A Narrative of the Siege of Kars: And of the Six Months' Resistance by the Turkish Garrison Under General Williams to the Russian Army: Together with a Narrative of Travels and Adventures in Armenia and Lazistan; with Remarks on the Present State of Turkey |
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... never left Turkey until the fall of Kars severed my connexion with that country . I mention this that my readers may not think the few remarks I have ventured to make on the institutions of the country are the fruits of a hasty observa ...
... never left Turkey until the fall of Kars severed my connexion with that country . I mention this that my readers may not think the few remarks I have ventured to make on the institutions of the country are the fruits of a hasty observa ...
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... never- theless avail themselves of it in time of need . We often hear that the Turks are a nomadic people , part of whom are encamped at Constantinople ; nor do I dispute the general truth of this assertion , for here we have proof of ...
... never- theless avail themselves of it in time of need . We often hear that the Turks are a nomadic people , part of whom are encamped at Constantinople ; nor do I dispute the general truth of this assertion , for here we have proof of ...
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... never absolutely unoccupied ; some such employments as the above are always had recourse to , for I believe he never thinks . His numerous servants watch every movement of his eye . What can it mean ; and whence the origin of this ...
... never absolutely unoccupied ; some such employments as the above are always had recourse to , for I believe he never thinks . His numerous servants watch every movement of his eye . What can it mean ; and whence the origin of this ...
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... never fight a grand battle as the Franks can . On great occasions we may , to a certain extent , combine , as do mountain - streams in a storm . We then descend in an impetuous torrent , and sweep all before us , after which each man ...
... never fight a grand battle as the Franks can . On great occasions we may , to a certain extent , combine , as do mountain - streams in a storm . We then descend in an impetuous torrent , and sweep all before us , after which each man ...
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... never hope to receive , even from a province . They offered , moreover , shares to the Sultan , and to his principal ministers . At one time these negotiations appeared to be on the point of succeeding , when the Russian minister ...
... never hope to receive , even from a province . They offered , moreover , shares to the Sultan , and to his principal ministers . At one time these negotiations appeared to be on the point of succeeding , when the Russian minister ...
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