The Sacred City of the Ethiopians: Being a Record of Travel and Research in Abyssinia in 1893Longmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 309 pages |
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... amongst the ruins of the Egyptian occupation ; the white Egyptian palace , built by the unfortunate Arakel Pasha , who fell at Gudda Guddi , fighting against the Abyssinians on December 16 , 1875 , is now the residence of the T too ...
... amongst the ruins of the Egyptian occupation ; the white Egyptian palace , built by the unfortunate Arakel Pasha , who fell at Gudda Guddi , fighting against the Abyssinians on December 16 , 1875 , is now the residence of the T too ...
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... amongst them for its meal . Curious fishermen on four planks tied together , forming a sort of unstable raft , ply hither and thither amongst the ships selling their wares ; and if you plunge into the dark streets you come across many ...
... amongst them for its meal . Curious fishermen on four planks tied together , forming a sort of unstable raft , ply hither and thither amongst the ships selling their wares ; and if you plunge into the dark streets you come across many ...
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... amongst a similar collection of huts ; past low , undulating hills covered with wait - a - bit thorn clinging to arid and sterile rocks ; past Dogali , celebrated in Italian annals as the scene of their hard - won victory over Ras Alula ...
... amongst a similar collection of huts ; past low , undulating hills covered with wait - a - bit thorn clinging to arid and sterile rocks ; past Dogali , celebrated in Italian annals as the scene of their hard - won victory over Ras Alula ...
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... amongst the guests . The atmosphere of the bride's hut was so stifling we could not wait there long , and chairs were provided for us outside . Presently the music came ; the inevitable drum , and two asmaris with their guitars ...
... amongst the guests . The atmosphere of the bride's hut was so stifling we could not wait there long , and chairs were provided for us outside . Presently the music came ; the inevitable drum , and two asmaris with their guitars ...
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... amongst the Abyssinians than amongst the Mohammedans . The Italian doctors say that the amount of diseases of a syphilitic nature is appalling amongst the Christian population . The difference of house and church architecture in this ...
... amongst the Abyssinians than amongst the Mohammedans . The Italian doctors say that the amount of diseases of a syphilitic nature is appalling amongst the Christian population . The difference of house and church architecture in this ...
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