Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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... lead them into carelessness in Cairo , or on the upper river . It is common to refer to the climate of Egypt as rainless , and to all intents and purposes that is true . Like all generalizations , however , it is dangerous . It may rain ...
... lead them into carelessness in Cairo , or on the upper river . It is common to refer to the climate of Egypt as rainless , and to all intents and purposes that is true . Like all generalizations , however , it is dangerous . It may rain ...
Page 28
... leads to calling them all indiscriminately " Arabs , " which is about the last name that can be appropriately applied to them . The real Egyptian , whether Copt or Mussulman , is commonly held to be of an indigenous race , di- rectly ...
... leads to calling them all indiscriminately " Arabs , " which is about the last name that can be appropriately applied to them . The real Egyptian , whether Copt or Mussulman , is commonly held to be of an indigenous race , di- rectly ...
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... leads straight south- ward from the region of the railroad station to the palace of the Khedive . - Let us assume , then , that the Ezbekiyeh Gardens * form the centre of Cairo and consider only a few of the important highways that ...
... leads straight south- ward from the region of the railroad station to the palace of the Khedive . - Let us assume , then , that the Ezbekiyeh Gardens * form the centre of Cairo and consider only a few of the important highways that ...
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... leads to the Ghezireh ferry and the new bridge soon to be completed ; the Sharia Magh- rabi and the Sharia Manakh , parallel with the Boulac and important as modern shopping thoroughfares ; and the Kasr el Nil , which leads in the ...
... leads to the Ghezireh ferry and the new bridge soon to be completed ; the Sharia Magh- rabi and the Sharia Manakh , parallel with the Boulac and important as modern shopping thoroughfares ; and the Kasr el Nil , which leads in the ...
Page 38
... leads directly to its foot . 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 ...
... leads directly to its foot . 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 ...
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Abydos Amenhotep Amenhotep III Ammon Ammon-Ra ancient appears Arabs Assiut Assuan backsheesh bank bazaars Beni Hassan body building Cairo camel carved cemetery chapel Cheops Citadel cliffs colossi columns Copts court dead decoration delightful Dendera desert donkey doubtless dragoman Dynasty Edfû Egypt Egyptian erected Esneh eternal face feet feluccas Ghizeh gods Greek Hassan Hatasu Hathor Horus huge hypostyle hall impressive Isis Karnak Khephrên king KOM OMBO land later lofty Luxor magnificent massive mastaba mastaba tomb Memphis midst miles modern Mohammed monarchs monument mortuary mosque Mouski mummy native Nile once Osiris passed Pharaoh Philæ Professor Ptolemaic pylon pyramids Rameses Rameses II Ramesseum Raschid ride river rock ruin sacred Sakkâra sands seems seen Seti shrine side sort sowaheen Sphinx spot steamer stone street Taiyah tarbush temple Thebes thing Thutmosis Thutmosis III tion to-day towers valley visitor walls worship