Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pagini |
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Pagina 151
... earth- quake , Afghans , Turks , and rain which disintegrates the mud walls , is in worse state . In 1627 it was , said Shirley , equal in grandeur to any other city in the Persian empire except Isfahan . By 1674 the walls , said ...
... earth- quake , Afghans , Turks , and rain which disintegrates the mud walls , is in worse state . In 1627 it was , said Shirley , equal in grandeur to any other city in the Persian empire except Isfahan . By 1674 the walls , said ...
Pagina 209
... earth of a vineyard may belong to his villa . " Byron was no lover of Horace , who had ill - treated him at school ; he was not going to join in the Horace - quoting . " May he who will his recollections rake And quote in classic ...
... earth of a vineyard may belong to his villa . " Byron was no lover of Horace , who had ill - treated him at school ; he was not going to join in the Horace - quoting . " May he who will his recollections rake And quote in classic ...
Pagina 321
... earth . Pitching his tent in the great gymnasium , he spent three days exploring , measuring , and speculating . " What is become of the renowned temple of Diana ? Can a wonder of the world be vanished like a phantom , without leaving a ...
... earth . Pitching his tent in the great gymnasium , he spent three days exploring , measuring , and speculating . " What is become of the renowned temple of Diana ? Can a wonder of the world be vanished like a phantom , without leaving a ...
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THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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