The Quarterly Review, Volumen16John Murray, 1817 |
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... once magnificent city ; which abounded in temples , palaces , baths and theatres ; and which reckoned 300,000 freemen among its population at the time when it fell under the dominion of the Romans . The inha- bited part is confined to ...
... once magnificent city ; which abounded in temples , palaces , baths and theatres ; and which reckoned 300,000 freemen among its population at the time when it fell under the dominion of the Romans . The inha- bited part is confined to ...
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... once into a canal covered with boats , offering an imperfect resemblance to the gondolas and gaiety of Venice . ' The descrip- tions of it , he says , have been ridiculously magnified ; it is not more than twenty feet broad ; and the ...
... once into a canal covered with boats , offering an imperfect resemblance to the gondolas and gaiety of Venice . ' The descrip- tions of it , he says , have been ridiculously magnified ; it is not more than twenty feet broad ; and the ...
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... once been inhabited . The population was partly carried off by the Mamelukes , and has partly removed to Dehr .'- p . 76 . At Dehr the only monument of antiquity is a temple or grotto , excavated in the solid rock ; but at Amada , about ...
... once been inhabited . The population was partly carried off by the Mamelukes , and has partly removed to Dehr .'- p . 76 . At Dehr the only monument of antiquity is a temple or grotto , excavated in the solid rock ; but at Amada , about ...
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... once been covered with paint and gold . There are three chambers of considerable size , and four smaller apartments . We found ( the travellers say ) no inscription on this temple , which is a most astonishing monument of labour and ...
... once been covered with paint and gold . There are three chambers of considerable size , and four smaller apartments . We found ( the travellers say ) no inscription on this temple , which is a most astonishing monument of labour and ...
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... once from childhood to old age . The children go naked , the boys wearing round the waist a small cord only , and the girls a sort of fringe , made of thin strips of leather , matted together with grease - precisely the Hottentot apron ...
... once from childhood to old age . The children go naked , the boys wearing round the waist a small cord only , and the girls a sort of fringe , made of thin strips of leather , matted together with grease - precisely the Hottentot apron ...
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