A Cruise to the Orient: The World's Greatest Centers of InterestStratford Company, 1921 - 286 Seiten |
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... Greeks have been accustomed to settle ever since the ancient Persians tried to drive them out . To be sure , there is allowed to remain here a Turkish suzerainty , which however is little more than a nominal sovereignty , the practical ...
... Greeks have been accustomed to settle ever since the ancient Persians tried to drive them out . To be sure , there is allowed to remain here a Turkish suzerainty , which however is little more than a nominal sovereignty , the practical ...
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... Greeks on the shores of the Black Sea must have rejoiced at this strengthening of their homeland government . From Italy , which had wrested the possessions from Turkey in the North African war , came by an exchange of concessions the ...
... Greeks on the shores of the Black Sea must have rejoiced at this strengthening of their homeland government . From Italy , which had wrested the possessions from Turkey in the North African war , came by an exchange of concessions the ...
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... Greeks . As to the other islands , they were properly turned over outright , since from time immemorial they have been essen- tially Grecian in civilization . Measurably satisfied must be a nation nearly trebling both its territory and ...
... Greeks . As to the other islands , they were properly turned over outright , since from time immemorial they have been essen- tially Grecian in civilization . Measurably satisfied must be a nation nearly trebling both its territory and ...
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... Greeks or others of a different race . The Sultan , with a recognized spiritual sway like that of Pope of Rome , is after all not an entirely independent civil ruler . The contention is that we should not affront the sensibilities of ...
... Greeks or others of a different race . The Sultan , with a recognized spiritual sway like that of Pope of Rome , is after all not an entirely independent civil ruler . The contention is that we should not affront the sensibilities of ...
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... Greek art , and antedating the beginning of the Christian era , perhaps by four centuries . Older still is the Moabite Stone there , speaking of the " king of Israel " nine centuries before Christ , and yet more ancient is the [ 93 ] ...
... Greek art , and antedating the beginning of the Christian era , perhaps by four centuries . Older still is the Moabite Stone there , speaking of the " king of Israel " nine centuries before Christ , and yet more ancient is the [ 93 ] ...
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Acropolis Africa Allied American amid ancient antiquity army ASTOR Athenian Athens Austria-Hungary Ben-Hur Biblical Black Sea Bosporus British brought Bulgaria Cairo called carried CENOX century Christ Christian Church Constantine Constantinople cross Dardanelles earth Eastern Egypt Egyptian Emperor Empire enemy England erected father feet fleet France French Galata Bridge gave German glory gold Golden Horn Greece Greek half historic holy human hundred inscription island Jerusalem Karnak king land Land of Punt later lovely Luxor marble memories ment miles military millions Museum nations nearly never Nile once Paris pass Paul peace Pharaoh race reached river rock Roman Roman Forum Rome round ruins Russia scene Scriptural seemed Serbia ship side soldiers Sophia speak standing stone success Sultan temple territory Thebes Theseus thing thousand throne TILDEN tion tomb tower treaty triumph troops Turkish Turks victory walls whole wonders
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Seite 171 - AND thou hast walked about, (how strange a story!) In Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And Time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Seite 260 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Seite 193 - Lo ! in that house of misery A lady with a lamp I see Pass through the glimmering gloom, And flit from room to room. And slow, as in a dream of bliss, The speechless sufferer turns to kiss Her shadow, as it falls Upon the darkening walls.
Seite 41 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; That opened not the house of his prisoners?
Seite 1 - We are living, we are dwelling In a grand and awful time; In an age on ages telling, To be living is sublime!
Seite 161 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water : the poop was beaten gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that The winds were love-sick with them...
Seite 259 - Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Seite 250 - E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to Thee. 2 Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to Thee.
Seite 119 - The Niobe of nations, — there she stands, Childless and crownless, in her voiceless woe ; An empty urn within her withered hands, Whose holy dust was scattered long ago ; The Scipios...
Seite 160 - Yare, yare, good Iras; quick. — Methinks, I hear Antony call; I see him rouse himself To praise my noble act; I hear him mock The luck of...