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Side ix
... is a creature not always looking at sights ; he remem- bers ( how often ! ) the happy land of his birth - he has , too , his moments of humble enthusiasm about fire and food , about shade and drink ; and Preface . ix.
... is a creature not always looking at sights ; he remem- bers ( how often ! ) the happy land of his birth - he has , too , his moments of humble enthusiasm about fire and food , about shade and drink ; and Preface . ix.
Side x
... kneeling camels - his baggage strewed upon the sand but the proper wonders of the land , — the cities — the mighty ruins and monuments of bygone ages - he throws back faintly in the dis- You tance . It is thus that he felt , X Preface .
... kneeling camels - his baggage strewed upon the sand but the proper wonders of the land , — the cities — the mighty ruins and monuments of bygone ages - he throws back faintly in the dis- You tance . It is thus that he felt , X Preface .
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... land of the Osmanlees - from the Servian border to the Golden Horn - from the Gulf of Satalieh to the Tomb of Achilles ; but never have I seen such hyper - Turk looking fellows as those who received me on the banks of the Save . They ...
... land of the Osmanlees - from the Servian border to the Golden Horn - from the Gulf of Satalieh to the Tomb of Achilles ; but never have I seen such hyper - Turk looking fellows as those who received me on the banks of the Save . They ...
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... land soon flowed with milk , and mountains of eggs arose . And soon there was tea before us , with all its welcome fragrance ; and as we reclined on the floor we found that a portmanteau was just the right height for a table . The duty ...
... land soon flowed with milk , and mountains of eggs arose . And soon there was tea before us , with all its welcome fragrance ; and as we reclined on the floor we found that a portmanteau was just the right height for a table . The duty ...
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... land , you would have been tempted almost to ask the name of the spendthrift or the madman who had dared to pull down " the old hall . " د " There are few countries less infested by " lions than the provinces on this part of your route ...
... land , you would have been tempted almost to ask the name of the spendthrift or the madman who had dared to pull down " the old hall . " د " There are few countries less infested by " lions than the provinces on this part of your route ...
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