Cyprus: Historical and Descriptive: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayR. Worthington, 1878 - 324 páginas |
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... walls of a house , or a sarcophagus , utilised as a receptacle for water , I saw nothing to recall the ancient power of the busy crowds that once animated this spot . Their tombs , excavated in the stratum of chalk , which lies below ...
... walls of a house , or a sarcophagus , utilised as a receptacle for water , I saw nothing to recall the ancient power of the busy crowds that once animated this spot . Their tombs , excavated in the stratum of chalk , which lies below ...
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... wall at the back of the structure . Formerly a similar chamber opened upon the front of the large centre portion , but this is now destroyed These apartments seem to have been closed by slabs let 6 CYPRUS , HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE .
... wall at the back of the structure . Formerly a similar chamber opened upon the front of the large centre portion , but this is now destroyed These apartments seem to have been closed by slabs let 6 CYPRUS , HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE .
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... walls possess a peculiar virtue for those suffering from grie- vous sickness or for childless women . These latter often make pilgrimages hither , carrying a lamp concealed under their garments . At the entrance the lamp is kindled ...
... walls possess a peculiar virtue for those suffering from grie- vous sickness or for childless women . These latter often make pilgrimages hither , carrying a lamp concealed under their garments . At the entrance the lamp is kindled ...
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... walls in the sixteenth century , are now stagnant marshes . After the fall of Nikosia , this fortress had resisted the Turkish arms for more than a year , under the command of the brave Venetian captain , Bragadino . In vain the Turkish ...
... walls in the sixteenth century , are now stagnant marshes . After the fall of Nikosia , this fortress had resisted the Turkish arms for more than a year , under the command of the brave Venetian captain , Bragadino . In vain the Turkish ...
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... walls and painted minarets standing gaily out from the green , well - watered plain and graceful palms , whilst fine belfries and Gothic churches gave an air of grandeur to the view . As we approached the sun went rapidly down , gold ...
... walls and painted minarets standing gaily out from the green , well - watered plain and graceful palms , whilst fine belfries and Gothic churches gave an air of grandeur to the view . As we approached the sun went rapidly down , gold ...
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