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... extending some miles out of the city . You have to cross the river at Boulac , and then the road commences , which is raised above the level of the sur- rounding country . The fields on each side are seamed with watercourses or small ...
... extending some miles out of the city . You have to cross the river at Boulac , and then the road commences , which is raised above the level of the sur- rounding country . The fields on each side are seamed with watercourses or small ...
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William Charles Maughan. in constructing new canals for irrigation and navigation , in extending railway accommodation , and similar projects . He will observe various processes of cultivation and irriga- tion going on , while great ...
William Charles Maughan. in constructing new canals for irrigation and navigation , in extending railway accommodation , and similar projects . He will observe various processes of cultivation and irriga- tion going on , while great ...
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... their shoulder , its green thickets of acacias , its solemn temples and mouldering cities , dotting the narrow zone of deep verdure which extends from the river banks to the distant THE NILE TO ASSOUAN 25 CHAPTER II THE NILE TO ASSOUAN.
... their shoulder , its green thickets of acacias , its solemn temples and mouldering cities , dotting the narrow zone of deep verdure which extends from the river banks to the distant THE NILE TO ASSOUAN 25 CHAPTER II THE NILE TO ASSOUAN.
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William Charles Maughan. verdure which extends from the river banks to the distant background of white limestone mountains ! Gliding along the turbid stream , the first objects which prominently strike a beholder's eye are the endless ...
William Charles Maughan. verdure which extends from the river banks to the distant background of white limestone mountains ! Gliding along the turbid stream , the first objects which prominently strike a beholder's eye are the endless ...
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... extending in rich luxuriance till they are met by the broad glistening river on one side and the white limestone moun- tains on the other . A noble reach of the Nile valley is spread out beyond this , and the distant desert line may be ...
... extending in rich luxuriance till they are met by the broad glistening river on one side and the white limestone moun- tains on the other . A noble reach of the Nile valley is spread out beyond this , and the distant desert line may be ...
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