Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pagini |
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Pagina 103
... Rich , the wife of the archaeologist who first scientifically began to excavate Babylon , about 1811 . " The rod strikes [ wrote Mrs Rich ] , and from time to time lets itself be seen , and this is principally what we ought to observe ...
... Rich , the wife of the archaeologist who first scientifically began to excavate Babylon , about 1811 . " The rod strikes [ wrote Mrs Rich ] , and from time to time lets itself be seen , and this is principally what we ought to observe ...
Pagina 116
... rich on the once- more flourishing sea trade ; they built their villas where those of rich Corinthians had stood ; digging about , they came on beautiful objects buried in débris ; in their theatres they had gladiatorial shows ; they ...
... rich on the once- more flourishing sea trade ; they built their villas where those of rich Corinthians had stood ; digging about , they came on beautiful objects buried in débris ; in their theatres they had gladiatorial shows ; they ...
Pagina 293
... rich town ; or at least had had a top social layer of rich citizens , of jewelled women and moneyed men . In the skeletons of the rich there is great pathos ; the pictures called up of these unfortunate beings fleeing in vain , laden ...
... rich town ; or at least had had a top social layer of rich citizens , of jewelled women and moneyed men . In the skeletons of the rich there is great pathos ; the pictures called up of these unfortunate beings fleeing in vain , laden ...
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THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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