Early Egyptian history, for the young, by the author of 'Sidney Grey' and her sister [E. Keary].1861 |
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... court ever was , with houses built with the same science , and adorned with equal art . This was the city where the dead dwelt ; each mummied figure of king , courtier , priest , or servant , reposing in his " everlasting habitation ...
... court ever was , with houses built with the same science , and adorned with equal art . This was the city where the dead dwelt ; each mummied figure of king , courtier , priest , or servant , reposing in his " everlasting habitation ...
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... court . Among others he has discovered the tomb of his chief architect , who probably super- intended the building of the Pyramid . His name was Merhet , and as he seems to have been a prince , the owner of eight villages and much ...
... court . Among others he has discovered the tomb of his chief architect , who probably super- intended the building of the Pyramid . His name was Merhet , and as he seems to have been a prince , the owner of eight villages and much ...
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... courts unseen before . The roof was throughout of stone , like the walls , and the walls were carved all over with figures . Every court was surrounded by a colonnade , which was built of white stones , exquisitely fitted together . At ...
... courts unseen before . The roof was throughout of stone , like the walls , and the walls were carved all over with figures . Every court was surrounded by a colonnade , which was built of white stones , exquisitely fitted together . At ...
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... courts , and colonnades , and courts again , and then long rows of gleaming white statues , colossal and grave , looking downwards into the vast still lake , where their own serene faces , and all the marble won- ders behind , sleep in ...
... courts , and colonnades , and courts again , and then long rows of gleaming white statues , colossal and grave , looking downwards into the vast still lake , where their own serene faces , and all the marble won- ders behind , sleep in ...
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Annie Keary. strangers , on account of the immense number of its courts and their likeness to each other . The lake was a more really important work ; it served as a reservoir into which the surplus water of the river might be drained ...
Annie Keary. strangers , on account of the immense number of its courts and their likeness to each other . The lake was a more really important work ; it served as a reservoir into which the surplus water of the river might be drained ...
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