Four Months in a Dahabëeh: Or, Narrative of a Winter's Cruise on the NileL. Booth, 1863 - 414 páginas |
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Abiad Alexandria amusing ancient appeared Arabs arrived Assouan baksheesh bank bazaar beautiful Bedouins blue boat breakfast brought cabin Cairo called Cataracts colour Cousin Phil crew crocodile curious dahabëéh deck desert distance divan donkeys dragoman dress Egypt Egyptian English European excursion extremely eyes feet flies friends Geezeh Girgeh half-past hands handsome Haylée head hieroglyphics hills honour journey Karnak Khartoum KOM OMBO Korán ladies looked Luxor Mohamed Mohamed's morning mosque mosquitoes natives night Nile Nilometer Nubian party Pasha passed Phil's piastres pilot pretty Ptolemies Pyramids reached Reïs remains river rock round ruins sail saloon sand Sarah scene seated Second Cataracts seen Selina shade shore shout side Sioot sitting soon Suez temple Thebes thermometer thought tomb travellers turban turn vessel village Wadee Halfeh walk walls whilst whole wind
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Página 65 - And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy.
Página 121 - The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagle's feathers, and his nails like bird's claws.
Página 350 - It is said to have been founded by Menes, the first king of Egypt, and to have been in circumference about 19 miles. "There are few remains above ground," says Manning (The Land of the Pharaohs), "of the splendour of ancient Memphis.
Página 78 - ... stern cabin measures 12 feet in length. Its available space for dressing is about 8 feet 6 inches, and here Selina reclines in luxury, though frequently disturbed by the creaking of the rudder. In the further part the boxes are stowed away ; and there are drawers or cupboards for stores and clothes under every bed, and a bath which can never be used. Plenty of windows all round, provided with curtains, shutters, and Venetians, and a skylight to the saloon. Over all this is the
Página 199 - ... tambourine, beaten by a man ; but the whole circle, clapping their hands, and bending their knees, kept time with the instrument ; while the women at intervals uttered a strange tremulous shriek, called by the Arabs zagharit* — somewhat resembling the sharp notes of the fife, but so loud that it seemed to pierce the brain. In producing this extraordinary noise, the tongue is rolled in the mouth, while the voice, thus modulated, is raised to a higher pitch than...
Página 133 - ... frivolous epigraphist, because they show us the diversions of the common people, and record their spontaneous effusions. There are many of them in Egypt, the Mecca of the Roman tourist, on the pyramids, and nearly forty have been found on the statue of Memnon at Karnak. This statue was said to give forth a musical sound when struck by the rays of the rising sun. Romans, Greeks, and Phoenicians came from far and near to hear the marvellous note. Their testimony is explicit, and we cannot doubt...
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Página 78 - The large mast and lateen yard is fixed towards the bow of the boat, the smaller one in the stern. Twelve oars are provided for rowing, and a number of long poles for pushing off from the sand-banks. The dahabeeh, the oars, and the small row-boat, are gaily painted in green, red, and white ; and with the flags flying aloft, and the Arab costumes on board, the ' Cairo ' makes altogether a very pretty
Página 77 - ... the two others 6 feet 5 inches by 4 feet 7 inches. They have sliding doors, but when these were closed the dimensions proved rather too small. The choice lay between being closely cooped up with scarcely room enough to turn round, or leaving the door open, so as to admit a portion of the passage as dressing-room.
Página 77 - There are four cabins, two measuring 5 feet 8 inches by 4 feet 7 inches, the two others 6 feet 5 inches by 4 feet 7 inches. They have sliding doors, but when these were closed the dimensions...