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 Seiten |
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... Sights in the Market - place - How to acquire an Estate- How to Buy and Sell Land - The Assessment of the Taxes - The Famine easily Prevented - Mr. Rivers Wilson Semaineh Marashteh - A Young Gentleman - A Deserted Village - A Dinner ...
... Sights in the Market - place - How to acquire an Estate- How to Buy and Sell Land - The Assessment of the Taxes - The Famine easily Prevented - Mr. Rivers Wilson Semaineh Marashteh - A Young Gentleman - A Deserted Village - A Dinner ...
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... sight , but one which we do not care to see twice . The comic aspects are so mixed up with the tragic , the kisses with the tears , that the indifferent looker - on is doubtful whether to laugh or cry . Here is a man coming on board in ...
... sight , but one which we do not care to see twice . The comic aspects are so mixed up with the tragic , the kisses with the tears , that the indifferent looker - on is doubtful whether to laugh or cry . Here is a man coming on board in ...
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... undecided as Malta came in sight , and I went on deck to see the view . three weeks and Thus I reflected But the other The three islands do not look very attractive from the sea . Gozo is the most westerly ; and 28 [ CH . I. ON THE VOYAGE .
... undecided as Malta came in sight , and I went on deck to see the view . three weeks and Thus I reflected But the other The three islands do not look very attractive from the sea . Gozo is the most westerly ; and 28 [ CH . I. ON THE VOYAGE .
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... sight , and everything is either white oolite stone or brown sunburnt moor . Valetta itself is well situated on a peninsula of the limestone which divides the harbour into two parts . The town stands very high , and , as it faces north ...
... sight , and everything is either white oolite stone or brown sunburnt moor . Valetta itself is well situated on a peninsula of the limestone which divides the harbour into two parts . The town stands very high , and , as it faces north ...
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... sight of which , and the prospect of passing three weeks or a month within its dingy 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 ...
... sight of which , and the prospect of passing three weeks or a month within its dingy 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 ...
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