The Fayoum: Or, Artists in EgyptH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 298 páginas |
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... Beautiful little sac - sacs ( lapwings ) fly about like butterflies , while enormous cranes pull the feathers out of their own necks with slow patience . The dromedaries and buffaloes which constantly meet each other on the road ...
... Beautiful little sac - sacs ( lapwings ) fly about like butterflies , while enormous cranes pull the feathers out of their own necks with slow patience . The dromedaries and buffaloes which constantly meet each other on the road ...
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... beautiful is to be found . So we set off . Mouski , of which our house forms the corner , was the first picture in that endless series of enchanting surprises which was pre- pared for us . Before I throw the rein loose upon the neck of ...
... beautiful is to be found . So we set off . Mouski , of which our house forms the corner , was the first picture in that endless series of enchanting surprises which was pre- pared for us . Before I throw the rein loose upon the neck of ...
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... beautiful street in Cairo , and we left the city by its most beautiful gate ; in order to visit the most beautiful monuments of modern Egypt . Either Ma- homet favoured us , or our ' fate ' was very intelligent . The street called ...
... beautiful street in Cairo , and we left the city by its most beautiful gate ; in order to visit the most beautiful monuments of modern Egypt . Either Ma- homet favoured us , or our ' fate ' was very intelligent . The street called ...
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... on that very day I found an opportunity , though my ass was almost at the stretch of his gallop , of buying some of those silken kerchiefs called ' kouffies , ' which the Egyptians use as head - dresses . They are beautiful.
... on that very day I found an opportunity , though my ass was almost at the stretch of his gallop , of buying some of those silken kerchiefs called ' kouffies , ' which the Egyptians use as head - dresses . They are beautiful.
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... beautiful ' fabrics , of yellow striped with green and red , or yellow on yellow , ornamented with little flecks of the same shade , and they glitter brightly in the sun . Imperceptible threads of gold and silver artistically mixed in ...
... beautiful ' fabrics , of yellow striped with green and red , or yellow on yellow , ornamented with little flecks of the same shade , and they glitter brightly in the sun . Imperceptible threads of gold and silver artistically mixed in ...
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