Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, Band 1H. Colburn, 1838 - 780 Seiten |
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... reached our inn , riding on donkeys , the general con- veyance in this country . Ah ! that was a happy evening ! A month's cramp in the cabin of a steam - boat exchanged for freedom and terra - firma , and that terra- firma Egypt ...
... reached our inn , riding on donkeys , the general con- veyance in this country . Ah ! that was a happy evening ! A month's cramp in the cabin of a steam - boat exchanged for freedom and terra - firma , and that terra- firma Egypt ...
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... reached Cairo from Alex- andria on the sixth day , the wind having been contrary during the first two or three of the voyage ; we sailed on the Mahmoudieh canal to Atfi , in the course of a night , and there embarked on the Nile in one ...
... reached Cairo from Alex- andria on the sixth day , the wind having been contrary during the first two or three of the voyage ; we sailed on the Mahmoudieh canal to Atfi , in the course of a night , and there embarked on the Nile in one ...
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... reached , and , believing it went still deeper , hearing a hollow sound as he stamped on the bottom , he attempted to ex- cavate there , but was obliged to desist on ac- count of the excessive heat , which neither he nor the Arabs could ...
... reached , and , believing it went still deeper , hearing a hollow sound as he stamped on the bottom , he attempted to ex- cavate there , but was obliged to desist on ac- count of the excessive heat , which neither he nor the Arabs could ...
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... to discover whither these lead . Being unable to pierce the granite , he has begun cutting sideways into the limestone at the point where the granite casing of the chamber ends , has reached the northern 78 PYRAMID OF.
... to discover whither these lead . Being unable to pierce the granite , he has begun cutting sideways into the limestone at the point where the granite casing of the chamber ends , has reached the northern 78 PYRAMID OF.
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Alexander Crawford Lindsay Earl of Crawford. casing of the chamber ends , has reached the northern passage at the point where it is con- tinued through the limestone , and is cutting a large one below it , so that the former runs like a ...
Alexander Crawford Lindsay Earl of Crawford. casing of the chamber ends , has reached the northern passage at the point where it is con- tinued through the limestone , and is cutting a large one below it , so that the former runs like a ...
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Abd'allatif afterwards ancient appearance Arab ascended autres avoit beautiful Bedouins boat breeze Cairo called camels Caphtor Carnac cataracts Caviglia chamber Cherethim colonnes columns Copts date-trees dear delightful descended desert deux Ebn Khasib Edom Egypt Egyptian Essouan excavated fait feet garden Gebel Mousa Gebel Serbal gens du pays grand granite Greek hall hand Herodotus hieroglyphics hills hour Hussein interesting Israelites Kiashef king l'on land Leo Africanus lofty look Lord lovely Luxor Mataria Missirie morning Moses Mount Sinai mountains night Nile noble NOTE Nubian obelisks Osiris palace Pasha passage Pharaoh Philae pierre pillars Pyramids qu'il Rameses Ramsay's Journal river rock round ruins sand says scene sculptured seen Sesostris side Siout sphinx statues stone strange temple Thebes thing thou tombs tout towering travellers tree Upper Egypt valley visited voit Voyages Wady Wady Halfa walk walls wind
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Seite 85 - In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land : whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying, " Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Seite 393 - And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Seite 168 - So I went in and saw ; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.
Seite 381 - Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm from an anointed king ; The breath of worldly men cannot depose The deputy elected by the Lord.
Seite 241 - And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians...
Seite 178 - Linquenda tellus et domus et placens Uxor, neque harum, quas colis, arborum Te praeter invisas cupressos Ulla brevem dominum sequetur.
Seite 172 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof ; that opened not the house of his prisoners ? All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
Seite 357 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Seite 265 - And the Power on high, that can shield the good Thus from the tyrant of the wood, Hath extended its- mercy to guard me as well From the hands of the leaguering infidel.
Seite 133 - Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt : and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.