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... very brief survey of the ancient history of the land and of its religious beliefs —
doubtless an.
... very brief survey of the ancient history of the land and of its religious beliefs —
doubtless an.
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These be but a few of the perplexing instances wherein rival scholars differ in
their transcriptions from an ancient language , essentially obscure at best , and
possessed of syllabic signs and symbols rather than individual letters . The
results ...
These be but a few of the perplexing instances wherein rival scholars differ in
their transcriptions from an ancient language , essentially obscure at best , and
possessed of syllabic signs and symbols rather than individual letters . The
results ...
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A minority go there for serious study of ancient customs and ancient art . Still
others seek the valley of the Nile for the purpose of escaping the rigors of a
Northern winter or with the design of recovering health which the inclemency of
other ...
A minority go there for serious study of ancient customs and ancient art . Still
others seek the valley of the Nile for the purpose of escaping the rigors of a
Northern winter or with the design of recovering health which the inclemency of
other ...
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What monuments that portion of Egypt may once have boasted as referring to the
ancient civilization have either vanished under the hand of an obelisk - hunting
generation or have sunk to oblivion in the accretions of Nile mud . To be sure ...
What monuments that portion of Egypt may once have boasted as referring to the
ancient civilization have either vanished under the hand of an obelisk - hunting
generation or have sunk to oblivion in the accretions of Nile mud . To be sure ...
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Thus it was that Cleopatra sailed this ancient stream — and the very name of the
craft means “ golden . ” Nevertheless I will not conceal from you the fact that the
dahabiyeh has its drawbacks . The favoring wind does not always blow .
Thus it was that Cleopatra sailed this ancient stream — and the very name of the
craft means “ golden . ” Nevertheless I will not conceal from you the fact that the
dahabiyeh has its drawbacks . The favoring wind does not always blow .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Egyptian Days |
| Author | Philip Sanford Marden |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin, 1912 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 329 pages |
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