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 |
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The capital of Bosnia , a large and beautiful city , which is often called the
Damascus of the North . ? In this part of Turkey in Europe robbers , as well as
rebels , are called Haiducks : like the caterans of the Highlands of Scotland , they
were ...
The capital of Bosnia , a large and beautiful city , which is often called the
Damascus of the North . ? In this part of Turkey in Europe robbers , as well as
rebels , are called Haiducks : like the caterans of the Highlands of Scotland , they
were ...
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... the frontier quarantine , called Raska , which is situated at two hours ' distance
from Novibazar . DIRECTOR OF THE QUARANTINE . In the midst of an.
... the frontier quarantine , called Raska , which is situated at two hours ' distance
from Novibazar . DIRECTOR OF THE QUARANTINE . In the midst of an.
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The archbishop , since the departure of the Turks , has repeatedly called on Simo
to repudiate his second wife ; but the principal obstacle is the first wife , who looks
upon the second as a sort of sister : under these anomalous circumstances ...
The archbishop , since the departure of the Turks , has repeatedly called on Simo
to repudiate his second wife ; but the principal obstacle is the first wife , who looks
upon the second as a sort of sister : under these anomalous circumstances ...
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And elsewhere , with reference to the Latin heresy , as it was called , “ the
Orthodox Czar ” was bound to use the most vigorous means for its extirpation ;
those who resisted were to be put to death . At the death of a noble , his arms
belonged ...
And elsewhere , with reference to the Latin heresy , as it was called , “ the
Orthodox Czar ” was bound to use the most vigorous means for its extirpation ;
those who resisted were to be put to death . At the death of a noble , his arms
belonged ...
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This spring is called Potainitza , or the mysterious waters . Posharevatz ,
miscalled Passarowitz , is historically remarkable , as the place where Prince
Eugene , in 1718 , after his brilliant victories of the previous year , including the
capture of ...
This spring is called Potainitza , or the mysterious waters . Posharevatz ,
miscalled Passarowitz , is historically remarkable , as the place where Prince
Eugene , in 1718 , after his brilliant victories of the previous year , including the
capture of ...
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