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... once passed the old uniformity returns , the line being again almost unbroken for a 1 See Eckhel , Doctr . Num . Vet . p . 441 . * “ Η τῶν ̓Αραδίων παραλία , xvi . 2 , § 12 . distance of seventy - five miles , from Haifa to 2 [ CH . I ...
... once passed the old uniformity returns , the line being again almost unbroken for a 1 See Eckhel , Doctr . Num . Vet . p . 441 . * “ Η τῶν ̓Αραδίων παραλία , xvi . 2 , § 12 . distance of seventy - five miles , from Haifa to 2 [ CH . I ...
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... once its protection , the source of its greatness , and its crowning beauty . Extended in a continuous line for a distance of above a hundred miles , with an average elevation of from 6,000 to 8,000 feet , and steepest on its eastern ...
... once its protection , the source of its greatness , and its crowning beauty . Extended in a continuous line for a distance of above a hundred miles , with an average elevation of from 6,000 to 8,000 feet , and steepest on its eastern ...
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... once seen is never forgotten ; but deeper still is the impression left on the mind , when one looks down over its terraced slopes clothed in their gorgeous foliage , and through the vistas of its magnificent glens , on the broad and ...
... once seen is never forgotten ; but deeper still is the impression left on the mind , when one looks down over its terraced slopes clothed in their gorgeous foliage , and through the vistas of its magnificent glens , on the broad and ...
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... once . ' Where the gorge is the deepest , opposite the Castle of Belfort ( the modern Kulat - esh - Shukif ) , the river suddenly makes a turn at right angles , altering its course from nearly due south to nearly due west , and cuts ...
... once . ' Where the gorge is the deepest , opposite the Castle of Belfort ( the modern Kulat - esh - Shukif ) , the river suddenly makes a turn at right angles , altering its course from nearly due south to nearly due west , and cuts ...
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... once a year only , but many times . It enters the Mediterranean about four miles south of Byblus ( Jebeil ) and six north of Djouni . The Lycus or Nahr - el - Kelb ( Dog River ' ) flows from the northern and western flanks of Jebel ...
... once a year only , but many times . It enters the Mediterranean about four miles south of Byblus ( Jebeil ) and six north of Djouni . The Lycus or Nahr - el - Kelb ( Dog River ' ) flows from the northern and western flanks of Jebel ...
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