Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 31
... hill is divided into several eminences by low depressions , the highest point , to the north , being 2,723 feet ... hill Bezetha , and on it , near St. Stephen's Gate , the Church of St. Anne . West of this the hill of Akra , and on its ...
... hill is divided into several eminences by low depressions , the highest point , to the north , being 2,723 feet ... hill Bezetha , and on it , near St. Stephen's Gate , the Church of St. Anne . West of this the hill of Akra , and on its ...
Page 83
... Hill , the Areopagus ; you have ascended the steps that Socrates ascended when he stood before the dread tribunal ; you have trodden in the identical footsteps of St. Paul ; you stand on the spot where he made his noble defence . From a ...
... Hill , the Areopagus ; you have ascended the steps that Socrates ascended when he stood before the dread tribunal ; you have trodden in the identical footsteps of St. Paul ; you stand on the spot where he made his noble defence . From a ...
Page 89
... hill - fort ; it still has its acropolis , part of the circuit of whose wall can be traced . It is crowned by a church and bell - tower , of no wonderful architecture , certainly , but which we trust may be allowed to abide , even ...
... hill - fort ; it still has its acropolis , part of the circuit of whose wall can be traced . It is crowned by a church and bell - tower , of no wonderful architecture , certainly , but which we trust may be allowed to abide , even ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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