Letters from the Old World, Nide 1Harper & Brothers, 1840 After a few years of studying the available literature on the cultures and continents she wanted to visit, Sarah Rogers Haight traveled through almost all of Europe and parts of Africa and Asia. She spent years in the cosmopolitan centers of foreign countries, mingling with the intelligentsia of each place. This two-volume description of her various journeys appeared anonymously in 1840.--Provided by The Library Company of Philadelphia. |
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Sivu ix
... Ruin . - The Memnonium - Medinat Abu . - The Grand Temple . - Monstrosities of Egyptian ' Worship . LETTER XVIII . 190 The Musical Memnon . - The lost City . - Crocodiles of the Nile . - Temple of Luxor . - View from the Propylon . - An ...
... Ruin . - The Memnonium - Medinat Abu . - The Grand Temple . - Monstrosities of Egyptian ' Worship . LETTER XVIII . 190 The Musical Memnon . - The lost City . - Crocodiles of the Nile . - Temple of Luxor . - View from the Propylon . - An ...
Sivu 31
... of the early times , and near it are the ruins of the palace of Con- stantine . Those immense arches striding from hill to hill , and em- bracing the valley between , form the aqueduct of Justinian , and are , no doubt , built on the site.
... of the early times , and near it are the ruins of the palace of Con- stantine . Those immense arches striding from hill to hill , and em- bracing the valley between , form the aqueduct of Justinian , and are , no doubt , built on the site.
Sivu 56
... ruin'd Troy became the Grecians ' prey , And Ilium's lofty towers in ashes lay ; " reminding me of the touching account of Æneas , where he describes " An empire from its old foundations rent , And every wo the Trojans underwent . A ...
... ruin'd Troy became the Grecians ' prey , And Ilium's lofty towers in ashes lay ; " reminding me of the touching account of Æneas , where he describes " An empire from its old foundations rent , And every wo the Trojans underwent . A ...
Sivu 60
... ruins with new splendour . " The view from the castle is one of extraordinary magnificence , even here , in this land of splendid prospects and picturesque scenery . The head of the bay , which is thirty miles long , is termi- nated by ...
... ruins with new splendour . " The view from the castle is one of extraordinary magnificence , even here , in this land of splendid prospects and picturesque scenery . The head of the bay , which is thirty miles long , is termi- nated by ...
Sivu 61
... ruins by the admiral of the French fleet , now here ; and , in lieu of any remarks of my own , I will trans- late it for you : " There exist in the environs of Smyrna , on the declivity of Mount Siphylus , very extensive ruins , which ...
... ruins by the admiral of the French fleet , now here ; and , in lieu of any remarks of my own , I will trans- late it for you : " There exist in the environs of Smyrna , on the declivity of Mount Siphylus , very extensive ruins , which ...
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Alexandria anchor ancient appearance Arab arch arrived Asia beautiful boat Bosphorus Cairo camel canal capital captain caravan Carnac cavern chambers columns Constantinople consul court desert divan East Egypt Egyptian endeavour eyes feet gale gates gentlemen Golden Horn grand granite Greek ground hand head hills holy hundred immense land Land of Goshen LETTER Luxor magnificent Memnon Memnonium Memphis ment miles monuments morning mountain mummies Mustafa nations never night Nile Nubia obelisks Odessa once pacha palace passed perhaps Pharaoh plague plain port present priests propylon proud Ptolemies Pyramids quarantine river rock ruins Russia sacred sails Saracenic scene sculptured seated seen shore side Smyrna splendid spot Stamboul steamer stone sultan Syene Syria temple Thebaid Thebes thousand tion tomb travellers Turk Turkish Typhon valley vessel voyage walls whole wind
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Sivu 161 - And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore : let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Sivu 38 - Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers ever blossom, the beams ever shine, Where the light wings of Zephyr, oppress'd with perfume, Wax faint o'er the gardens of Gul in her bloom ; Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit, And the voice of the nightingale never is mute...
Sivu 38 - Wax faint o'er the gardens of gul in her bloom, Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit, And the voice of the nightingale never is mute , Where the tints of the earth , and the hues of the sky , In colour though varied, in beauty may vie, And the purple of Ocean is deepest in...
Sivu 217 - AND thou hast walked about (how strange a story!) In Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Sivu 222 - So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Sivu 307 - Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships ; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Sivu 140 - And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt ; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Sivu 201 - How the gods fled to Egypt's slimy soil, And hid their heads beneath the banks of Nile ; How Typhon from the conquer'd skies pursued Their routed godheads to the seven-mouth'd flood : Forced every god, his fury to escape, - . 501 Some beastly form to take, or earthly shape.
Sivu 222 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall : and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.