The Land of Khemi: Up and Down the Middle NileW. Blackwood and sons, 1882 - 260 páginas |
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... hand- some couple- the male painted a reddish brown , the female a light yellow . In their eyes were crystals , which imparted to them a peculiarly living aspect . Their features , which were calm and dignified , were as perfect as the ...
... hand- some couple- the male painted a reddish brown , the female a light yellow . In their eyes were crystals , which imparted to them a peculiarly living aspect . Their features , which were calm and dignified , were as perfect as the ...
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... hand . As they always have a sen- tinel out , it is necessary in approaching them to dispose of this gentleman first . The flock , not noticing his disappearance , and completely off their guard , may then be easily got at . From all ...
... hand . As they always have a sen- tinel out , it is necessary in approaching them to dispose of this gentleman first . The flock , not noticing his disappearance , and completely off their guard , may then be easily got at . From all ...
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... hands us a piece of papyrus , which he has found somewhere else , and on which , in spite of its tattered condition , we can make out an invocation to Allah , in Arabic letters of the style used in the first century of the Hegira ...
... hands us a piece of papyrus , which he has found somewhere else , and on which , in spite of its tattered condition , we can make out an invocation to Allah , in Arabic letters of the style used in the first century of the Hegira ...
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... hand- broom made of date - fibre , and a key of curious shape , heavily oxidised . From the great quan- tities of slag lying about in parts of these ruins , it would seem as though the city had been subjected at some time to the action ...
... hand- broom made of date - fibre , and a key of curious shape , heavily oxidised . From the great quan- tities of slag lying about in parts of these ruins , it would seem as though the city had been subjected at some time to the action ...
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... hand as a tribute to his infirmity . Altogether it was an insecty , odoriferous , screaming , wrangling , jostling throng , to shoul- der one's way amongst . There was no mis- take about the oriental flavour , in more senses than one ...
... hand as a tribute to his infirmity . Altogether it was an insecty , odoriferous , screaming , wrangling , jostling throng , to shoul- der one's way amongst . There was no mis- take about the oriental flavour , in more senses than one ...
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