Word: band
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...rose, a loyal band...
...ancient faith, the prophet band to follow...
Towards the sea the ships had long lines of lanterns hung from their masts. Behind them, on the little island, the lights of the Armenian cloister were faintly seen. On the land side the two columns brought from the East were wreathed with light; a single band of white defined the arches of the ducal palace, and two or three perpendicular bars of red the columns. The Corinthian custom-house at the entrance of the Grand Canal, and forming one horn of the crescent-shaped harbor, was all ablaze; its body was red, the lines of its architecture were white...
Leaving this noisy tumult, I wedge my way through the boats, which block up the Canal. Gradually the hum of voices subsides. I pass the depot, where a band is playing the national air, and float out upon the lagoon...
...news there is not much to note in any department of our little world. Boating and ball are supported as usual by their own little band of devotees, and no extraordinary interest seems