The Fayoum: Or, Artists in EgyptH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 298 páginas |
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... less interesting than Damanhour . A whistle , almost European in its prolonged shrillness , started us off again , and the aspect of the country changing rapidly , we felt that we were getting into the heart of Egypt , into the ...
... less interesting than Damanhour . A whistle , almost European in its prolonged shrillness , started us off again , and the aspect of the country changing rapidly , we felt that we were getting into the heart of Egypt , into the ...
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... less sincere.There they are ! There they are ! ' ' Who ? What ? ' eagerly asked our famished fellow - travellers , who were looking at the cold veal - as though they expected to see it smoke under the burning sun- so stedfastly that ...
... less sincere.There they are ! There they are ! ' ' Who ? What ? ' eagerly asked our famished fellow - travellers , who were looking at the cold veal - as though they expected to see it smoke under the burning sun- so stedfastly that ...
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... man overboard . Chmâlak ! Yeminak ! Reglak ! shouted our don- key - boys , delighted with our amazement and our fears , and anxious to secure our custom by accelera- ting the speed of the less spirited asses by repeated.
... man overboard . Chmâlak ! Yeminak ! Reglak ! shouted our don- key - boys , delighted with our amazement and our fears , and anxious to secure our custom by accelera- ting the speed of the less spirited asses by repeated.
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... less Apocalyptic fashion . The ass plays too important a part in the life of Cairo , and indeed the whole East , to be refused the honour of a zoological digression . THE CAIRENE ASS . 17 In the first place , 16 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
... less Apocalyptic fashion . The ass plays too important a part in the life of Cairo , and indeed the whole East , to be refused the honour of a zoological digression . THE CAIRENE ASS . 17 In the first place , 16 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
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... less , form a suburb to the Valley of the Caliphs , without injuring the character of the fantastic landscape . The background of the superb picture is formed by the mountain of Mokattam , against which these tombs stand , placed ...
... less , form a suburb to the Valley of the Caliphs , without injuring the character of the fantastic landscape . The background of the superb picture is formed by the mountain of Mokattam , against which these tombs stand , placed ...
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