Early Egyptian history, for the young, by the author of 'Sidney Grey' and her sister [E. Keary].1861 |
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... light shining out of the darkness which shrouds that other long series of events of which we have no record . We left our boat , then ( after two days ' sail from Cairo ) , early one autumn morning . The wind , which had been very ...
... light shining out of the darkness which shrouds that other long series of events of which we have no record . We left our boat , then ( after two days ' sail from Cairo ) , early one autumn morning . The wind , which had been very ...
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... light . From the writing on the walls of the tombs round Memphis and the Pyramids , all that we know certainly about the kings of the early dynasties has been learned ; and in a year or two , when fresh tombs have been excavated and new ...
... light . From the writing on the walls of the tombs round Memphis and the Pyramids , all that we know certainly about the kings of the early dynasties has been learned ; and in a year or two , when fresh tombs have been excavated and new ...
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... light up the dark passages with candles , which they had brought for the purpose ; and Ellen and I sat down to rest in the opening of the cave . I enjoyed the few minutes we were left alone , but my thoughts flew off to you , and I felt ...
... light up the dark passages with candles , which they had brought for the purpose ; and Ellen and I sat down to rest in the opening of the cave . I enjoyed the few minutes we were left alone , but my thoughts flew off to you , and I felt ...
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... light , placed in a niche in the wall , to another , a foot or two beyond , till the last light was swallowed up in thick darkness . When our eyes had become a little accustomed to the obscurity , we discovered that there were recesses ...
... light , placed in a niche in the wall , to another , a foot or two beyond , till the last light was swallowed up in thick darkness . When our eyes had become a little accustomed to the obscurity , we discovered that there were recesses ...
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... light and shade - the soft blue of the sharply defined shadows , and the bright colours of such points as caught the sunshine , contrasting as they did with the golden sand on which the base of the Pyramid rested , and the pale sky into ...
... light and shade - the soft blue of the sharply defined shadows , and the bright colours of such points as caught the sunshine , contrasting as they did with the golden sand on which the base of the Pyramid rested , and the pale sky into ...
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