The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Ninevah from sea to sea; a thousand miles on horseback .. . and each of these mao^nificent entrances was ornamentedby five i:)airs of human-headed bulls and lions and othercolossal figures. It is supposed that the western face ofthe palace overlooked the Tigris, which once washed the

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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectbabylon, bookyear1876