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... feet , and that of the Sphinx , number 19 , about thirty - three feet . THE CHURCHES OF ST . PETER AND ST . PAUL 10 6 2 PUBLIC BUILDINGS . erected in Upper Egypt, perhaps as long ago as ...
... feet , and that of the Sphinx , number 19 , about thirty - three feet . THE CHURCHES OF ST . PETER AND ST . PAUL 10 6 2 PUBLIC BUILDINGS . erected in Upper Egypt, perhaps as long ago as ...
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... whole calculated to strike terror into a beholder . The height of this bust is about eighteen feet , and the breadth of the middle face about four . Many other of the figures are equally monstrous ; some THE CAVE OF ELEPHANTA .
... whole calculated to strike terror into a beholder . The height of this bust is about eighteen feet , and the breadth of the middle face about four . Many other of the figures are equally monstrous ; some THE CAVE OF ELEPHANTA .
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... feet , our friend was somewhat surprised to find , instead of an immense body of water , that it was dry , and that a number of silk - twisters were plying their trade there in almost total darkness . The noise of their work and ...
... feet , our friend was somewhat surprised to find , instead of an immense body of water , that it was dry , and that a number of silk - twisters were plying their trade there in almost total darkness . The noise of their work and ...
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... feet deep . The roof is about six feet from the surface of the street , and the chamber extends over more than an acre of ground . The strange dresses of the workmen , their unintelligible talk , and the gloomy aspect of the edifice ...
... feet deep . The roof is about six feet from the surface of the street , and the chamber extends over more than an acre of ground . The strange dresses of the workmen , their unintelligible talk , and the gloomy aspect of the edifice ...
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... feet above the surface of the water . Unlike most other guides , ours was by no means communi- cative , and only by dint of questioning him could we learn anything from him . He said , ' the water was unfathomable , and it was as it ...
... feet above the surface of the water . Unlike most other guides , ours was by no means communi- cative , and only by dint of questioning him could we learn anything from him . He said , ' the water was unfathomable , and it was as it ...
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