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... remains ; not a vestige of life is to be seen within its boundaries . The destruction of Ibrim by the Mamlouks , when they passed into Dongola , ease . had been so complete that not even one solitary native NUBIA AND ABYSSINIA . 35.
... remains ; not a vestige of life is to be seen within its boundaries . The destruction of Ibrim by the Mamlouks , when they passed into Dongola , ease . had been so complete that not even one solitary native NUBIA AND ABYSSINIA . 35.
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... passed over the mounds of sand under which the army of Cambyses was buried , he is imagined to be at variance with Herodotus , who relates that the host of the Persian monarch , when surprised by the clouds of moving dust , was ...
... passed over the mounds of sand under which the army of Cambyses was buried , he is imagined to be at variance with Herodotus , who relates that the host of the Persian monarch , when surprised by the clouds of moving dust , was ...
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... passing Merawe the river flows from the north - east , and accordingly , although the traveller is ascending the stream ... passed the third cataract of the Nile , -accomplished the voyage to Berber , after having been lifted three times ...
... passing Merawe the river flows from the north - east , and accordingly , although the traveller is ascending the stream ... passed the third cataract of the Nile , -accomplished the voyage to Berber , after having been lifted three times ...
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... passed downward while he was in the kingdom now mentioned , even before the flood had attained two - thirds of the usual magnitude it acquires during the rainy season , he thought it very improbable that the main source of such a river ...
... passed downward while he was in the kingdom now mentioned , even before the flood had attained two - thirds of the usual magnitude it acquires during the rainy season , he thought it very improbable that the main source of such a river ...
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... passed through a very deso- late tract of country , seeing hardly a single human habita- tion on either side of the river . The stream was very much encumbered with rocks and small islands , which were not passed without considerable ...
... passed through a very deso- late tract of country , seeing hardly a single human habita- tion on either side of the river . The stream was very much encumbered with rocks and small islands , which were not passed without considerable ...
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abuna Abyssinia Africa ancient animal appears Arabia authority Axum Ayto banks beautiful Begemder Berber body Bruce Cailliaud called capital cataract chief Christian church colour described desert distance district Dongola eastern Egypt Egyptian Ethiopia excavated faith father feet figures Fremona Frumentius Galla Gojam Gondar Greek ground hand head Heeren Herodotus hieroglyphics holy hundred hyena inhabitants Ishmael king kingdom Kordofan length manner mentioned Merawe Meroë monarch monuments mountains Napata narrative nations natives Nile Nubia observed Ozoro pasha patriarch Pearce pillars possession present priests prince pronaos province Ptolemy pyramids Ras Michael reader Red Sea regard reign religion remarkable resemblance respect river rock Roman ruins Rüppel sacred Salt says sculptures Selassé Sennaar Shendy shores side soon species stone Strabo Suakin Tacazze Tecla temple throne Tigré tion traveller tree tribes troops Upper Egypt Wady Halfa walls whole Yasous
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Seite 317 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
Seite 27 - Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, and of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: and thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
Seite 208 - Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona ; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Seite 306 - As when a vulture on Imaus bred, Whose snowy ridge the roving Tartar bounds, Dislodging from a region scarce of prey To gorge the flesh of lambs or yeanling kids On hills where flocks are fed, flies toward the springs Of Ganges or Hydaspes, Indian streams; But in his way lights on the barren plains Of Sericana, where Chineses drive With sails and wind their cany waggons light...
Seite 194 - And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
Seite 316 - As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzing is heard, all the cattle forsake their food, and run wildly about the plain, till they die, worn out with fatigue, fright, and hunger.
Seite 93 - And he arose and went : and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
Seite 270 - The drivers suddenly tripped up the cow, and gave the poor animal a very rude fall upon the ground, which was but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her...
Seite 294 - ... for no other prey at that time. As his mouth was full, and he had no claws to tear with, I was not afraid of him, but with a pike struck him as near the heart as I could judge. It was not till then...
Seite 27 - So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not : and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.