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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
...
Page 7
The sand - storm is not the least interesting phenomenon of the country . It may
come from either desert — the Libyan , to the southwest , or the Arabian , to the
east . In either case it is sure to be a hot wind , and the air is certain to be thick
with ...
The sand - storm is not the least interesting phenomenon of the country . It may
come from either desert — the Libyan , to the southwest , or the Arabian , to the
east . In either case it is sure to be a hot wind , and the air is certain to be thick
with ...
Page 9
To be sure , one may make an expedition with camels across the burning sands
to the fertile inland district of the Fayum , and a railroad of sorts now serves to
convey the curious to the deep - lying oasis of Khargeh , which may yet become a
...
To be sure , one may make an expedition with camels across the burning sands
to the fertile inland district of the Fayum , and a railroad of sorts now serves to
convey the curious to the deep - lying oasis of Khargeh , which may yet become a
...
Page 14
But it should be added that the visit made later than early February is likely to
possess serious drawbacks , due in part to the rapid shoaling of the Nile , which
militates against navigation , and in part to the increasing probability of severe
sand ...
But it should be added that the visit made later than early February is likely to
possess serious drawbacks , due in part to the rapid shoaling of the Nile , which
militates against navigation , and in part to the increasing probability of severe
sand ...
Page 15
... a decided convenience to have a pair of spectacles — slightly colored — with
covered sides to keep the dust and sand ... bottle of soothing lotion for the eyes ,
a thing which those familiar with the shifting sands of Egypt always insist strongly
...
... a decided convenience to have a pair of spectacles — slightly colored — with
covered sides to keep the dust and sand ... bottle of soothing lotion for the eyes ,
a thing which those familiar with the shifting sands of Egypt always insist strongly
...
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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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