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Page 9
East and west are eliminated entirely from his problems . He is concerned alone
with north and south . With the Delta , despite its marvelous fertility , he will have
practically nothing to do . What monuments that portion of Egypt may once have ...
East and west are eliminated entirely from his problems . He is concerned alone
with north and south . With the Delta , despite its marvelous fertility , he will have
practically nothing to do . What monuments that portion of Egypt may once have ...
Page 21
It seems probable that she could have done much more for Egypt if she had been
able or willing to take an entirely free hand . And there are not wanting able
advocates of the policy that Great Britain should step more into the open , as the
part ...
It seems probable that she could have done much more for Egypt if she had been
able or willing to take an entirely free hand . And there are not wanting able
advocates of the policy that Great Britain should step more into the open , as the
part ...
Page 42
The actual building lies entirely to the east — toward Mecca . The other three
sides of the court are apparently of no great importance . Within , the building
gives more the impression of a palace than a mosque . It is carpeted with thick
rugs ...
The actual building lies entirely to the east — toward Mecca . The other three
sides of the court are apparently of no great importance . Within , the building
gives more the impression of a palace than a mosque . It is carpeted with thick
rugs ...
Page 43
Let us go entirely across the town to the bank of the river , if you please , and then
work backward , for thus we shall be afforded some illuminating contrasts
between West and East . One must travel something like a mile eastward from the
river ...
Let us go entirely across the town to the bank of the river , if you please , and then
work backward , for thus we shall be afforded some illuminating contrasts
between West and East . One must travel something like a mile eastward from the
river ...
Page 55
Nor has the rapacity of the invader , even the great Napoleon , entirely removed
the former glory of its inlaid doors . From the gateway , where a handful of
swarthy men slumber in the shade , and where the usual custodian demands a
fee , you ...
Nor has the rapacity of the invader , even the great Napoleon , entirely removed
the former glory of its inlaid doors . From the gateway , where a handful of
swarthy men slumber in the shade , and where the usual custodian demands a
fee , you ...
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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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