vii
... whole attention , on the first glance , is arrested by the delightful fountain , which is unparallelled , in point of magnificence , PLATE V. - View of Therapia , This view is taken from the coffee - house at the lower part of the haven ...
... whole attention , on the first glance , is arrested by the delightful fountain , which is unparallelled , in point of magnificence , PLATE V. - View of Therapia , This view is taken from the coffee - house at the lower part of the haven ...
Page x
... whole the appearance of a fairy land . In other countries , pagan temples have been converted to the use of christian churches , but here the cathedral of St. Sophia has been converted to a mahometan temple . We e are here placed ...
... whole the appearance of a fairy land . In other countries , pagan temples have been converted to the use of christian churches , but here the cathedral of St. Sophia has been converted to a mahometan temple . We e are here placed ...
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... whole merit of the erection of this new city ; for the soil by its nakedness , and the climate by its severity , were two obstacles against success . All the extent of country lying to the north is ancient Thrace , famous for its heroes ...
... whole merit of the erection of this new city ; for the soil by its nakedness , and the climate by its severity , were two obstacles against success . All the extent of country lying to the north is ancient Thrace , famous for its heroes ...
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... whole followed by a pastoral exhortation . In the most ex- posed situation , a gallery is reserved for his highness ; a plat- form for the softas , or candidates of the corps of uléma , upon the walls sentences out of the koran , in ...
... whole followed by a pastoral exhortation . In the most ex- posed situation , a gallery is reserved for his highness ; a plat- form for the softas , or candidates of the corps of uléma , upon the walls sentences out of the koran , in ...
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... whole days , these implements of devotion , which they dedicate to idleness . Little stalls , placed against the walls of the mosque , serve as offices for kiatib , ( public writers , ) who draw up petitions , & c . I pursued my walk ...
... whole days , these implements of devotion , which they dedicate to idleness . Little stalls , placed against the walls of the mosque , serve as offices for kiatib , ( public writers , ) who draw up petitions , & c . I pursued my walk ...
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