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Page 53
... round the arms embroidered with large diamonds : her shift fastened at the bottom with a great diamond , shaped like a lozenge ; her girdle as broad as the broadest English ribbon , entirely covered with diamonds . Round her neck she ...
... round the arms embroidered with large diamonds : her shift fastened at the bottom with a great diamond , shaped like a lozenge ; her girdle as broad as the broadest English ribbon , entirely covered with diamonds . Round her neck she ...
Page 55
... round and round in many fanciful and pretty shapes , until it is all got into the circumference of a round metal tray in which it is baked . Then the cake is drenched in grease most profusely ; and , finally , a quantity of syrup is ...
... round and round in many fanciful and pretty shapes , until it is all got into the circumference of a round metal tray in which it is baked . Then the cake is drenched in grease most profusely ; and , finally , a quantity of syrup is ...
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... round the tumulus ; the stones cut sharply into our shoe leather ; for the whole hill is covered with regular , artificially cut pieces of limestone just like our street cobbles , except where the slope was too steep to retain them . On ...
... round the tumulus ; the stones cut sharply into our shoe leather ; for the whole hill is covered with regular , artificially cut pieces of limestone just like our street cobbles , except where the slope was too steep to retain them . On ...
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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