The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... remains of Babylon , where excavations on a large scale have been carried on since 1899. Babylon seems to have existed in prehistoric times , though the earliest houses are not more than 4,000 years old and the glories of the city date ...
... remains of Babylon , where excavations on a large scale have been carried on since 1899. Babylon seems to have existed in prehistoric times , though the earliest houses are not more than 4,000 years old and the glories of the city date ...
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... remains of the cradle of Christi- anity . Peace may at last be within her walls , but the prosperity of her palaces has disappeared . Indeed , very little remains of her ancient city . The walls were built in the sixteenth century , all ...
... remains of the cradle of Christi- anity . Peace may at last be within her walls , but the prosperity of her palaces has disappeared . Indeed , very little remains of her ancient city . The walls were built in the sixteenth century , all ...
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... remains in a half - slumbering condition , but at long intervals vast crowds of pilgrims come thither to do reverence to the Holy Coat . It is usually displayed to the faithful from the high altar of the Cathedral about three times in a ...
... remains in a half - slumbering condition , but at long intervals vast crowds of pilgrims come thither to do reverence to the Holy Coat . It is usually displayed to the faithful from the high altar of the Cathedral about three times in a ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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