Cyprus: Historical and Descriptive: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayR. Worthington, 1878 - 324 páginas |
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... the sacred pictures without previously washing his face . This cere- mony takes place once a week , so that , happily , the gold and silver covered panels are not distinguished by a black circle 2 CYPRUS , HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE .
... the sacred pictures without previously washing his face . This cere- mony takes place once a week , so that , happily , the gold and silver covered panels are not distinguished by a black circle 2 CYPRUS , HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE .
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... once animated this spot . Their tombs , excavated in the stratum of chalk , which lies below the surface , were once filled with marble sarcophagi , which century by century have been dragged out and employed for building purposes ...
... once animated this spot . Their tombs , excavated in the stratum of chalk , which lies below the surface , were once filled with marble sarcophagi , which century by century have been dragged out and employed for building purposes ...
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... to rest . Darkness at once set in , and I rode home through a silence as complete , and a solitude as profound , as if I were traversing the open desert . The cause of unhealthiness in most towns in Cyprus is LARNAKA . 7.
... to rest . Darkness at once set in , and I rode home through a silence as complete , and a solitude as profound , as if I were traversing the open desert . The cause of unhealthiness in most towns in Cyprus is LARNAKA . 7.
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... once proposed the most honour- able terms . The garrison were to retain their arms and bag- gage , and be sent in Turkish ships to Crete . Whoever desired to go to another part of the island might do so with all his possessions , whilst ...
... once proposed the most honour- able terms . The garrison were to retain their arms and bag- gage , and be sent in Turkish ships to Crete . Whoever desired to go to another part of the island might do so with all his possessions , whilst ...
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... once rode down to the shore , accompanied by three generals , to deliver up the keys to his captors . Over his head was a red silk umbrella , and on his shoulders a purple mantle that swept the ground , in token of his distinguished ...
... once rode down to the shore , accompanied by three generals , to deliver up the keys to his captors . Over his head was a red silk umbrella , and on his shoulders a purple mantle that swept the ground , in token of his distinguished ...
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