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Page 22
... seen the sparkling blue Aegean , whit- ened by many a sail . Before him was the Hill of Mars , seat of that most venerable tribunal , the Aeropagus . Above him towered the Acropolis , with its temples glittering in the air ; and there ...
... seen the sparkling blue Aegean , whit- ened by many a sail . Before him was the Hill of Mars , seat of that most venerable tribunal , the Aeropagus . Above him towered the Acropolis , with its temples glittering in the air ; and there ...
Page 88
... seen today . A lady earlier bought some silk . " I shook his hand and said , " Oh . How disappointing . I had hoped to mislead you with my British accent by jove . " " It would not have done , sahib . " He explained , " The British do ...
... seen today . A lady earlier bought some silk . " I shook his hand and said , " Oh . How disappointing . I had hoped to mislead you with my British accent by jove . " " It would not have done , sahib . " He explained , " The British do ...
Page 110
... seen here in perfection . The surface is smooth and velvety . The cenotaph of the Empress Mumtaz Mahal occupies the middle of the floor and about six inches apart and a little higher is the cenotaph of her Lord , Shah Jahan . Together ...
... seen here in perfection . The surface is smooth and velvety . The cenotaph of the Empress Mumtaz Mahal occupies the middle of the floor and about six inches apart and a little higher is the cenotaph of her Lord , Shah Jahan . Together ...
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Farewell to Youth | 1 |
Has War a Moral | 13 |
A Free India | 31 |
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