Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 15
... riding - costume es- pecially designed for the purpose , the effect is natur- ally smarter than when one takes along simply an old suit that has seen better days . The majority are content with the latter . Be prepared , in short , for ...
... riding - costume es- pecially designed for the purpose , the effect is natur- ally smarter than when one takes along simply an old suit that has seen better days . The majority are content with the latter . Be prepared , in short , for ...
Page 32
... ride for some distance over a perfectly level country before you cross the Nile at all , and even then you are not ... riding by night , all these wonders of the Delta slipped by in the darkness unguessed . A be- lated moon lent an ...
... ride for some distance over a perfectly level country before you cross the Nile at all , and even then you are not ... riding by night , all these wonders of the Delta slipped by in the darkness unguessed . A be- lated moon lent an ...
Page 34
... 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 imposing por- tals crowned with majestic bronze ...
... 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 imposing por- tals crowned with majestic bronze ...
Page 38
... ride , whether in carriages or on donkeys , are forced to make a rather circuitous ascent . Pedestrians may go straight up through the old El Azab gate which opens directly above the lit- tle round plaza where the tramway ends - and it ...
... ride , whether in carriages or on donkeys , are forced to make a rather circuitous ascent . Pedestrians may go straight up through the old El Azab gate which opens directly above the lit- tle round plaza where the tramway ends - and it ...
Page 79
... ride all the distance ; but the walk is brief , and when you attain finally the top , the prospect on every hand is so magnificent that you will thank me for urging you to come . If possible , remain until sunset , which is generally ...
... ride all the distance ; but the walk is brief , and when you attain finally the top , the prospect on every hand is so magnificent that you will thank me for urging you to come . If possible , remain until sunset , which is generally ...
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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