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Page 24
As the Nile drops , leaving its banks eighteen or twenty feet above the level of the
stream , it becomes necessary to raise the water by the use of power to the
channels which convey it through the meadows for the sustenance of the growing
...
As the Nile drops , leaving its banks eighteen or twenty feet above the level of the
stream , it becomes necessary to raise the water by the use of power to the
channels which convey it through the meadows for the sustenance of the growing
...
Page 26
It is now proposed to add fifteen feet more to the height of this barrage , which will
probably mean the final destruction of the temples at Philæ , already sadly
damaged and flooded , to say nothing of other classic soil which as yet has been
...
It is now proposed to add fifteen feet more to the height of this barrage , which will
probably mean the final destruction of the temples at Philæ , already sadly
damaged and flooded , to say nothing of other classic soil which as yet has been
...
Page 40
Its eastern quarters at your feet present a perfect labyrinth . From the muddle of
streets arises a clatter and a tumult muffled by the distance . Far across the city
towers the dome of the museum and away to the west the pyramids rear
themselves ...
Its eastern quarters at your feet present a perfect labyrinth . From the muddle of
streets arises a clatter and a tumult muffled by the distance . Far across the city
towers the dome of the museum and away to the west the pyramids rear
themselves ...
Page 44
To sit with all this motley world passing in review at one ' s feet is a delight . The
bewildering variety of costumes — for your Egyptian is a born artist in effective
color - schemes — enchants the eye . The street cries , the passing music , the ...
To sit with all this motley world passing in review at one ' s feet is a delight . The
bewildering variety of costumes — for your Egyptian is a born artist in effective
color - schemes — enchants the eye . The street cries , the passing music , the ...
Page 52
In each case the Christian must cover his shoes with those flapping yellow
slippers , lest his feet pollute holy ground . In every mosque there is the same
open court , arcaded on each side , with the chief sanctuary always on the east .
A deep ...
In each case the Christian must cover his shoes with those flapping yellow
slippers , lest his feet pollute holy ground . In every mosque there is the same
open court , arcaded on each side , with the chief sanctuary always on the east .
A deep ...
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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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