The Quarterly Review, Volumen16John Murray, 1817 |
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... sides of the Nile . At their head is Osman Bey Bardissi ; and our travellers learned at Dehr , that he had made a vow never to shave his head or his beard , till he should re - enter Cairo in triumph . The police of Cairo is stated to ...
... sides of the Nile . At their head is Osman Bey Bardissi ; and our travellers learned at Dehr , that he had made a vow never to shave his head or his beard , till he should re - enter Cairo in triumph . The police of Cairo is stated to ...
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... sides of the inclosing mountains : the objects which most powerfully attract the attention on the eastern side , are the ... side of the river ; Pococke , however , found no signs of walls round Thebes . ' On the opposite or western bank ...
... sides of the inclosing mountains : the objects which most powerfully attract the attention on the eastern side , are the ... side of the river ; Pococke , however , found no signs of walls round Thebes . ' On the opposite or western bank ...
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... side the Nile , cross the bed of the river , and form innumerable rocky points or islands to impede its course . The wild disorder of the granite rocks , which pre- sent every variety of grotesque shape , the absence of all cultivation ...
... side the Nile , cross the bed of the river , and form innumerable rocky points or islands to impede its course . The wild disorder of the granite rocks , which pre- sent every variety of grotesque shape , the absence of all cultivation ...
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... side , to which are attached statues of priests . The passage into the temple , through a door six feet wide , is formed by three immense columns on each side , to which are attached colossal statues of priests , ( on pedestals three ...
... side , to which are attached statues of priests . The passage into the temple , through a door six feet wide , is formed by three immense columns on each side , to which are attached colossal statues of priests , ( on pedestals three ...
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... sides are decorated with columns and statues of men and animals hewn out of the same rock , and in each country are ... side was eighteen feet . This enormous mass , exceeding 400 tons in weight , was supported by a small column of soft ...
... sides are decorated with columns and statues of men and animals hewn out of the same rock , and in each country are ... side was eighteen feet . This enormous mass , exceeding 400 tons in weight , was supported by a small column of soft ...
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