The Cradle of the Blue Nile: A Visit to the Court of King John of Ethiopia, Volume 1J. Murray, 1877 - Blue Nile River (Ethiopia and Sudan) |
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... hundred yards from the main land , and the square flat - topped houses have no pretence to architectural beauty ; but some of them are adorned with latticed windows in carved wood , which have a very picturesque effect as they stand out ...
... hundred yards from the main land , and the square flat - topped houses have no pretence to architectural beauty ; but some of them are adorned with latticed windows in carved wood , which have a very picturesque effect as they stand out ...
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... hundreds of little round nests , with small holes in the centre , from which numberless birds of bright yellow plumage kept popping in and out , filling the air with their joyous song . To our surprise , we found the great branches of ...
... hundreds of little round nests , with small holes in the centre , from which numberless birds of bright yellow plumage kept popping in and out , filling the air with their joyous song . To our surprise , we found the great branches of ...
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... hundred years ago . Between 1810 and 1860 the Turks do not seem to have done much to disturb the west coast of the Red Sea , though they never lost an opportunity of saying that it belonged to them , and exercising some control over the ...
... hundred years ago . Between 1810 and 1860 the Turks do not seem to have done much to disturb the west coast of the Red Sea , though they never lost an opportunity of saying that it belonged to them , and exercising some control over the ...
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... hundred or so of slaves and eunuchs for the royal mar- riage ceremonies at Cairo , which I have before alluded to . While this slave stayed , his word was law and his slightest wish humbly obeyed ; and , when he left , he was ...
... hundred or so of slaves and eunuchs for the royal mar- riage ceremonies at Cairo , which I have before alluded to . While this slave stayed , his word was law and his slightest wish humbly obeyed ; and , when he left , he was ...
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... hundred and twenty strokes of the basti- nado apiece , so as to be sure that at least one of the men who had helped him was punished . I may here mention that though Aba Kassié was a prisoner , he was also , strangely enough , a ...
... hundred and twenty strokes of the basti- nado apiece , so as to be sure that at least one of the men who had helped him was punished . I may here mention that though Aba Kassié was a prisoner , he was also , strangely enough , a ...
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The Cradle of the Blue Nile: A Visit to the Court of King John of Ethiopia Emilius A. de Cosson No preview available - 2016 |
The Cradle of the Blue Nile: A Visit to the Court of King John of Ethiopia Emilius Albert De Cosson No preview available - 2016 |
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