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... side ; on the east it rises from the sea like a wall , and runs out in a rugged promontory nearly 500 paces in length into the Mediterranean . On the Spanish side it is perfectly level , and forms a semicircle around the harbour , and ...
... side ; on the east it rises from the sea like a wall , and runs out in a rugged promontory nearly 500 paces in length into the Mediterranean . On the Spanish side it is perfectly level , and forms a semicircle around the harbour , and ...
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... side may be isolated by inundating the plain . Wherever the rocky soil would permit , orange trees have been planted , and gardens laid out . Cactus and aloes grow luxuriantly to the very summit of the rock , the re- treat of herds of ...
... side may be isolated by inundating the plain . Wherever the rocky soil would permit , orange trees have been planted , and gardens laid out . Cactus and aloes grow luxuriantly to the very summit of the rock , the re- treat of herds of ...
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... anchor . The har- bour and town are defended by innumerable works and batteries , which are admirably placed and con- structed ; the only fault is that there are too many of them . On the side of the principal harbour , MALTA . 9.
... anchor . The har- bour and town are defended by innumerable works and batteries , which are admirably placed and con- structed ; the only fault is that there are too many of them . On the side of the principal harbour , MALTA . 9.
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... side , with which she encompasses the earth , as with a spider's web , and appropriates to herself the empire of the seas . The spacious saloon and dining - room are well supplied with books and maps ; in the officers ' cabins a thirty ...
... side , with which she encompasses the earth , as with a spider's web , and appropriates to herself the empire of the seas . The spacious saloon and dining - room are well supplied with books and maps ; in the officers ' cabins a thirty ...
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... side is a narrow path- way for horses and camels . After tedious altercations we at length commenced our voyage . An Arab steersman , and two rowers of the same nation , aided by four horses , set the gondola in motion , and a man ...
... side is a narrow path- way for horses and camels . After tedious altercations we at length commenced our voyage . An Arab steersman , and two rowers of the same nation , aided by four horses , set the gondola in motion , and a man ...
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