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Page 88
... present to the flames designed , Or to the watery deep : at least to bore The hollow sides , and hidden frauds ... presents , nor admit the horse . ' Thus having said , against the steed he threw His forceful spear , which , hissing as ...
... present to the flames designed , Or to the watery deep : at least to bore The hollow sides , and hidden frauds ... presents , nor admit the horse . ' Thus having said , against the steed he threw His forceful spear , which , hissing as ...
Page 117
... present town is sufficiently wretched . The Ephesians are now a few Greek peasants , living in extreme wretchedness , dependence , and insensibility ; the representatives of an illustrious people , and inhabiting the wreck of their ...
... present town is sufficiently wretched . The Ephesians are now a few Greek peasants , living in extreme wretchedness , dependence , and insensibility ; the representatives of an illustrious people , and inhabiting the wreck of their ...
Page 172
... presents none of the mythological attributes , and is , in all probability , the representation of a ' Caplan , ' the leopard which infests the crags of Cragus at the present day . An ornamental flourish appears on the door - side near ...
... presents none of the mythological attributes , and is , in all probability , the representation of a ' Caplan , ' the leopard which infests the crags of Cragus at the present day . An ornamental flourish appears on the door - side near ...
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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