Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... occupied by the women and children during the siege , " and where in imagination we may hear again the glorious tramp of the avenging army , and the ringing cheers of the besieged as they welcome Havelock , Outram , and Colin Campbell ...
... occupied by the women and children during the siege , " and where in imagination we may hear again the glorious tramp of the avenging army , and the ringing cheers of the besieged as they welcome Havelock , Outram , and Colin Campbell ...
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... occupied by hills , while its apex is the celebrated Seraglio Point . But by Constantinople Europeans understand not only the whole of the harp - shaped city of Stamboul ( the Turkish name for Constantinople ) , but the suburbs of ...
... occupied by hills , while its apex is the celebrated Seraglio Point . But by Constantinople Europeans understand not only the whole of the harp - shaped city of Stamboul ( the Turkish name for Constantinople ) , but the suburbs of ...
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... occupied was but a portion of the small peninsula on which Stamboul now stands , it soon became a prosperous place . So much wealth was derived from the fisheries that the harbour of Byzantium was called the " Golden Horn ; " and the ...
... occupied was but a portion of the small peninsula on which Stamboul now stands , it soon became a prosperous place . So much wealth was derived from the fisheries that the harbour of Byzantium was called the " Golden Horn ; " and the ...
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... occupied by Christian worshippers , as it may be ere many years go round . The Christ is not effaced , but only concealed for a time — a prophecy of the future . ” Everywhere in the mosque are to be found traces of the church , although ...
... occupied by Christian worshippers , as it may be ere many years go round . The Christ is not effaced , but only concealed for a time — a prophecy of the future . ” Everywhere in the mosque are to be found traces of the church , although ...
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... occupied by tobacco merchants , where every kind of tobacco , from the finest ever made to the coarsest ever smoked , is displayed , mostly in pyramids sur- mounted by a lemon ; another bazaar , strongly scented , is that of the drugs ...
... occupied by tobacco merchants , where every kind of tobacco , from the finest ever made to the coarsest ever smoked , is displayed , mostly in pyramids sur- mounted by a lemon ; another bazaar , strongly scented , is that of the drugs ...
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