The Fayoum: Or, Artists in EgyptH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 298 páginas |
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... look out for subjects for pictures , and to paint them . We did not pretend to see everything , but we wished to see B thoroughly , and to paint the truth of everything we PART I SKETCH I OUR PLAN OUR LUGGAGE AND OURSELVES PAGE I.
... look out for subjects for pictures , and to paint them . We did not pretend to see everything , but we wished to see B thoroughly , and to paint the truth of everything we PART I SKETCH I OUR PLAN OUR LUGGAGE AND OURSELVES PAGE I.
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... of every description , and the second Needle , which is half - buried , looks as if it had fallen into its cellar while in search of its companion . The hieroglyphs THE RAILROAD . 9 . which adorn it are tolerably 8 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
... of every description , and the second Needle , which is half - buried , looks as if it had fallen into its cellar while in search of its companion . The hieroglyphs THE RAILROAD . 9 . which adorn it are tolerably 8 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
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... slow patience . The dromedaries and buffaloes which constantly meet each other on the road parallel to the railway , look on tranquilly as the trains pass , with the impassible serenity of Normandy cows , not to be disturbed by.
... slow patience . The dromedaries and buffaloes which constantly meet each other on the road parallel to the railway , look on tranquilly as the trains pass , with the impassible serenity of Normandy cows , not to be disturbed by.
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... look upon boots with elastic sides as the supreme achievement of civilization , every man seems to regard his functions as sacerdotal . There is none of the impudent pushing and puffing so common among our small shopkeepers ; a devout ...
... look upon boots with elastic sides as the supreme achievement of civilization , every man seems to regard his functions as sacerdotal . There is none of the impudent pushing and puffing so common among our small shopkeepers ; a devout ...
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... look like a shop window for the display of guns and swords . His pipe , his tobacco , and his food , all have their places in this walking shop- front . It might fairly be asked by what feat of balancing he contrives to walk without ...
... look like a shop window for the display of guns and swords . His pipe , his tobacco , and his food , all have their places in this walking shop- front . It might fairly be asked by what feat of balancing he contrives to walk without ...
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