The North American Review, Volume 4University of Northern Iowa, 1965 - North American review and miscellaneous journal |
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Page 341
many eminences that are dug into for bricks , as well as heaps of bricks , themselves . These bricks ( he says ) are a foot square , and remarkably well baked ; and having original- ly been laid in matter that had no degree of tenacity ...
many eminences that are dug into for bricks , as well as heaps of bricks , themselves . These bricks ( he says ) are a foot square , and remarkably well baked ; and having original- ly been laid in matter that had no degree of tenacity ...
Page 344
... bricks , too , are to be traced among the buildings of Bagdad and other cities ; as we find Roman bricks in and about those towns , that were formerly Roman stations , in Great Britain . The palace of Chosroes in Ctesephon ( now called ...
... bricks , too , are to be traced among the buildings of Bagdad and other cities ; as we find Roman bricks in and about those towns , that were formerly Roman stations , in Great Britain . The palace of Chosroes in Ctesephon ( now called ...
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... bricks , seems to indicate the haste of an ignorant labourer , rather than work performed under the direction of a skilful artist , or a man of science . Bricks thus rudely manufactured and stamped , and of which the characters are not ...
... bricks , seems to indicate the haste of an ignorant labourer , rather than work performed under the direction of a skilful artist , or a man of science . Bricks thus rudely manufactured and stamped , and of which the characters are not ...
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