The Quarterly Review, 102. köideWilliam Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1857 |
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Page 363
... Baghdad , and Bussora were then populous and prosperous cities , the emporia of trade , and each distinguished by some peculiar manufacture or produce . But the open country between them , although containing a larger population , and ...
... Baghdad , and Bussora were then populous and prosperous cities , the emporia of trade , and each distinguished by some peculiar manufacture or produce . But the open country between them , although containing a larger population , and ...
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... Baghdad . They are entirely at the mercy of the Arabs , who levy black - mail or plunder them according to their humour . The boats used for ordinary purposes are precisely such as Herodotus described as employed in his day - mere ...
... Baghdad . They are entirely at the mercy of the Arabs , who levy black - mail or plunder them according to their humour . The boats used for ordinary purposes are precisely such as Herodotus described as employed in his day - mere ...
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... Baghdad . This accomplished , the land journey will remain . The communica- tion between Baghdad and Europe has hitherto been carried on by two routes - one across the Desert to Damascus and Beyrout , the other through Asia Minor by ...
... Baghdad . This accomplished , the land journey will remain . The communica- tion between Baghdad and Europe has hitherto been carried on by two routes - one across the Desert to Damascus and Beyrout , the other through Asia Minor by ...
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