The two creations: nature and art1849 |
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... feeling of bewilderment that for the first few minutes crept over me . Rows of marble columns seemed to rise endlessly , while their polished surfaces glistened in the torch - light . The Eastern dress of our guide , his flowing beard ...
... feeling of bewilderment that for the first few minutes crept over me . Rows of marble columns seemed to rise endlessly , while their polished surfaces glistened in the torch - light . The Eastern dress of our guide , his flowing beard ...
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Two creations. mitted , when horror and remorse seized the perpetrators ; the feeling of shame and repentance spread , and the m : yr- dom of Telemachus sealed the condemnation of gladiatorial exhibitions , and ensured the submission of ...
Two creations. mitted , when horror and remorse seized the perpetrators ; the feeling of shame and repentance spread , and the m : yr- dom of Telemachus sealed the condemnation of gladiatorial exhibitions , and ensured the submission of ...
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... feelings shocked by what was considered absolutely necessary to such a building the dungeon . That of Alnwick Castle is a horrible stone cell underground , and has no entrance but by a trap - door or iron grate . 11 6 2 ALNWICK CASTLE ...
... feelings shocked by what was considered absolutely necessary to such a building the dungeon . That of Alnwick Castle is a horrible stone cell underground , and has no entrance but by a trap - door or iron grate . 11 6 2 ALNWICK CASTLE ...
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... feeling of melancholy and sadness . The pavement apparently has never been relaid since the days of the Romans , and is rugged , sharp , and steep to a degree that would founder any horse but a Syrian , to whom a broken staircase seems ...
... feeling of melancholy and sadness . The pavement apparently has never been relaid since the days of the Romans , and is rugged , sharp , and steep to a degree that would founder any horse but a Syrian , to whom a broken staircase seems ...
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... feelings that I first launched out on the machine to cross the Sutlej . We found , however , that accidents sometimes occur ; and it was scarcely twelve months since a Brahmin , who had come from Cooloo , having loaded the ropes with ...
... feelings that I first launched out on the machine to cross the Sutlej . We found , however , that accidents sometimes occur ; and it was scarcely twelve months since a Brahmin , who had come from Cooloo , having loaded the ropes with ...
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