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... paces the gigantic round of the Coliseum , and its now ruined and deserted walls appear to his fervid imagination crowded with the myriads eager to THE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA . 1 witness the contests of THE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA. ...
... paces the gigantic round of the Coliseum , and its now ruined and deserted walls appear to his fervid imagination crowded with the myriads eager to THE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA . 1 witness the contests of THE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA. ...
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... appears that no labour has been exerted to remove or to diminish the inequalities which time has produced . Dr. Olive tells us that the houses are built on mountains of rubbish , which are probably twenty , thirty , or fifty feet above ...
... appears that no labour has been exerted to remove or to diminish the inequalities which time has produced . Dr. Olive tells us that the houses are built on mountains of rubbish , which are probably twenty , thirty , or fifty feet above ...
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... appear- ance and safety in use . Indeed , from the accounts which travellers give , it must require no little nerve to trust ones- self to the rickety things of rope that cross some of the rivers in India . In the tour which Mr. Fraser ...
... appear- ance and safety in use . Indeed , from the accounts which travellers give , it must require no little nerve to trust ones- self to the rickety things of rope that cross some of the rivers in India . In the tour which Mr. Fraser ...
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... short line meant to point out the course of our " royal - tower'd Thames . " There our " Severn swift " appears too small to drown a fly ; while Trent , FALLS OF NIAGARA . " That like some earth - THE FALLS OF NIAGARA ...
... short line meant to point out the course of our " royal - tower'd Thames . " There our " Severn swift " appears too small to drown a fly ; while Trent , FALLS OF NIAGARA . " That like some earth - THE FALLS OF NIAGARA ...
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... appear at all , appear but as microscopic spots , too minute for any distinction of form or direction . See But let us direct our attention to a map of the north- eastern portion of the great continent of America . how deeply is its ...
... appear at all , appear but as microscopic spots , too minute for any distinction of form or direction . See But let us direct our attention to a map of the north- eastern portion of the great continent of America . how deeply is its ...
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ALNWICK CASTLE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA ancient ancient Greece appear arches arena ascend basaltic columns beauty boat bridge buildings built Canada Caroline cataract cistern cliffs climbed clouds coast Constantinople cross dark deep depth descended edge edifice Egypt ELEPHANTA Emperor erected excite extremity FALLS OF NIAGARA feet in height Fingal's Cave fortress GIANT'S CAUSEWAY gladiator glories Goat Island Greeks hands head Herod immense inhabitants inscription Jebusites Jerusalem Jews Josephus King ladder lakes ledge length look Lord magnificent marble Menai Strait mighty miles monuments moon Mosque mountains narrow Navy Island nearly neck occupied ocean overhang palace passed perpendicular Peter Botte POMPEY'S PILLAR precipice present river rock Roman Rome roof ropes round seen shore side siege splendour spot Staffa staircase stone stream streets structure surface temple thousand Titus tower travellers Turk United States territory Upper Canada vast vault volcanic walls Warrow wonder worship