The Fayoum: Or, Artists in EgyptH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 298 стор. |
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... aspect of a town in ruins , for all the inhabitants are invariably asleep during the great heat . Only a few women braved the burning sunshine , and came to the carriage doors to sell the products of their industry and sundry ...
... aspect of a town in ruins , for all the inhabitants are invariably asleep during the great heat . Only a few women braved the burning sunshine , and came to the carriage doors to sell the products of their industry and sundry ...
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... , to some extent , this fairy - like rush which at first seems quite pro- digious and fantastic . The nature of the tumult helps to produce the aspect of extraordinary novelty . The perpetual roll of the vehicles upon an unpaved surface ,
... , to some extent , this fairy - like rush which at first seems quite pro- digious and fantastic . The nature of the tumult helps to produce the aspect of extraordinary novelty . The perpetual roll of the vehicles upon an unpaved surface ,
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... , flanked by two enormous square towers , presents an aspect which is at once graceful and im- posing , in its colossal proportions , and the sculptured EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS . 27 ornamentation which renders it a genuine 26 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
... , flanked by two enormous square towers , presents an aspect which is at once graceful and im- posing , in its colossal proportions , and the sculptured EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS . 27 ornamentation which renders it a genuine 26 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
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... aspect of an immense skittle - field , or of an army in battle array , which had been instantaneously petrified . From the road we could see that sundry remains of palm branches and ex votos were lying on certain tombs , THE MOURNERS ...
... aspect of an immense skittle - field , or of an army in battle array , which had been instantaneously petrified . From the road we could see that sundry remains of palm branches and ex votos were lying on certain tombs , THE MOURNERS ...
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... aspect of these modern ' con- structions on this day , and at six o'clock we sat down to dine , mute with hunger and admiration . But we were not loiterers ; we had not come to Egypt to flâner ; we had to work , to paint well and truly ...
... aspect of these modern ' con- structions on this day , and at six o'clock we sat down to dine , mute with hunger and admiration . But we were not loiterers ; we had not come to Egypt to flâner ; we had to work , to paint well and truly ...
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