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Near them , on the sand , Half sunk , a shatter ' d visage lies , whose frown And
wrinkl ' d lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions
read Which yet survive , stamp ' d on these lifeless things , The hand that mock ' d
...
Near them , on the sand , Half sunk , a shatter ' d visage lies , whose frown And
wrinkl ' d lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions
read Which yet survive , stamp ' d on these lifeless things , The hand that mock ' d
...
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... now serves to convey the curious to the deep - lying oasis of Khargeh , which
may yet become a spot of common visitation . ... the major part of the great drama
of our dawning civilization , and there to - day lies the SOWAHEEN IN EGYPT 9.
... now serves to convey the curious to the deep - lying oasis of Khargeh , which
may yet become a spot of common visitation . ... the major part of the great drama
of our dawning civilization , and there to - day lies the SOWAHEEN IN EGYPT 9.
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dawning civilization , and there to - day lies the best of Egypt . Now the ways of
visiting the Nile Valley are chiefly these : One may go from Cairo to Assuan and
back by rail ; or one may go by various forms of conveyance on the river ; or , if ...
dawning civilization , and there to - day lies the best of Egypt . Now the ways of
visiting the Nile Valley are chiefly these : One may go from Cairo to Assuan and
back by rail ; or one may go by various forms of conveyance on the river ; or , if ...
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It was our fortune to be landed there at night , after a dreary day passed within
sight of its low - lying shores , a delay made necessary by the tumultuous heaving
of the ocean . Smaller vessels ventured in and out through the narrow jaws of the
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It was our fortune to be landed there at night , after a dreary day passed within
sight of its low - lying shores , a delay made necessary by the tumultuous heaving
of the ocean . Smaller vessels ventured in and out through the narrow jaws of the
...
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... discover that Alexandria is not situated at one of the mouths of the Nile , but lies
well to the western side of the Delta on a shore so low that one approaching by
sea is unable to perceive it until close at hand . Secondly , the wonder is likely to
...
... discover that Alexandria is not situated at one of the mouths of the Nile , but lies
well to the western side of the Delta on a shore so low that one approaching by
sea is unable to perceive it until close at hand . Secondly , the wonder is likely to
...
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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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