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... bazaars ; but is then only eaten by the lower classes . I have known some European gentlemen , who wished to have some beef , under the necessity of buying a live ox and getting it killed by their servants , and all for the sake of a ...
... bazaars ; but is then only eaten by the lower classes . I have known some European gentlemen , who wished to have some beef , under the necessity of buying a live ox and getting it killed by their servants , and all for the sake of a ...
Page 271
... they eat ; they also dry and salt them and afterwards sell them in the bazaars as an article of food . Frank . Did you ever eat them , sir ? U. O. Yes . J. Why , uncle , you seem to have eaten INSECTS AND REPTILES . 271.
... they eat ; they also dry and salt them and afterwards sell them in the bazaars as an article of food . Frank . Did you ever eat them , sir ? U. O. Yes . J. Why , uncle , you seem to have eaten INSECTS AND REPTILES . 271.
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... . HOUSES . 60 CHAPTER V. DRAWING ROOM . DECORATIVE ARTS · 83 CHAPTER VI . DOMESTIC HABITS . • 105 CHAPTER VII . BAZAARS • 131 CHAPTER VIII . FOOD , AND MANNER OF EATING € 155 A PERSIAN FEAST CHAPTER IX . CHAPTER X. MOHAMMEDANISM ALI.
... . HOUSES . 60 CHAPTER V. DRAWING ROOM . DECORATIVE ARTS · 83 CHAPTER VI . DOMESTIC HABITS . • 105 CHAPTER VII . BAZAARS • 131 CHAPTER VIII . FOOD , AND MANNER OF EATING € 155 A PERSIAN FEAST CHAPTER IX . CHAPTER X. MOHAMMEDANISM ALI.
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... BAZAAR 6. PERSIANS AT MEALS 7. PERSIAN BASON AND EWER 8. RECEPTION OF A DRESS OF HONOUR 9. PERSIAN BOWING BEFORE THE KING 10 . PERSIAN POSTURES IN PRAYER 11. MOSQUE AT SULTANIAH 12 . • SITTING ROOM OF A PERSIAN LADY Page to face Title ...
... BAZAAR 6. PERSIANS AT MEALS 7. PERSIAN BASON AND EWER 8. RECEPTION OF A DRESS OF HONOUR 9. PERSIAN BOWING BEFORE THE KING 10 . PERSIAN POSTURES IN PRAYER 11. MOSQUE AT SULTANIAH 12 . • SITTING ROOM OF A PERSIAN LADY Page to face Title ...
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... bazaar ( market ) , mosque ( church ) , or caravanserai ( inn ) , the stranger sees nothing but high walls of mud , or , here and there , of brick , wherever he turns . The houses are within this wall , and front towards inner courts ...
... bazaar ( market ) , mosque ( church ) , or caravanserai ( inn ) , the stranger sees nothing but high walls of mud , or , here and there , of brick , wherever he turns . The houses are within this wall , and front towards inner courts ...
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