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Page 15
... things that attracted my attention were my heels . My fall excited no comment . They expected it , no doubt . It belonged in the list of softening , sensuous influences peculiar to this home of Eastern luxury . It was softening enough ...
... things that attracted my attention were my heels . My fall excited no comment . They expected it , no doubt . It belonged in the list of softening , sensuous influences peculiar to this home of Eastern luxury . It was softening enough ...
Page 136
... things ; but the other surpasses the wealthy and the miserable in many things . The former indeed is better able to gratify desire , and to bear the blow of adversity . But the latter surpasses him in this ; he is not indeed equally ...
... things ; but the other surpasses the wealthy and the miserable in many things . The former indeed is better able to gratify desire , and to bear the blow of adversity . But the latter surpasses him in this ; he is not indeed equally ...
Page 153
... things ? We also are men of like passions with you , and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God , which made heaven , and earth , and the sea , and all things that are therein : who in past times ...
... things ? We also are men of like passions with you , and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God , which made heaven , and earth , and the sea , and all things that are therein : who in past times ...
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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