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... course of the steamer lay close by the island of Minorca , and we peered with our glasses into the mag- nificent harbour of Mahon , once an advanced post of England , and now eagerly coveted by our Gallic neigh- bours . Its acquisition ...
... course of the steamer lay close by the island of Minorca , and we peered with our glasses into the mag- nificent harbour of Mahon , once an advanced post of England , and now eagerly coveted by our Gallic neigh- bours . Its acquisition ...
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... course , " and the square was filled with booths crowded with showy and tinselly Parisian manufactures . French , Spaniards , and Jews jostled each other in gay holiday attire ; and Bedouins , shrouded in their white burnouses , flitted ...
... course , " and the square was filled with booths crowded with showy and tinselly Parisian manufactures . French , Spaniards , and Jews jostled each other in gay holiday attire ; and Bedouins , shrouded in their white burnouses , flitted ...
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... course of the impetuous torrent . The antiquarian would be rewarded by continuing his ride for two miles further to the town of Mouzaïa , where several statues have been found , and also a monumental inscrip- tion to a martyred ...
... course of the impetuous torrent . The antiquarian would be rewarded by continuing his ride for two miles further to the town of Mouzaïa , where several statues have been found , and also a monumental inscrip- tion to a martyred ...
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... course , in vain that I mustered my most indignant French and Arabic for his benefit , while poor P. , still suffering from a feverish attack , groaned on horseback . I mounted my horse , and breakfastless we proceeded . Happily we soon ...
... course , in vain that I mustered my most indignant French and Arabic for his benefit , while poor P. , still suffering from a feverish attack , groaned on horseback . I mounted my horse , and breakfastless we proceeded . Happily we soon ...
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... course till near Boghar , where it turns westward , and enters the sea after a course of upwards of 200 miles , near Mostaganem . A bar across its mouth prevents it from being available for navigation , as it otherwise might be , for ...
... course till near Boghar , where it turns westward , and enters the sea after a course of upwards of 200 miles , near Mostaganem . A bar across its mouth prevents it from being available for navigation , as it otherwise might be , for ...
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Achmed Africa Agha Algeria Algiers Arab armed arrived barley Bedouin Beni Isguen Berber Berryan birds Biskra Boghar burnous camels camp caravan caravanserai carpet cavaliers centre Chaamba coffee convoy dark dates dayat descended desert distance Djebel Djelfa djemmâa dragoman dromedary English falcon feet fire flocks French gardens gate gazelle Ghardaïa Guerrara halt hand head Herodotus hill horsemen horses inhabitants Jews journey Kabyles kadi khalifat kouskousou Laghouat M'zab marabout Medeah mekhasni miles military morning Morocco mosque mounted Mozabites N'goussa native negro never night nomads oases oasis Omar palm palm-groves palm-trees passed plain race ride ridge rock rode Roman round saddle Sahara salt sand scarcely sehaurs sent sheik side Sidi skin soon Souf Spahis species specimen square stone supply tent terebinth tion Touareg Touat traveller trees tribes Tuggurt walls Waregla Wed R'hir whole yards Zobeir
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