The Quarterly Review, Volumen16John Murray, 1817 |
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... hands of the peasants . ' Even now , ' says this judicious writer , ' the population is decreasing ; and the peasant , although in a fertile country , miserably poor ; for the exactions of government and its officers leave him nothing ...
... hands of the peasants . ' Even now , ' says this judicious writer , ' the population is decreasing ; and the peasant , although in a fertile country , miserably poor ; for the exactions of government and its officers leave him nothing ...
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... hands full of gold . ' Every street in Cairo has a gate at each end , which is shut at eight o'clock , and every person is required to carry a light after it is dark , -a regulation very common in eastern cities , and AS and one which ...
... hands full of gold . ' Every street in Cairo has a gate at each end , which is shut at eight o'clock , and every person is required to carry a light after it is dark , -a regulation very common in eastern cities , and AS and one which ...
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... hand of time has no effect upon them , but they are abandoned to the desert , and many of them will in a few years entirely disappear . ' They proceeded about fourteen miles on asses to Dehr , the capi- tal of Nubia , to wait on Hassan ...
... hand of time has no effect upon them , but they are abandoned to the desert , and many of them will in a few years entirely disappear . ' They proceeded about fourteen miles on asses to Dehr , the capi- tal of Nubia , to wait on Hassan ...
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... hands . ' We are rather surprized at this , as the inscription is none of the shortest ; the place is distinctly pointed out ; and the letters , Mr. Hamilton says , are nearly three inches in length . ' They also landed a second time at ...
... hands . ' We are rather surprized at this , as the inscription is none of the shortest ; the place is distinctly pointed out ; and the letters , Mr. Hamilton says , are nearly three inches in length . ' They also landed a second time at ...
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... hands and knees . The intricacies of its windings re- sembled a labyrinth , and it terminated at length in a chamber much smaller than that which we had left , but , like it , contained nothing to satisfy our curiosity . Our search ...
... hands and knees . The intricacies of its windings re- sembled a labyrinth , and it terminated at length in a chamber much smaller than that which we had left , but , like it , contained nothing to satisfy our curiosity . Our search ...
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