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... appearance of these , as they leant over the bulwarks of the steamer , was the signal for a shout of derisive laughter , curses , and stone - throwing on the part of the crowd of ill - fed and ill - conditioned boys who thronged the ...
... appearance of these , as they leant over the bulwarks of the steamer , was the signal for a shout of derisive laughter , curses , and stone - throwing on the part of the crowd of ill - fed and ill - conditioned boys who thronged the ...
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... appearance , and Majorca . To the latter we steamed quite close , and its great mountain - peaks , dotted on their lower slopes with white cottages , spoke of the beautiful scenery that must exist in the valleys of that island . Then ...
... appearance , and Majorca . To the latter we steamed quite close , and its great mountain - peaks , dotted on their lower slopes with white cottages , spoke of the beautiful scenery that must exist in the valleys of that island . Then ...
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... appearance of Sam- sun is disappointing . Instead of finding , as one might imagine , a typical Turkish town , rows of neat white villas rise from the water's edge up the sides of the steep hills , and were it not for the presence of a ...
... appearance of Sam- sun is disappointing . Instead of finding , as one might imagine , a typical Turkish town , rows of neat white villas rise from the water's edge up the sides of the steep hills , and were it not for the presence of a ...
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... appearance of impenetrable beauty . So thickly do the forests grow that in many places the trees are so crowded together as never to gain their full proportions . It is amongst hills thus wooded that the merchants of Batum have cleared ...
... appearance of impenetrable beauty . So thickly do the forests grow that in many places the trees are so crowded together as never to gain their full proportions . It is amongst hills thus wooded that the merchants of Batum have cleared ...
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... appearance ; on the contrary , if there is any fault to find , it is in their over - refine- ment of looks . Dressed nearly all in the fine black cherkess — the close - fitting coat with its long loose folds almost like a skirt , which ...
... appearance ; on the contrary , if there is any fault to find , it is in their over - refine- ment of looks . Dressed nearly all in the fine black cherkess — the close - fitting coat with its long loose folds almost like a skirt , which ...
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