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Page 97
97 like a Roman galley , a stern like a royal yacht , and even the steam from the
chimney described graceful volutes , with academic observance of the line of
beauty . “ We are still somewhat rude and un - European in Shabatz , ” said
Gospody ...
97 like a Roman galley , a stern like a royal yacht , and even the steam from the
chimney described graceful volutes , with academic observance of the line of
beauty . “ We are still somewhat rude and un - European in Shabatz , ” said
Gospody ...
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... the Tartar journey on the high road from Belgrade towards Constantinople : but
the remark is much more applicable to the sylvan beauty of the interior of Servia .
154 ROMANTIC JOURNEY . ceived notice of our advent , H 5.
... the Tartar journey on the high road from Belgrade towards Constantinople : but
the remark is much more applicable to the sylvan beauty of the interior of Servia .
154 ROMANTIC JOURNEY . ceived notice of our advent , H 5.
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The thick woods and the precipitous rocks , which impart rugged beauty to the
valley of the Drina , are here unknown ; the eye wanders over a rich yellow
champaign , to hills which were too distant to present distinct details , but vaguely
grey ...
The thick woods and the precipitous rocks , which impart rugged beauty to the
valley of the Drina , are here unknown ; the eye wanders over a rich yellow
champaign , to hills which were too distant to present distinct details , but vaguely
grey ...
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Or, A Residence in Belgrade, and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the
Interior, During the Years 1843 and 1844 Andrew Archibald Paton. JOVIAL
PARTY . 241 grandeur and beauty of the sites on the Bosniac frontier . The
superior ...
Or, A Residence in Belgrade, and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the
Interior, During the Years 1843 and 1844 Andrew Archibald Paton. JOVIAL
PARTY . 241 grandeur and beauty of the sites on the Bosniac frontier . The
superior ...
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Not being addicted to the bath , like other eastern women , they prolong their
beauty beyond the average climacteric ; and their houses , with rooms opening
on a court - yard and small garden , are favourable to health and beauty . They
are ...
Not being addicted to the bath , like other eastern women , they prolong their
beauty beyond the average climacteric ; and their houses , with rooms opening
on a court - yard and small garden , are favourable to health and beauty . They
are ...
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| Title | Servia, the Youngest Member of the European Family: Or, A Residence in Belgrade, and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, During the Years 1843 and 1844 |
| Author | Andrew Archibald Paton |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 352 pages |
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