Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... stones on which the fabric of a nation is built . There is a striking difference between the stateliness of St. Petersburg and the picturesqueness of Moscow . The former is an unbroken level , with wide streets and handsome buildings ...
... stones on which the fabric of a nation is built . There is a striking difference between the stateliness of St. Petersburg and the picturesqueness of Moscow . The former is an unbroken level , with wide streets and handsome buildings ...
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... Stone , " and passing on , we may find traces of the conquests of Helvetians and Allobroges , of Romans , and Burgundians , and Germans . Men of all ages and all creeds will accost us ; traditions of persecutions and treacheries , and ...
... Stone , " and passing on , we may find traces of the conquests of Helvetians and Allobroges , of Romans , and Burgundians , and Germans . Men of all ages and all creeds will accost us ; traditions of persecutions and treacheries , and ...
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... stones the story of ancient heroes ; we stand upon the Sacred Way leading all od : W.C.Keene to Eleusis ; then turning into Hermes Street , we mingle with the gay crowd clad in the costumes of Greek , Albanian , Islandor , Suliote , and ...
... stones the story of ancient heroes ; we stand upon the Sacred Way leading all od : W.C.Keene to Eleusis ; then turning into Hermes Street , we mingle with the gay crowd clad in the costumes of Greek , Albanian , Islandor , Suliote , and ...
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... stone's - throw to Mars Hill , and we can ascend it by the very steps that Socrates trod as he went to face the dread tribunal , and by which St. Paul ascended when he went to declare the ignorantly worshipped " Unknown God . " There ...
... stone's - throw to Mars Hill , and we can ascend it by the very steps that Socrates trod as he went to face the dread tribunal , and by which St. Paul ascended when he went to declare the ignorantly worshipped " Unknown God . " There ...
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... stone , or iron building 25 feet front , and from four to six storeys high , for each hour of that time . " Smart work that ! and no wonder that in Chicago the objects of interest are the people , especially those antique persons who ...
... stone , or iron building 25 feet front , and from four to six storeys high , for each hour of that time . " Smart work that ! and no wonder that in Chicago the objects of interest are the people , especially those antique persons who ...
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Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1 Edwin Hodder No preview available - 1882 |
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