The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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Page 34
... less and less potent as time rolls on , unless its weight is increased . This may be done , but in the end the profits of the mines suffer , and , in time , the whole affair is thrown up in disgust , even if the malice , jealousy ...
... less and less potent as time rolls on , unless its weight is increased . This may be done , but in the end the profits of the mines suffer , and , in time , the whole affair is thrown up in disgust , even if the malice , jealousy ...
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... less accuracy in every nation in the world . But were they to have a less marked physiognomy , consequent on their long isolation , owing to the religious persecution and social ostracism which for 1,800 years have been their un ...
... less accuracy in every nation in the world . But were they to have a less marked physiognomy , consequent on their long isolation , owing to the religious persecution and social ostracism which for 1,800 years have been their un ...
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... less than England and five times less than France . In reality it comprises some 2,096,000 square miles , forty times the area of England , and more than all the other States of Europe combined . From north to south , Russia in Europe ...
... less than England and five times less than France . In reality it comprises some 2,096,000 square miles , forty times the area of England , and more than all the other States of Europe combined . From north to south , Russia in Europe ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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