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Excerpt from Amurath to Amurath
Where past and present are woven so closely together, the habitual appreciation of the divisions of time slips insensibly away. Yesterday''s raid and an expedition of Shalmaneser fall into the same plane; and indeed what essential difference lies between them? But the reverbera tion of ancient fame sounds more richly in the ears than the voice of modern achievement. The banks of the Euphrates echo with ghostly alarums; the Mesopotamian deserts are full of the rumour of phantom armies; you will not blame me if I passed among them trattando l''ombre come cosa salda.
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Where past and present are woven so closely together, the habitual appreciation of the divisions of time slips insensibly away. Yesterday''s raid and an expedition of Shalmaneser fall into the same plane; and indeed what essential difference lies between them? But the reverbera tion of ancient fame sounds more richly in the ears than the voice of modern achievement. The banks of the Euphrates echo with ghostly alarums; the Mesopotamian deserts are full of the rumour of phantom armies; you will not blame me if I passed among them trattando l''ombre come cosa salda.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Gertrude Lowthian Bell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780260341921
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 500
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Gertrude Lowthian Bell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333608712
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 502
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