Monthly Archives: August 2007

There is a forest in the department of Orne, arrondissement of Domfront,

which belonged to the Crown before 1669, and is now State property, called Fort d”Andaine; it is situated near some bed of iron There is a forest in the department of Orne, arrondissement of Domfront, which belonged to the Crown … Continue reading

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It is a long road from Santa Fe to Huelva, a long journey to make on

foot, and the company of a sad heart and a little talking boy, prone to sudden weariness and the asking of innumerable difficult questions, would not make it very much shorter It is a long road from Santa Fe to … Continue reading

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The perusal of Johnson”s Report of his journey to Khotan, and the

Itineraries attached to it, enabled me to feel tolerable certainty as to the position of Charchan (see next chapter), and as to the fact that Marco followed a direct route from Khotan to the vicinity of Lake Lop The perusal … Continue reading

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The Arabic narrative is too long to extract

The Arabic narrative is too long to extract. It is from a kind of historical romance called The _Memoirs of Hakim_, the date of which Hammer unfortunately omits to give. Its close coincidence in substance with Polo”s story is quite … Continue reading

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[‘This interval of 10 years comprises 235 lunar months, generally 125

_long_ months of 30 days 110 _short_ months of 29 days, (but sometimes 124 _long_ and 111 _short_ months), and 7 _intercalary_ months [‘This interval of 10 years comprises 235 lunar months, generally 125 _long_ months of 30 days 110 … Continue reading

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NOTE 2

NOTE 2.–This is the meaning of the phrase in the G. T.: ‘_Ceste grande ydre_ gigent,’ as may be seen from Ramusio”s _giaciono distesi_. Lazari renders the former expression, ‘giganteggia un idolo,’ etc., a phrase very unlike Polo. The circumstance … Continue reading

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NOTE 3

NOTE 3.–From the context no doubt Marco”s employments were honourable and confidential; but _Commissioner_ would perhaps better express them than Ambassador in the modern sense. The word _Ilchi_, which was probably in his mind, was applied to a large variety … Continue reading

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According to Athenaeus, Aristotle, in his _Treatise on Drinking_ (a work

lost, I imagine, to posterity), says, ‘If the wine be moderately boiled it is less apt to intoxicate According to Athenaeus, Aristotle, in his _Treatise on Drinking_ (a work lost, I imagine, to posterity), says, ‘If the wine be moderately … Continue reading

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[Illustration: Part of the Remains of the CITY of SARAI near TZAREV North

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