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 9
... side of that pyramid , will you draw the wheel of my cart ? I am quite , quite tired of your tombs , and your pillars , and your ru- ins , and your monuments , falling this way and that way : -I would much rather know how to draw the ...
... side of that pyramid , will you draw the wheel of my cart ? I am quite , quite tired of your tombs , and your pillars , and your ru- ins , and your monuments , falling this way and that way : -I would much rather know how to draw the ...
Pagina 10
... open on the library table . Laura seated herself be- tween her two brothers , and Emily , whose blue eyes sparkled with joy , placed herself by the side of her mother . " And now , why did you think that Laura's 10 BELZONI IN EGYPT .
... open on the library table . Laura seated herself be- tween her two brothers , and Emily , whose blue eyes sparkled with joy , placed herself by the side of her mother . " And now , why did you think that Laura's 10 BELZONI IN EGYPT .
Pagina 11
... sides of the Nile , bounded by ridges of mountains or hills . Nubia is on the south ; on the west it joins the great sandy deserts ; on the north it is washed by the Mediterranean ; and on the east by the Red Sea , except where it is ...
... sides of the Nile , bounded by ridges of mountains or hills . Nubia is on the south ; on the west it joins the great sandy deserts ; on the north it is washed by the Mediterranean ; and on the east by the Red Sea , except where it is ...
Pagina 23
... sides at Cairo , and who has under him infe- rior governors in several parts of the coun try . EMILY . - I observed , mamma , when you were talking of the Arabs enjoying the moonlight under the palm - trees , and playing upon their ...
... sides at Cairo , and who has under him infe- rior governors in several parts of the coun try . EMILY . - I observed , mamma , when you were talking of the Arabs enjoying the moonlight under the palm - trees , and playing upon their ...
Pagina 26
... side . EMILY . - To fire at an earthen pot , when in such a place ! Ah , mamma ! Mahomed Ali is no botanist ! OWEN . If he be no botanist , Emily , he is an excellent marksman ; for I believe the river at Soubra is wider than the Thames ...
... side . EMILY . - To fire at an earthen pot , when in such a place ! Ah , mamma ! Mahomed Ali is no botanist ! OWEN . If he be no botanist , Emily , he is an excellent marksman ; for I believe the river at Soubra is wider than the Thames ...
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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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A.-Belzoni A.-They Ababde Alexandria ancient appeared Arabs arrived Assouan bank Bashaw beautiful Beban el Malook Bedouins Belzo Belzoni Berenice BERNARD BERNARD.-I BERNARD.-What boat Boolac bust Cacheff Cairo camels caravan Cataract Copts dare say delightful desert dhourra door Egypt Egyptians Elloah embarked EMILY EMILY.-I entered entrance Esne feet formed gave Gournou gratified ground heard hope island journey Khalil Bey land Laura Luxor machine mamma Monsieur Caliud morning mountains mummy cave never night Nile Nubia obelisk OWEN OWEN.-I palm-trees passed piastres pillar plain Pompeii Pompey's pillar procured pyramids reached Red Sea returned rocks ropes ruins sand sandy Scheik seated side Soubra spot stones suppose tell temple Thebes thing thought tion told tomb town traveller trees Turks village Wady Halfa whilst wished Ybsambul Young Memnon Zaboo zoni Zubara
Populaire passages
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...