Fruits of Enterprize Exhibited in the Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia: Interspersed with the Observations of a Mother to Her ChildrenMunroe and Francis, 1824 - 248 pagina's |
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Pagina 15
... beautiful prospects which , owing to it , Egypt exhibits at two seasons of the year . During our summer the climate there is excessively warm , and it is impossible to describe a scene more delightful than that which the country ...
... beautiful prospects which , owing to it , Egypt exhibits at two seasons of the year . During our summer the climate there is excessively warm , and it is impossible to describe a scene more delightful than that which the country ...
Pagina 20
... beautiful land , once the site of Memphis . The distant view of the smaller pyramids , on the south , marked the extension of that vast capital ; while the solemn spectacle of the immense sandy des- ert on the west , stretching as far ...
... beautiful land , once the site of Memphis . The distant view of the smaller pyramids , on the south , marked the extension of that vast capital ; while the solemn spectacle of the immense sandy des- ert on the west , stretching as far ...
Pagina 25
... back of it is a beautiful garden under the care of the Greeks , and kept in excellent order . It is ornamented with green bowers overhung with flowering . shrubs , and alcoves in the form of little cu- 3 BELZONI IN EGYPT . 25.
... back of it is a beautiful garden under the care of the Greeks , and kept in excellent order . It is ornamented with green bowers overhung with flowering . shrubs , and alcoves in the form of little cu- 3 BELZONI IN EGYPT . 25.
Pagina 57
... first beams to unveil the beautiful island of Philoe ; and he had much gratification in taking a hasty view of its ruins , without stopping to examine them minutely , as he hoped to return that way ; he , however , BELZONI IN EGYPT . 57.
... first beams to unveil the beautiful island of Philoe ; and he had much gratification in taking a hasty view of its ruins , without stopping to examine them minutely , as he hoped to return that way ; he , however , BELZONI IN EGYPT . 57.
Pagina 118
... he stood at the stern of the vessel , waiting for the first beams of the sun to unveil that beautiful island ; and he found an obelisk there , and gave the Aga four dollars to pay a guard for it till his 118 BELZONI IN EGYPT .
... he stood at the stern of the vessel , waiting for the first beams of the sun to unveil that beautiful island ; and he found an obelisk there , and gave the Aga four dollars to pay a guard for it till his 118 BELZONI IN EGYPT .
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Fruits of Enterprize Exhibited in the Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia ... Sarah Atkins Volledige weergave - 1821 |
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Pagina 106 - I sunk altogether among the broken mummies, with a crash of bones, rags, and wooden cases, which raised such a dust as kept me motionless for a quarter of an hour, waiting till it subsided again.
Pagina 139 - ... sought in vain, and of presenting the world with a new and perfect monument of Egyptian antiquity, which can be recorded as superior to any other in point of grandeur, style, and preservation, appearing as if just finished on the day we entered it ; and what I found in it will show its great superiority to all others.
Pagina 226 - ... itself into the lake. The hut was inhabited by a few poor fishermen, and the guide sent one of them for a boat, the only one to be had, but the shabbiest thing imaginable. It was composed of rough pieces of wood scarcely joined, and fastened by four other pieces, wrapped together by four more across, which formed the deck : no tar, no pitch, either inside or out ; and the only preventive against the water coming in, was a kind of weed moistened, which had settled in the joints of the wood.
Pagina 132 - There on an icy mountain's height, Seen only by the moon's pale light, Stern Winter rears his giant form, His robe a mist, his voice a storm ; His frown the shiv'ring nations fly, And hid for half the year in smoky caverns lie.
Pagina 46 - I heard the sound of something like the roaring of the sea at a distance. In consequence I entered this cavity; and as we advanced the noise increased, till I could distinctly hear a number of voices all at one time. At last, thank God, we walked out ; and, to my no small surprise, the first person I saw was my interpreter.
Pagina 110 - Besides enamelling, the art of gilding was in great perfection among them, as I found several ornaments of the kind. They knew how to cast copper as well as to form it into sheets, and had a metallic composition not unlike our lead, rather softer, but of greater tenacity. It is much like the lead which we see on paper in the tea-chests from China, but much thicker.
Pagina 105 - After getting through these passages, some of them two or three hundred yards long, you generally find a more commodious place, perhaps high enough to sit. But what a place of rest ! surrounded by bodies, by heaps of mummies in all directions; which, previous to my being accustomed to the sight, impressed me with horror. The blackness of the wall, the...