Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... seen from old standpoints . It has been the desire of the writer to tell the history of each great city in as concise a form as possible , and to connect the leading events of history with existing monuments in art and architecture and ...
... seen from old standpoints . It has been the desire of the writer to tell the history of each great city in as concise a form as possible , and to connect the leading events of history with existing monuments in art and architecture and ...
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... seen in the wider view from the battlements , we find that still more wonderful is the collection of churches and palaces within the Kremlin , with their walls and domes coloured gold , silver , red , green , white , and blue , yet ...
... seen in the wider view from the battlements , we find that still more wonderful is the collection of churches and palaces within the Kremlin , with their walls and domes coloured gold , silver , red , green , white , and blue , yet ...
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... seen Rousseau wandering in the so - called " Bosquet de Julie , " celebrated in his " Nouvelle Héloïse , " and have talked with this " wild , self - torturing sophist ; " not till we have been told again the chivalrous story of the De ...
... seen Rousseau wandering in the so - called " Bosquet de Julie , " celebrated in his " Nouvelle Héloïse , " and have talked with this " wild , self - torturing sophist ; " not till we have been told again the chivalrous story of the De ...
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... seen , at all hours of the day , a motley crowd , dressed for the most part in bright colours , and all intent on doing nothing ; mules are passing and re - passing , as if proud to show off their dangling tassels and bright worsted ...
... seen , at all hours of the day , a motley crowd , dressed for the most part in bright colours , and all intent on doing nothing ; mules are passing and re - passing , as if proud to show off their dangling tassels and bright worsted ...
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... seen — a perfect fairyland of vegetation , through and above which may be caught glimpses of arabesque traceries , kiosks , cupolas and domes . Looking now across the waters to the right , we see a vast city of yellow , white , purple ...
... seen — a perfect fairyland of vegetation , through and above which may be caught glimpses of arabesque traceries , kiosks , cupolas and domes . Looking now across the waters to the right , we see a vast city of yellow , white , purple ...
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Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect (Classic ... Edwin Hodder No preview available - 2016 |
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