Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, etc. [With a portrait.]Crocker & Brewster, 1828 - 437 pages |
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Page 112
... feet wide . I be- lieve there are only two carriages in Smyrna , and these both belong to Englishmen . All burdens are carried on the backs of camels , mules , asses , or men . " The costume of the people is truly amusing . One is ...
... feet wide . I be- lieve there are only two carriages in Smyrna , and these both belong to Englishmen . All burdens are carried on the backs of camels , mules , asses , or men . " The costume of the people is truly amusing . One is ...
Page 122
... feet square and ten high . The roof was of pine bushes . The ground served for a floor . The front was entirely open to the road . The furniture consisted of a sofa , pipes , and coffee cups . The Turkish landlord sat on the sofa , with ...
... feet square and ten high . The roof was of pine bushes . The ground served for a floor . The front was entirely open to the road . The furniture consisted of a sofa , pipes , and coffee cups . The Turkish landlord sat on the sofa , with ...
Page 123
... feet long , and a foot and a half thick , and some fragments of marble , were scattered on the ground . Among them was a large statue of white marble . The arms and part of the head are gone . The body is about six feet long and three ...
... feet long , and a foot and a half thick , and some fragments of marble , were scattered on the ground . Among them was a large statue of white marble . The arms and part of the head are gone . The body is about six feet long and three ...
Page 127
... feet long . In it there are now several Turkish huts . In passing through the town , we found two ancient Greek inscriptions which we copied . Passed an immensely large build- ing , formerly a Christian church , now a Turkish mosque ...
... feet long . In it there are now several Turkish huts . In passing through the town , we found two ancient Greek inscriptions which we copied . Passed an immensely large build- ing , formerly a Christian church , now a Turkish mosque ...
Page 128
... feet in diameter ; the granite wall about eight feet thick . We remember to have seen it somewhere stated , that Esculapius once practised physic in Pergamos ; that the inhabitants erected a temple to him , and offered sacrifices and ...
... feet in diameter ; the granite wall about eight feet thick . We remember to have seen it somewhere stated , that Esculapius once practised physic in Pergamos ; that the inhabitants erected a temple to him , and offered sacrifices and ...
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