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Visits to monasteries in the Levant (1849)

Curzon, Robert, 1810-1873 · London : J. Murray · leaf 95

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e an objectmore closely while he is seated on the divan. Almostevery room in the palace has an European chandelierhanging from the ceiling, but I do not rememberhaving ever seen one lit. These large candlesticks,standing in two rows, with the little one before them,always put me in mind of a line… … MivrrsAX, IS r«K sitAM cRias^ Chap. V. INTERVIEW V/ITII MOHAMMED ALL 49 interpreted for us. The Pasha at that time was ahale, broad-shouldered, broad-faced man: his shortgrey beard stuck out on each side of his face ; hisnostrils were very much opened; and, with his quicksharp eye, he looked like…

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