Khartoum and the Blue and White Niles, Том 1Colburn & Company, 1852 |
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... banks , and inundated the whole country ; we found , however , that this was a vulgar error , as the river was now at its highest elevation , yet remained within bounds . Indeed , the natural level of the country is almost everywhere ...
... banks , and inundated the whole country ; we found , however , that this was a vulgar error , as the river was now at its highest elevation , yet remained within bounds . Indeed , the natural level of the country is almost everywhere ...
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... bank of the river , brought us to Old Cairo , a walled city , about a mile in circumference . Here there is little to admire , though there are some strange - looking buildings ; and the archæologist , versed in antiquarian lore , will ...
... bank of the river , brought us to Old Cairo , a walled city , about a mile in circumference . Here there is little to admire , though there are some strange - looking buildings ; and the archæologist , versed in antiquarian lore , will ...
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... , eternally smoking and idling . On approaching the river from the bank , one is nearly stifled by the clouds of dust rising , where vessels are being loaded with corn or cotton , beans or lentils , shipped AND THE NILES . 101.
... , eternally smoking and idling . On approaching the river from the bank , one is nearly stifled by the clouds of dust rising , where vessels are being loaded with corn or cotton , beans or lentils , shipped AND THE NILES . 101.
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... banks of the river , now at its highest point , rising but little above the level of the water , and opening to view a wide sweep of richly cultivated land , interspersed with villages and groves of date trees . Some interest- ing spot ...
... banks of the river , now at its highest point , rising but little above the level of the water , and opening to view a wide sweep of richly cultivated land , interspersed with villages and groves of date trees . Some interest- ing spot ...
Стр. 116
... bank , where there is less current , ran her second mast straight through our mainsail , and tore it to shreds . We had several other collisions , but this , the most serious of all , obliged us to anchor for five hours , in order to ...
... bank , where there is less current , ran her second mast straight through our mainsail , and tore it to shreds . We had several other collisions , but this , the most serious of all , obliged us to anchor for five hours , in order to ...
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