Modern India and the Indians: Being a Series of Impressions, Notes, and EssaysTrübner and Company, 1879 - 365 pages |
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... and others of fantastic shapes , separated from the cliffs by seething channels , stood out from the main- land , or seemed to thrust themselves forward as if to court the first dash of the waves which covered their 2 MODERN INDIA .
... and others of fantastic shapes , separated from the cliffs by seething channels , stood out from the main- land , or seemed to thrust themselves forward as if to court the first dash of the waves which covered their 2 MODERN INDIA .
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... land called the neutral ground . The latter is washed on both sides by the Mediterranean . At the furthest extremity of the promontory is Europa Point , with a lighthouse . The town of Gibraltar , resting on a long line of batteries ...
... land called the neutral ground . The latter is washed on both sides by the Mediterranean . At the furthest extremity of the promontory is Europa Point , with a lighthouse . The town of Gibraltar , resting on a long line of batteries ...
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... land , as , once out of the town , they would certainly be killed by the Moors , between whom and the Spaniards inveterate enmity subsists . I believe some ec- centric person , or persons , once started the idea that it would be well ...
... land , as , once out of the town , they would certainly be killed by the Moors , between whom and the Spaniards inveterate enmity subsists . I believe some ec- centric person , or persons , once started the idea that it would be well ...
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... lands for a few hours , hover about the decks of the steamers offering lace and coral ornaments at four times their value . The knowing pur- chaser waits till the steamer is just starting , and then bids a fourth of the first price ...
... lands for a few hours , hover about the decks of the steamers offering lace and coral ornaments at four times their value . The knowing pur- chaser waits till the steamer is just starting , and then bids a fourth of the first price ...
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... land till we approached Port Said . The whole stretch of sea is , I believe , 900 miles long . Here would lie the danger to our commerce in case of any great naval power commanding the Black Sea and the coast of Syria . On Sunday the ...
... land till we approached Port Said . The whole stretch of sea is , I believe , 900 miles long . Here would lie the danger to our commerce in case of any great naval power commanding the Black Sea and the coast of Syria . On Sunday the ...
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