Around the World with General Grant: A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant, Ex-president of the United States, to Various Countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1979 : to which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History, Volume 1, Part 2American News Company, 1879 |
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Page 324
... built houses , planted orange trees , and one would suppose that upon soil so fertile and in a climate so mild there would have been a practical success - the achievement of mate- rial benefits something like what the Mormons achieved ...
... built houses , planted orange trees , and one would suppose that upon soil so fertile and in a climate so mild there would have been a practical success - the achievement of mate- rial benefits something like what the Mormons achieved ...
Page 343
... built on the ruins of the old city , and whatever one may question in the sacred writings , you cannot come to Palestine and doubt the geography . Every step you take convinces you of the geographical accuracy of the prophets and ...
... built on the ruins of the old city , and whatever one may question in the sacred writings , you cannot come to Palestine and doubt the geography . Every step you take convinces you of the geographical accuracy of the prophets and ...
Page 351
... , and lauded the steady endurance , the frugality , the obedience and courage of their men . STREET IN CONSTANTINOPLE . Many excursions were made to the various palaces built by the recent predecessors of the present Sultan , who all.
... , and lauded the steady endurance , the frugality , the obedience and courage of their men . STREET IN CONSTANTINOPLE . Many excursions were made to the various palaces built by the recent predecessors of the present Sultan , who all.
Page 357
... built a Parthenon . But alas ! great Pan is dead , and we a traveling party visit these ancient shrines , and wonder whether with modern civilization and its conventionalities we ever can pro- duce such noble monuments . I think that ...
... built a Parthenon . But alas ! great Pan is dead , and we a traveling party visit these ancient shrines , and wonder whether with modern civilization and its conventionalities we ever can pro- duce such noble monuments . I think that ...
Page 367
... to wonder . The Pitti Palace and its col- lection is on our books for that day , and the General , who has no tire in him , pays it a long visit . The architecture is a masterpiece of Brunelleschi , built originally for a rival of.
... to wonder . The Pitti Palace and its col- lection is on our books for that day , and the General , who has no tire in him , pays it a long visit . The architecture is a masterpiece of Brunelleschi , built originally for a rival of.
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