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... the East , that the national character and manners are influenced by the desert , as those of maritime races by the sea . This fateful repose , this strange stillness , this universal melancholy in men's aspects , and GRAND CAIRO . 3.
... the East , that the national character and manners are influenced by the desert , as those of maritime races by the sea . This fateful repose , this strange stillness , this universal melancholy in men's aspects , and GRAND CAIRO . 3.
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George William Curtis. stillness , this universal melancholy in men's aspects , and in their voices , as you note them in quiet con- versation , or in the musical pathos of the muezzin's cry — the intent but composed eagerness with which ...
George William Curtis. stillness , this universal melancholy in men's aspects , and in their voices , as you note them in quiet con- versation , or in the musical pathos of the muezzin's cry — the intent but composed eagerness with which ...
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... melancholy in his mind . The donkey is the feet and carriage of the Cairene . Old Beppo , the legless beggar of the Spanish steps in Rome , given to fame by Hans Christian Andersen , in his Improvisatore , was oriental in many ways ...
... melancholy in his mind . The donkey is the feet and carriage of the Cairene . Old Beppo , the legless beggar of the Spanish steps in Rome , given to fame by Hans Christian Andersen , in his Improvisatore , was oriental in many ways ...
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... melancholy genius of the people seeks to propitiate the awful enemy by these stately and solitary buildings , grouped be- yond the walls in the sand . Even as Andromeda , the king's own child , was exposed to the common foe , so , upon ...
... melancholy genius of the people seeks to propitiate the awful enemy by these stately and solitary buildings , grouped be- yond the walls in the sand . Even as Andromeda , the king's own child , was exposed to the common foe , so , upon ...
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... melancholy eyes . The commander , chagrined that his active duties must commence that evening , and vexed at the result of his diplomacy in the khan , moved sulkily and silently among the pots and pans , while the Howadji sat smoking in ...
... melancholy eyes . The commander , chagrined that his active duties must commence that evening , and vexed at the result of his diplomacy in the khan , moved sulkily and silently among the pots and pans , while the Howadji sat smoking in ...
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