Wanderings in North AfricaJ. Murray, 1856 - 320 Seiten Description of a journey from Bengazi through Barca and the Libyan Desert to Cairo. |
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... be conveyed from Malta by Tripoli , whence there is a weekly courier who comes in thirteen days . I stowed myself on the deck of the brigantine , in a box ten feet by five , and about three and a half high , which , when B 2.
... be conveyed from Malta by Tripoli , whence there is a weekly courier who comes in thirteen days . I stowed myself on the deck of the brigantine , in a box ten feet by five , and about three and a half high , which , when B 2.
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... five feet by two feet , cut in the rock , and covered by rough flattish stones . These also are always found completely choked with sand ; they contain vases generally of a coarse quality , really fine vases being rare . The statuettes ...
... five feet by two feet , cut in the rock , and covered by rough flattish stones . These also are always found completely choked with sand ; they contain vases generally of a coarse quality , really fine vases being rare . The statuettes ...
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... five in each ear , inserted one above the other in the cartilage . The silver bracelets and anklets which complete their adorn- ment are sometimes of great weight . A Jewess in Ben- ghazi wears a pair of anklets which weigh five pounds ...
... five in each ear , inserted one above the other in the cartilage . The silver bracelets and anklets which complete their adorn- ment are sometimes of great weight . A Jewess in Ben- ghazi wears a pair of anklets which weigh five pounds ...
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... five hours to cast little more than a hundred balls . It must be confessed , in favour of the Jews , that if their filth and ignorance equal those of their brethren in all these countries , they are not behind them in industry . They ...
... five hours to cast little more than a hundred balls . It must be confessed , in favour of the Jews , that if their filth and ignorance equal those of their brethren in all these countries , they are not behind them in industry . They ...
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... five days ' journey , during which his only food was what he could pick up on the road , promises to turn out a better horse than is usually met with in the country ; he delights me by the very knowing look , which he owes to his ears ...
... five days ' journey , during which his only food was what he could pick up on the road , promises to turn out a better horse than is usually met with in the country ; he delights me by the very knowing look , which he owes to his ears ...
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