Travels in the East, tr. from [Reise in den Orient] by W.E. Shuckard |
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Page 14
... feet , and it seemed that one false step would precipitate us without the chance of a staying point . My companion told me that this dune might give me some idea of the desert : it was , in fact , a portion of the Lybian desert , which ...
... feet , and it seemed that one false step would precipitate us without the chance of a staying point . My companion told me that this dune might give me some idea of the desert : it was , in fact , a portion of the Lybian desert , which ...
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... feet of the citadel reposes this ' sea of the world , ” in the grandeur of its fulness and beauty , this " victorious " queen of cities , which , a new Memphis , has built for herself a glittering throne out of the ruins of the ancient ...
... feet of the citadel reposes this ' sea of the world , ” in the grandeur of its fulness and beauty , this " victorious " queen of cities , which , a new Memphis , has built for herself a glittering throne out of the ruins of the ancient ...
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... feet large piles of beans , millet , and lentils . We rode through a delightful country , planted with palm trees and acacias . Many cornfields were ripe for the sickle , others stood widely extended , high and luxuriant . We easily ...
... feet large piles of beans , millet , and lentils . We rode through a delightful country , planted with palm trees and acacias . Many cornfields were ripe for the sickle , others stood widely extended , high and luxuriant . We easily ...
Page 35
... had now lying before us the two hundred and six decreasing quadrangular terraces of pale grey fine limestone * , many of which were * Schubert calls it nummulitenkalk . 36 VIEW FROM THE PYRAMID . more than three feet D 2.
... had now lying before us the two hundred and six decreasing quadrangular terraces of pale grey fine limestone * , many of which were * Schubert calls it nummulitenkalk . 36 VIEW FROM THE PYRAMID . more than three feet D 2.
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... feet above the rocky base of the pyramid . Upon this platform which is a square surface , twenty persons could conveniently find room . Probably , this pyramid had originally no platform but ran up to a point ; yet the supposition that ...
... feet above the rocky base of the pyramid . Upon this platform which is a square surface , twenty persons could conveniently find room . Probably , this pyramid had originally no platform but ran up to a point ; yet the supposition that ...
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