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Page 44
... Turks destroy , and save Constantinople ; Until a Turk , a stalwart Turk , at last slew Constantino . O weep , my brothers , weep amain , weep for the orphan'd city ! Our Constantino they have slain , slain him who was our standard ...
... Turks destroy , and save Constantinople ; Until a Turk , a stalwart Turk , at last slew Constantino . O weep , my brothers , weep amain , weep for the orphan'd city ! Our Constantino they have slain , slain him who was our standard ...
Page 194
... Turk ( as well as his usefulness as an ally against Russia ) would share his contempt for the Armenian : However , during my subsequent travels in Armenia , the impression gradually dawned upon my mind that the Turks were , first of all ...
... Turk ( as well as his usefulness as an ally against Russia ) would share his contempt for the Armenian : However , during my subsequent travels in Armenia , the impression gradually dawned upon my mind that the Turks were , first of all ...
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... Turks whose dead bodies have been thrown there ; they will be good to eat if cooked and salted . ' And the Tafur kings said , ' You are right ' . Peter turned from the army , he had given his orders . There were more than ten thousand ...
... Turks whose dead bodies have been thrown there ; they will be good to eat if cooked and salted . ' And the Tafur kings said , ' You are right ' . Peter turned from the army , he had given his orders . There were more than ten thousand ...
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Alexander Anatolia ancient appears Armenian arms Asia beautiful body brought building built called castle century Christian church close column Constantinople covered described earth Emperor Empire entered Ephesus eyes face fall famous feet followed foot four gate give Greek hand head hill horse hundred John king Konya land leave legend letter light living look marble mosque mountain nature never night once palace pass Persian pieces plain present remains rest returned rise river rock Roman round ruins scene seems seen seven side spring stands statue stone stood taken tell temple things thousand tomb took towers town travellers trees Turkey Turkish Turks turned village visited walls whole wind