A Ride in Egypt, from Sioot to Luxor in 1879: With Notes on the Present State and Ancient History of Nile Valley, and Some Account of the Various Ways of Making the Voyage Out and HomeMacmillan and Company, 1879 - 399 sider |
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... Walls - Comparison with the Walls of London . Pages 170-181 CHAPTER VIII . EDUCATION IN EGYPT . An Abortive Scheme - Government Schools - Missions - The University of the East - College Life in Cairo - Ordinary Schools in Cairo- In ...
... Walls - Comparison with the Walls of London . Pages 170-181 CHAPTER VIII . EDUCATION IN EGYPT . An Abortive Scheme - Government Schools - Missions - The University of the East - College Life in Cairo - Ordinary Schools in Cairo- In ...
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... walls , the many - coloured shutters of the windows glow in the warm winter sunshine . High up on the steep side of the bare rock , at the angle which may be said to form the pass from the mainland to the town , stands the Moorish ...
... walls , the many - coloured shutters of the windows glow in the warm winter sunshine . High up on the steep side of the bare rock , at the angle which may be said to form the pass from the mainland to the town , stands the Moorish ...
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... wall , now masked by a line of white limestone batteries , and may observe that the Old Church , hideously modern as it is , contains at one end some features of the Pointed style of the fifteenth century . He may remark over another ...
... wall , now masked by a line of white limestone batteries , and may observe that the Old Church , hideously modern as it is , contains at one end some features of the Pointed style of the fifteenth century . He may remark over another ...
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... walls , with their six towers , descending like steps , which once pro- tected the port . But even here he can find few features of sufficient importance to be worth a nearer inspection . He is driven to pass it by , wondering how much ...
... walls , with their six towers , descending like steps , which once pro- tected the port . But even here he can find few features of sufficient importance to be worth a nearer inspection . He is driven to pass it by , wondering how much ...
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... walls , my heart sank . Turning away , I caught sight of a yellow flag at the mast head of the steamer . Those wise passengers who had decided not to land had a great advantage in the calmness with which they could look on . The scene ...
... walls , my heart sank . Turning away , I caught sight of a yellow flag at the mast head of the steamer . Those wise passengers who had decided not to land had a great advantage in the calmness with which they could look on . The scene ...
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A Ride in Egypt, from Sioot to Luxor in 1879: With Notes on the Present ... William John Loftie Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1879 |
A Ride in Egypt, from Sioot to Luxor in 1879: With Notes on the Present ... William John Loftie Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1879 |
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