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... to finish that which Constantine had so magnificently begun ; till , in its surpassing beauty and impregnable strength , Constantinople became the wonder as well as the capital of the world ARCHES UNDER CONSTANTINOPLE. ...
... to finish that which Constantine had so magnificently begun ; till , in its surpassing beauty and impregnable strength , Constantinople became the wonder as well as the capital of the world ARCHES UNDER CONSTANTINOPLE. ...
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... beauty . The capital is of the Corin- thian order of architecture , but coarsely executed , from which some writers would infer that the column is not of very ancient date . At the top there are to be found pieces of iron , as if the ...
... beauty . The capital is of the Corin- thian order of architecture , but coarsely executed , from which some writers would infer that the column is not of very ancient date . At the top there are to be found pieces of iron , as if the ...
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... beauty in Jerusalem , or in the hills that stand round about her , it is the sublime beauty of stern endurance ; for Jerusalem is ruined : ' - her house is left unto her desolate ; ' ' Still o'er her head the clouds of sorrow roll , And ...
... beauty in Jerusalem , or in the hills that stand round about her , it is the sublime beauty of stern endurance ; for Jerusalem is ruined : ' - her house is left unto her desolate ; ' ' Still o'er her head the clouds of sorrow roll , And ...
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... beauty , are likely to engage the attention . Eight or ten minarets mark the position of so many mosques in different parts of the town , but they are only noticed because of their elevation above surrounding edifices . Within the north ...
... beauty , are likely to engage the attention . Eight or ten minarets mark the position of so many mosques in different parts of the town , but they are only noticed because of their elevation above surrounding edifices . Within the north ...
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... , and at length again pour onwards in milk- white foam . But no words can describe the terrific beauty of the scene . The traveller , on first beholding it , is lost and bewildered : he visits it again and again , in THE FALLS OF NIAGARA .
... , and at length again pour onwards in milk- white foam . But no words can describe the terrific beauty of the scene . The traveller , on first beholding it , is lost and bewildered : he visits it again and again , in THE FALLS OF NIAGARA .
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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