Khartoum and the Blue and White Niles, Том 1Colburn & Company, 1852 |
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... miles from Alexandria , we came on a rare , and , to strangers , most novel spectacle . It was the Egyptian mi- rage ; and the illusion was so perfect , that for some time , I could not be persuaded that what I saw with such ...
... miles from Alexandria , we came on a rare , and , to strangers , most novel spectacle . It was the Egyptian mi- rage ; and the illusion was so perfect , that for some time , I could not be persuaded that what I saw with such ...
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... mile square , covered with pieces of petrified wood , the largest of which is not more than two feet in length . We were shown three or four fragments , half embedded in sand , which still retain a resemblance to trees . Searching about ...
... mile square , covered with pieces of petrified wood , the largest of which is not more than two feet in length . We were shown three or four fragments , half embedded in sand , which still retain a resemblance to trees . Searching about ...
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... mile in circumference . Here there is little to admire , though there are some strange - looking buildings ; and the archæologist , versed in antiquarian lore , will find many objects of interest . The city is chiefly inhabited by Greek ...
... mile in circumference . Here there is little to admire , though there are some strange - looking buildings ; and the archæologist , versed in antiquarian lore , will find many objects of interest . The city is chiefly inhabited by Greek ...
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... its age not to exceed eight centuries . We frequently visited Boulac , the distance being not more than a mile and a half ; the road leading through the public gardens , under an avenue of fine trees , chiefly acacias . 100 KHARTOUM.
... its age not to exceed eight centuries . We frequently visited Boulac , the distance being not more than a mile and a half ; the road leading through the public gardens , under an avenue of fine trees , chiefly acacias . 100 KHARTOUM.
Стр. 105
... Our boats , meanwhile , had been brought together , between Rhoda Island and Old Cairo , about half a mile from the grand city , and there awaited our arrival . CHAPTER VII . --- Departure from Cairo Ascending the Nile AND THE NILES . 105.
... Our boats , meanwhile , had been brought together , between Rhoda Island and Old Cairo , about half a mile from the grand city , and there awaited our arrival . CHAPTER VII . --- Departure from Cairo Ascending the Nile AND THE NILES . 105.
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