Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Philip Sanford Marden. serve for convenience without being in the least essential to one's comfort in a land where English domination suffices to produce a surprisingly wide- spread use of the English tongue . The coinage of the country ...
Philip Sanford Marden. serve for convenience without being in the least essential to one's comfort in a land where English domination suffices to produce a surprisingly wide- spread use of the English tongue . The coinage of the country ...
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... least of all , the English . But that it must endure for a very appreciable period is certain , and even then its withdrawal would probably mean nothing more than the substitution of some other alien hand . Ever since the decline of the ...
... least of all , the English . But that it must endure for a very appreciable period is certain , and even then its withdrawal would probably mean nothing more than the substitution of some other alien hand . Ever since the decline of the ...
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... treated , leaving behind a sediment of rich loam , has been harnessed and controlled . Irrigation is rapidly becoming perennial instead of purely seasonal . The most casual visitor will probably see at least three of 22 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
... treated , leaving behind a sediment of rich loam , has been harnessed and controlled . Irrigation is rapidly becoming perennial instead of purely seasonal . The most casual visitor will probably see at least three of 22 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
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Philip Sanford Marden. most casual visitor will probably see at least three of the great " barrages " which now span the Nile and assist in the regulation of its flowage , and will note their arrangement of gates and sluices by means of ...
Philip Sanford Marden. most casual visitor will probably see at least three of the great " barrages " which now span the Nile and assist in the regulation of its flowage , and will note their arrangement of gates and sluices by means of ...
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... least when working for others , - and above all to their rectitude in a moral way . As for the Mohammedan Egyptians , forming the greater body of the fellaheen , or peasantry in the agricultural districts , they also appear to be a tem ...
... least when working for others , - and above all to their rectitude in a moral way . As for the Mohammedan Egyptians , forming the greater body of the fellaheen , or peasantry in the agricultural districts , they also appear to be a tem ...
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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