... were to unite themselves with the earth, and become a basis and sure foundation for that superstructure which was to be erected over it : they were to be so strong, in order to sustain with ease, those vast superstructures, and precious ornaments,... M. Botta's letters on the discoveries at Nineveh [with notes by J. Mohl] tr ... - Page xii by Paul Émile Botta - 1850 - 90 pages Full view -
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