Under the Palms in Algeria and Tunis ...Hurst and Blackett, 1868 |
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... European Philipville . It is a pretty little place , embosomed in trees , close to the water's edge . Philipville is about three miles distant , and is the colonial town and port . When I say port , I should say landing - place , as ...
... European Philipville . It is a pretty little place , embosomed in trees , close to the water's edge . Philipville is about three miles distant , and is the colonial town and port . When I say port , I should say landing - place , as ...
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... Europe becomes the centre of Northern Africa , and acquires a special position on the Mediterranean , on account of its two harbours - Mers - el - Kebir and Oran . I do not see the possibility of competing with the English other- wise ...
... Europe becomes the centre of Northern Africa , and acquires a special position on the Mediterranean , on account of its two harbours - Mers - el - Kebir and Oran . I do not see the possibility of competing with the English other- wise ...
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... Europe . A few more miles brought us to an iron bridge over the river Roumel , and from this point we gained a magnificent view of Constantine , much finer than that obtained from the Sétif road - a foreground of water , and reckless ...
... Europe . A few more miles brought us to an iron bridge over the river Roumel , and from this point we gained a magnificent view of Constantine , much finer than that obtained from the Sétif road - a foreground of water , and reckless ...
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... , and were speedily surrounded by an odoriferous group with dusky faces and ragged limbs , who crowded round , and stared as though a European were a very un- usual apparition . CHAPTER XIII . BATNA то BISKRA . E thought it.
... , and were speedily surrounded by an odoriferous group with dusky faces and ragged limbs , who crowded round , and stared as though a European were a very un- usual apparition . CHAPTER XIII . BATNA то BISKRA . E thought it.
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... European prowess . At this point a gaunt figure made his appearance in the ring , bursting through the circle in spite of all efforts to restrain him . A tall , wasted figure , of the Solomon Eagle stamp , weird of countenance and shorn ...
... European prowess . At this point a gaunt figure made his appearance in the ring , bursting through the circle in spite of all efforts to restrain him . A tall , wasted figure , of the Solomon Eagle stamp , weird of countenance and shorn ...
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Abd-el-Kader acres Africa Algeria Algiers Batna beauty Biskra BLACKETT'S NEW WORKS-Continued Blida blue Bureau Arabe burnous café camels Ceramic Art charming chief colonists colony colour Constantine cotton course crop cultivation dark desert distance Dufourg earth European eyes feet forest found ourselves francs French gold Government hands head hills Hodna horses Hôtel houses HURST AND BLACKETT'S interesting JOHN HALIFAX journey JULIA KAVANAGH Kabyle Kaid labour lady land looked Lord EUSTACE CECIL lovely Marabout MARLBOROUGH STREET MATILDA BETHAM EDWARDS Miliana Mostaganem mountains Msila mules natives night oasis once Oran ostrich Ouargla Oulad Nayls palms passed Philipville picturesque plains pleasant pretty province rain reader reservoir road rocks round ruins Sahara scene Sétif shadows Sheikh sight silver stones story tain tent thing tion Tlemcen Touaregs town traveller trees tribes turned village volumes walls wandered whilst wild wind women woods
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Էջ 280 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted: it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.