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Page 48
... followed French Souldiers , a company of fugitive Rogues , that to get a large pay somewhat more then they have , either in their owne Countrey , or could get in the Low Countries fled to Constantinople to bee entertained by the Grand ...
... followed French Souldiers , a company of fugitive Rogues , that to get a large pay somewhat more then they have , either in their owne Countrey , or could get in the Low Countries fled to Constantinople to bee entertained by the Grand ...
Page 96
... followed a dream and made it reality by excavating the city he claimed had haunted him since childhood . In conclusion , I flatter myself with the hope that , as a reward for my enormous expenses and all my privations , annoyances , and ...
... followed a dream and made it reality by excavating the city he claimed had haunted him since childhood . In conclusion , I flatter myself with the hope that , as a reward for my enormous expenses and all my privations , annoyances , and ...
Page 138
... followed one of these , as affording a better footing than the smooth grass , as we ascended to the summit . Here we found the remains of a foundation nearly eighteen feet square , on the north of which was a huge circular stone ten ...
... followed one of these , as affording a better footing than the smooth grass , as we ascended to the summit . Here we found the remains of a foundation nearly eighteen feet square , on the north of which was a huge circular stone ten ...
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