East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 14
... wall to his lady - love , and murder seemed imminent - my little handmaid brought up another bowl containing a fresh kind of soup . Whilst I cautiously tasted this she went out again and brought in some fried fish on a plate , with a ...
... wall to his lady - love , and murder seemed imminent - my little handmaid brought up another bowl containing a fresh kind of soup . Whilst I cautiously tasted this she went out again and brought in some fried fish on a plate , with a ...
Page 39
... walls were not very high , but at least they served to mark the limits of their domain . There they sat , the father blandly smiling at the fair scene around , the mother tidying up , and the little boy with his head shaved save for two ...
... walls were not very high , but at least they served to mark the limits of their domain . There they sat , the father blandly smiling at the fair scene around , the mother tidying up , and the little boy with his head shaved save for two ...
Page 43
... walls up . Sometimes a box would roll off on the port side , and whilst they were re - fixing it , a bundle placed aft would drop down upon them as the steamer buried its miserable little nose in the sea . I was conscious of the ...
... walls up . Sometimes a box would roll off on the port side , and whilst they were re - fixing it , a bundle placed aft would drop down upon them as the steamer buried its miserable little nose in the sea . I was conscious of the ...
Page 67
... wall of earth and plaster . There are six massive gates , against which a mob unprovided with artillery might thunder in vain . Inside is a vast gravelled area , its bareness broken here and there by a few trees . Standing within the ...
... wall of earth and plaster . There are six massive gates , against which a mob unprovided with artillery might thunder in vain . Inside is a vast gravelled area , its bareness broken here and there by a few trees . Standing within the ...
Page 69
... walls . Unlike the residences of some sovereigns which the public are privileged to gaze upon , here are no mighty four - post bedsteads , no full - bottomed chairs , no tapestry , no carpets nor hangings , no por- traits of ancestors ...
... walls . Unlike the residences of some sovereigns which the public are privileged to gaze upon , here are no mighty four - post bedsteads , no full - bottomed chairs , no tapestry , no carpets nor hangings , no por- traits of ancestors ...
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