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Page 12
... herd who are forced to take their Egypt under the chaperonage of either of the
well - appointed steamer companies that now exploit the Nile . For most of us
there is no other way — and for the reasonable traveler there is no need of a
better .
... herd who are forced to take their Egypt under the chaperonage of either of the
well - appointed steamer companies that now exploit the Nile . For most of us
there is no other way — and for the reasonable traveler there is no need of a
better .
Page 15
... suited to wear on donkey - back through the dust is certainly required , and if it
be a riding - costume especially designed for the purpose , the effect is naturally
smarter than when one takes along simply an old suit that has seen better days .
... suited to wear on donkey - back through the dust is certainly required , and if it
be a riding - costume especially designed for the purpose , the effect is naturally
smarter than when one takes along simply an old suit that has seen better days .
Page 21
not be collected twice and thrice over from the ignorant , the general
improvement in agriculture , and the removal of the countless miseries that
prevailed under the Turks , have worked almost incredible changes for the better
. Unquestionably ...
not be collected twice and thrice over from the ignorant , the general
improvement in agriculture , and the removal of the countless miseries that
prevailed under the Turks , have worked almost incredible changes for the better
. Unquestionably ...
Page 22
Her people have been helped to an immensely better condition . Crops have
been not merely doubled or trebled , but quadrupled and more . A greater
diversity of products has been secured , notably including cotton . Lands have
appreciated ...
Her people have been helped to an immensely better condition . Crops have
been not merely doubled or trebled , but quadrupled and more . A greater
diversity of products has been secured , notably including cotton . Lands have
appreciated ...
Page 38
No better point could be chosen for the first view of the city — or the last . As a
citadel the spot long ago proved unfit . It is commanded by greater heights
beyond , which one must infallibly visit later ; and on occasion hostile hands have
even ...
No better point could be chosen for the first view of the city — or the last . As a
citadel the spot long ago proved unfit . It is commanded by greater heights
beyond , which one must infallibly visit later ; and on occasion hostile hands have
even ...
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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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