Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 142
... march was much like that of passing over a recent soft snowfall , lulled by the gentle , swaying motion of the beasts and numbed by the chill of the night . In due time we descended in silent majesty to the hollow where lay the.Sphinx ...
... march was much like that of passing over a recent soft snowfall , lulled by the gentle , swaying motion of the beasts and numbed by the chill of the night . In due time we descended in silent majesty to the hollow where lay the.Sphinx ...
Page 188
... March 1. There is to be no excursion ashore to- day , for which all are devoutly thankful . Apparently several other amateur equestrians have found the experiences of yesterday somewhat trying , and only Raschid is able to plump himself ...
... March 1. There is to be no excursion ashore to- day , for which all are devoutly thankful . Apparently several other amateur equestrians have found the experiences of yesterday somewhat trying , and only Raschid is able to plump himself ...
Page 191
... march song which the Professor and I call " Soulless Alice , " be- cause that is what it seems to say . Raschid says the latter part is really " Allah - yessa , " and possibly there's a pious invocation in it , too , although they tell ...
... march song which the Professor and I call " Soulless Alice , " be- cause that is what it seems to say . Raschid says the latter part is really " Allah - yessa , " and possibly there's a pious invocation in it , too , although they tell ...
Page 192
... March 2. This morning soon after breakfast we pulled up at the eastern shore , where a huge scow afforded wharfage for Beni Hassan . The customary rabble in charge of a multitude of asses stood behind a rail above on the edge of the ...
... March 2. This morning soon after breakfast we pulled up at the eastern shore , where a huge scow afforded wharfage for Beni Hassan . The customary rabble in charge of a multitude of asses stood behind a rail above on the edge of the ...
Page 218
... March 5. We have had our sermon , and the Dean outdid himself . I confess I do not now remember the exact text , but it was a moving discourse on the foi- bles of modern society - dress , and especially danc- ing . I suspected the ...
... March 5. We have had our sermon , and the Dean outdid himself . I confess I do not now remember the exact text , but it was a moving discourse on the foi- bles of modern society - dress , and especially danc- ing . I suspected the ...
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