The Quarterly Review, Volume 226John Murray, 1916 - English literature |
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Page 7
... give most point to her rhetoric . But the other passages are not so easily amenable to this interpretation . When we read that , so often as Hector ' set himself to dart under the well - built walls under the Dardanian Gates , if haply ...
... give most point to her rhetoric . But the other passages are not so easily amenable to this interpretation . When we read that , so often as Hector ' set himself to dart under the well - built walls under the Dardanian Gates , if haply ...
Page 19
... give them a sort of title to Sigeum . It would explain too the legend , otherwise curious , that Poseidon aided in building the walls of Troy . It is worth while to notice that Strabo mentions a ' modern ' theory that there was some ...
... give them a sort of title to Sigeum . It would explain too the legend , otherwise curious , that Poseidon aided in building the walls of Troy . It is worth while to notice that Strabo mentions a ' modern ' theory that there was some ...
Page 32
... give to the Sherif of Mecca . The plate was purchased in Italy and paid for at the price of solid silver . Abbas , how- ever , was so pleased with it that , instead of sending it to the Sherif , he kept it for himself . Shortly ...
... give to the Sherif of Mecca . The plate was purchased in Italy and paid for at the price of solid silver . Abbas , how- ever , was so pleased with it that , instead of sending it to the Sherif , he kept it for himself . Shortly ...
Page 34
... give one instance that came within my personal experience . In 1885 , an English lady , whom I will call Mrs X. , and who was an ardent politician and fervent humanitarian , invoked my aid on behalf of a Circassian slave girl who was in ...
... give one instance that came within my personal experience . In 1885 , an English lady , whom I will call Mrs X. , and who was an ardent politician and fervent humanitarian , invoked my aid on behalf of a Circassian slave girl who was in ...
Page 35
... give one amongst many other instances that remain in my memory . Circassian girl escaped from the harem of the Minister of Justice and went to a Home which had been insti- tuted for released slaves . Its functions were to keep them for ...
... give one amongst many other instances that remain in my memory . Circassian girl escaped from the harem of the Minister of Justice and went to a Home which had been insti- tuted for released slaves . Its functions were to keep them for ...
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