Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... dazzling white marble of Pentelicus standing out against the sky - the solitary but magnificent remains of the. GENERAL VIEW OF ATHENS . ( From a Photograph by Messrs . F. Frith & Co. ) FANEUIL HALL , BOSTON . OLD MARKET - HOUSE ,
... dazzling white marble of Pentelicus standing out against the sky - the solitary but magnificent remains of the. GENERAL VIEW OF ATHENS . ( From a Photograph by Messrs . F. Frith & Co. ) FANEUIL HALL , BOSTON . OLD MARKET - HOUSE ,
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... marble seats which rise tier upon tier on the hill - side , and view the same stage which saw the produc- tion of the plays of Eschylus , Sophocles , Euripides , and all the great masterpieces of the Attic drama . We shall behold , too ...
... marble seats which rise tier upon tier on the hill - side , and view the same stage which saw the produc- tion of the plays of Eschylus , Sophocles , Euripides , and all the great masterpieces of the Attic drama . We shall behold , too ...
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... marble , and that of the founder in stucco - to replace on their shelves in the famous library the 700,000 volumes which constituted the literature of the whole world - to hear above the noise of business competition the voice of St ...
... marble , and that of the founder in stucco - to replace on their shelves in the famous library the 700,000 volumes which constituted the literature of the whole world - to hear above the noise of business competition the voice of St ...
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... marble , and the façade looking towards Asia across the strait is nearly half a mile long . It seems capable of accommodating all the royal courts of the world , so vast is it , resembling more a small compact city than a palace . In ...
... marble , and the façade looking towards Asia across the strait is nearly half a mile long . It seems capable of accommodating all the royal courts of the world , so vast is it , resembling more a small compact city than a palace . In ...
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... marble ; and everywhere these things will stand out in startling contrast with meanness and filth . Yet all is Oriental , and even the dirt and squalor are not unfre- quently picturesque . On the first of the Seven Hills - that which ...
... marble ; and everywhere these things will stand out in startling contrast with meanness and filth . Yet all is Oriental , and even the dirt and squalor are not unfre- quently picturesque . On the first of the Seven Hills - that which ...
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