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... miles of railway had been built in France in those days ; and from our elevated perch , which we preferred to retain throughout , we had abundant opportunity for a survey of " La belle France , " as we rumbled across it from one end to ...
... miles of railway had been built in France in those days ; and from our elevated perch , which we preferred to retain throughout , we had abundant opportunity for a survey of " La belle France , " as we rumbled across it from one end to ...
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... miles of roads . and streets , the hundreds of carriages plying for hire , the magnificent hotels and handsome villas with their sur rounding gardens , have superseded all that was quaint , Eastern , and picturesque . The Ezebekeyeh ...
... miles of roads . and streets , the hundreds of carriages plying for hire , the magnificent hotels and handsome villas with their sur rounding gardens , have superseded all that was quaint , Eastern , and picturesque . The Ezebekeyeh ...
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... miles long by 150 wide ; and though the Sultan of Turkey cast covetous eyes upon it , and even attempted to lay some claim to sovereignty over it , it was practically an independent country , the supreme author- ity being the Imaum ...
... miles long by 150 wide ; and though the Sultan of Turkey cast covetous eyes upon it , and even attempted to lay some claim to sovereignty over it , it was practically an independent country , the supreme author- ity being the Imaum ...
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... miles distant from it by sea . The Shereef of Mocha , when we visited him , was a great personage , and received us with much ceremony , gave us excellent coffee , which , under the circumstances , was only to be expected , and was ...
... miles distant from it by sea . The Shereef of Mocha , when we visited him , was a great personage , and received us with much ceremony , gave us excellent coffee , which , under the circumstances , was only to be expected , and was ...
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... visited with perfect security . We have annexed a small district adjoining the peninsula , and upon it , three miles from the fortifications , have established a town called Sheikh 12 THE OVERLAND ROUTE FORTY - SIX YEARS AGO .
... visited with perfect security . We have annexed a small district adjoining the peninsula , and upon it , three miles from the fortifications , have established a town called Sheikh 12 THE OVERLAND ROUTE FORTY - SIX YEARS AGO .
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