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Page 8
... green which is seldom as much as thirty miles in breadth , and beyond whose
edges the ordinary traveler is never called upon to go . For the tourist , Egypt
means simply the EGYPTIAN DAYS.
... green which is seldom as much as thirty miles in breadth , and beyond whose
edges the ordinary traveler is never called upon to go . For the tourist , Egypt
means simply the EGYPTIAN DAYS.
Page 34
That was an arrival never to be forgotten . The long ride led through a maze of
streets lined with tall buildings , across squares aglow with light , and at last down
past the museum and the barracks to where the great Nile bridge reared its ...
That was an arrival never to be forgotten . The long ride led through a maze of
streets lined with tall buildings , across squares aglow with light , and at last down
past the museum and the barracks to where the great Nile bridge reared its ...
Page 41
A little knot of men squat at its narrow door , selling tickets of admission and tying
on the necessary yellow shoes — for never may one set trim Christian boots
within the ground sacred to Allah . Mohammedans must go barefoot to the shrine
...
A little knot of men squat at its narrow door , selling tickets of admission and tying
on the necessary yellow shoes — for never may one set trim Christian boots
within the ground sacred to Allah . Mohammedans must go barefoot to the shrine
...
Page 56
The story goes that Sultan Hassan , when he had looked upon his monument
and beheld that it was very good , ordered his sword , and with it struck off the
right hand of the architect that he might never again design another building to
rival ...
The story goes that Sultan Hassan , when he had looked upon his monument
and beheld that it was very good , ordered his sword , and with it struck off the
right hand of the architect that he might never again design another building to
rival ...
Page 65
... the German “ zug ” which so entertained Mark Twain . It generally means
something like “ Never mind , " however , or possibly , “ Excuse me . " e When in
doubt , say “ ma - lish MOSQUES AND BAZAARS OF CAIRO 65.
... the German “ zug ” which so entertained Mark Twain . It generally means
something like “ Never mind , " however , or possibly , “ Excuse me . " e When in
doubt , say “ ma - lish MOSQUES AND BAZAARS OF CAIRO 65.
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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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