Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 15
... seen better days . The majority are content with the latter . Be prepared , in short , for a warm day , a cold night , a fashionable hotel , and a very dusty road . Comfort demands that the hat be capable of being secured against ...
... seen better days . The majority are content with the latter . Be prepared , in short , for a warm day , a cold night , a fashionable hotel , and a very dusty road . Comfort demands that the hat be capable of being secured against ...
Page 16
... , to Egypt itself , its history , its curious characteristics , its extraordinary river , and the multitude of things that are to be seen along the latter's shores . T is not without reason that the world is to 16 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
... , to Egypt itself , its history , its curious characteristics , its extraordinary river , and the multitude of things that are to be seen along the latter's shores . T is not without reason that the world is to 16 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
Page 25
... seen sharply outlined against the sky in one of the illustrations of the pyramids . The system , however , is very simple . The machine consists of a short and stubby well - sweep , one end of which is weighted with a great lump of ...
... seen sharply outlined against the sky in one of the illustrations of the pyramids . The system , however , is very simple . The machine consists of a short and stubby well - sweep , one end of which is weighted with a great lump of ...
Page 35
... seen from the south that Cairo has the truly Oriental air , a fitting home for the hero of the Arabian Nights . From the Citadel , or floating on the bosom of the river above the town , one gazes upon a truly satisfying vision- a great ...
... seen from the south that Cairo has the truly Oriental air , a fitting home for the hero of the Arabian Nights . From the Citadel , or floating on the bosom of the river above the town , one gazes upon a truly satisfying vision- a great ...
Page 71
... seen such delightful animals - even the ugliest being thoroughly charming and attractive ! For this I sup- pose the attendants are largely responsible , for the camaraderie existing between keepers and beasts is notable . Each cage is ...
... seen such delightful animals - even the ugliest being thoroughly charming and attractive ! For this I sup- pose the attendants are largely responsible , for the camaraderie existing between keepers and beasts is notable . Each cage is ...
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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