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Page 124
... night thirteen . On the tenth of Teshrin the first , the day is ten hours , and the night fourteen . On the twenty - sixth of the same , the day is of nine , the night of fifteen hours . Teshrin the second is not reckoned by them , as ...
... night thirteen . On the tenth of Teshrin the first , the day is ten hours , and the night fourteen . On the twenty - sixth of the same , the day is of nine , the night of fifteen hours . Teshrin the second is not reckoned by them , as ...
Page 134
... night ; for the Musco- vites are accustomed to sleep before sun - set , that they may rise in the night : but , as we had not been in the habit of doing so , we could not sleep to take our rest , as they did , till night : and then we ...
... night ; for the Musco- vites are accustomed to sleep before sun - set , that they may rise in the night : but , as we had not been in the habit of doing so , we could not sleep to take our rest , as they did , till night : and then we ...
Page 135
... night , but day , in which there takes place a little obscurity , as the sun does not cease to illumi- minate the air with a portion of its rays ; so much so , that a stranger would not know the night from the day , nor distinguish the ...
... night , but day , in which there takes place a little obscurity , as the sun does not cease to illumi- minate the air with a portion of its rays ; so much so , that a stranger would not know the night from the day , nor distinguish the ...
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