The Modern Traveller. A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical of the Various Countries of the Globe: Greece. Parts 27-30, Том 1J. Duncan, 1828 |
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... soon after rushes " I give that name , " ( the Caubul river , ) says Mr. Elphin- stone , " in conformity to former usage , to a river formed by dif- ferent streams uniting to the east of Caubul . Two of the most considerable come from ...
... soon after rushes " I give that name , " ( the Caubul river , ) says Mr. Elphin- stone , " in conformity to former usage , to a river formed by dif- ferent streams uniting to the east of Caubul . Two of the most considerable come from ...
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... soon , however , as this monsoon begins to abate , and the south - west current which prevails in the bay can operate , the surf on this coast is by no means high or dangerous ; and during December , January , and February , the weather ...
... soon , however , as this monsoon begins to abate , and the south - west current which prevails in the bay can operate , the surf on this coast is by no means high or dangerous ; and during December , January , and February , the weather ...
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... soon become familiar . They are of a black colour , their heads surrounded with a naked yellow skin . The dial grakle is trained in Sumatra for fighting , but the conflicts are performed in the air on wing . " " The eastern cuckoo is as ...
... soon become familiar . They are of a black colour , their heads surrounded with a naked yellow skin . The dial grakle is trained in Sumatra for fighting , but the conflicts are performed in the air on wing . " " The eastern cuckoo is as ...
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... soon overstepped ; and what might be termed the Bactrian kingdom at the period of the revolt , comprehended Sogdia as well as the province of Bactria , which had the Oxus or Jihoon as its northern boundary . The kingdom of Theodotus ...
... soon overstepped ; and what might be termed the Bactrian kingdom at the period of the revolt , comprehended Sogdia as well as the province of Bactria , which had the Oxus or Jihoon as its northern boundary . The kingdom of Theodotus ...
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... soon became inde- pendent , and by that means the link of the chain , that connected India with Syria , was broken . " But al- though the political dependence of India on Persia was dissolved , and the further exploration of Asia by ...
... soon became inde- pendent , and by that means the link of the chain , that connected India with Syria , was broken . " But al- though the political dependence of India on Persia was dissolved , and the further exploration of Asia by ...
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