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... side , than between these last and the other swarthy tribes in the interior of Libya . Herodotus , indeed , observes that the Asiatics have straight hair , while such as dwell above Egypt have it very much curled . It is certain ...
... side , than between these last and the other swarthy tribes in the interior of Libya . Herodotus , indeed , observes that the Asiatics have straight hair , while such as dwell above Egypt have it very much curled . It is certain ...
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... side of the desert . At the present day a communication of that kind is maintained across the waste from Upper Egypt to Sennaar and Atbar , the ancient Meroë . This was indeed the natural emporium for the produce of Inner Africa ; being ...
... side of the desert . At the present day a communication of that kind is maintained across the waste from Upper Egypt to Sennaar and Atbar , the ancient Meroë . This was indeed the natural emporium for the produce of Inner Africa ; being ...
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... side of the Nile in that stu- pendous capital . What an astonishing era of art , fully two thousand years before the Augustan age at Rome ! But the vast works at Karnac , Luxor , and Medinet Abou are much less ancient than the buildings ...
... side of the Nile in that stu- pendous capital . What an astonishing era of art , fully two thousand years before the Augustan age at Rome ! But the vast works at Karnac , Luxor , and Medinet Abou are much less ancient than the buildings ...
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... side by formidable deserts , which can only be crossed by large bodies of men assisted by that useful animal the camel . The first section , which terminates at Ibrîm , has been so long subject to Egypt that it is usually known as ...
... side by formidable deserts , which can only be crossed by large bodies of men assisted by that useful animal the camel . The first section , which terminates at Ibrîm , has been so long subject to Egypt that it is usually known as ...
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... side of the approach , where there was a staircase which led to the main building , now in a state of complete ... sides of which runs a single row of pillars , while on the fourth there are indi- cations of a double row ; making in the ...
... side of the approach , where there was a staircase which led to the main building , now in a state of complete ... sides of which runs a single row of pillars , while on the fourth there are indi- cations of a double row ; making in the ...
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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.