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Page 33
... and bustle of the great terminal station - a magnificent building , by the way ,
photographs of which on occasions are exploited by unblushing newspaper
correspondents as representing the palace of the Khedive , which is not nearly so
fine .
... and bustle of the great terminal station - a magnificent building , by the way ,
photographs of which on occasions are exploited by unblushing newspaper
correspondents as representing the palace of the Khedive , which is not nearly so
fine .
Page 42
Poor old Mohammed Ali — founder of the present Egyptian dynasty , such as it is
– did not live to see it completed , and lies buried in a magnificent tomb under
one of the corner domes . The first view of the edifice reveals a broad and sunlit ...
Poor old Mohammed Ali — founder of the present Egyptian dynasty , such as it is
– did not live to see it completed , and lies buried in a magnificent tomb under
one of the corner domes . The first view of the edifice reveals a broad and sunlit ...
Page 44
Dragomans in magnificent attire , some in rags and some in velvet gowns , solicit
patronage right and left . A band of barbaric musicians accompanies the
procession of one late returned from Mecca . A native funeral marches mournfully
by ...
Dragomans in magnificent attire , some in rags and some in velvet gowns , solicit
patronage right and left . A band of barbaric musicians accompanies the
procession of one late returned from Mecca . A native funeral marches mournfully
by ...
Page 51
They smile , displaying the most magnificent teeth in all the world . They chew
bits of sugar - cane , which is said largely to account for the teeth . Their clothes
are simple — on the poorest a flowing robe of faded blue , a turban , some red or
...
They smile , displaying the most magnificent teeth in all the world . They chew
bits of sugar - cane , which is said largely to account for the teeth . Their clothes
are simple — on the poorest a flowing robe of faded blue , a turban , some red or
...
Page 52
A deep niche in the wall , inlaid with magnificent mosaic , points the direction of
the holy city of the Prophet , and enables the blind worshiper to feel his way to the
only proper point for really efficacious prayer . Matting covers the floor in every ...
A deep niche in the wall , inlaid with magnificent mosaic , points the direction of
the holy city of the Prophet , and enables the blind worshiper to feel his way to the
only proper point for really efficacious prayer . Matting covers the floor in every ...
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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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