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... stand to tell of the past splendour and greatness of Alexander's wealthy city . At one time the rival of Rome in size , the first commercial city of the world , and embellished by the Ptolemies with the spoils of ancient Egypt ...
... stand to tell of the past splendour and greatness of Alexander's wealthy city . At one time the rival of Rome in size , the first commercial city of the world , and embellished by the Ptolemies with the spoils of ancient Egypt ...
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... stands on a mound of earth about forty feet high , which contains remains of former structures , and has more than once been turned up in the hope of finding treasures . Owing to this examination at its base , the column has settled out ...
... stands on a mound of earth about forty feet high , which contains remains of former structures , and has more than once been turned up in the hope of finding treasures . Owing to this examination at its base , the column has settled out ...
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... standing on a lower eminence than that on which the temple was built , was yet so high as quite to overlook the temple , and was connected with it partly by a subterraneous communication , and partly by a large stair- case . This tower ...
... standing on a lower eminence than that on which the temple was built , was yet so high as quite to overlook the temple , and was connected with it partly by a subterraneous communication , and partly by a large stair- case . This tower ...
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... 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 God's revenge sits heavy on her soul ...
... 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 God's revenge sits heavy on her soul ...
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... he is now that he stands on our globe . our old school lessons we have had to unlearn . Some of One was , that the appearance of water could be perceived in the moon . Astronomers of the first order tell us , MOUNTAINS IN THE MOON .
... he is now that he stands on our globe . our old school lessons we have had to unlearn . Some of One was , that the appearance of water could be perceived in the moon . Astronomers of the first order tell us , MOUNTAINS IN THE MOON .
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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