Journal of a Visit to Egypt, Constantinople, the Crimea, Greece, &c: In the Suite of the Prince and Princess of Wales |
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Page 29
... carried on the back of a camel in a white silk mehmal , embroidered in gold ; on another camel was carried a sort of temple , or small mosque , in gold , about three yards wide . Then followed a most horrible sight - a half - naked and ...
... carried on the back of a camel in a white silk mehmal , embroidered in gold ; on another camel was carried a sort of temple , or small mosque , in gold , about three yards wide . Then followed a most horrible sight - a half - naked and ...
Page 30
... carried by the natives ; camels , and horses , and don- keys , carrying priests , all dressed out ; the people fol- lowing , some reading out , some screaming , some sing- ing , some carrying snakes about two yards long , or more , in ...
... carried by the natives ; camels , and horses , and don- keys , carrying priests , all dressed out ; the people fol- lowing , some reading out , some screaming , some sing- ing , some carrying snakes about two yards long , or more , in ...
Page 40
... carried the coffee - pot , hanging by three long silver chains over a sort of lamp , just like the censers used in Catholic churches . Another slave lifted off the jeweled velvet cloth which hung down in front , and poured coffee into ...
... carried the coffee - pot , hanging by three long silver chains over a sort of lamp , just like the censers used in Catholic churches . Another slave lifted off the jeweled velvet cloth which hung down in front , and poured coffee into ...
Page 51
... carried through the water . Of course we chose the latter . Sir S. Baker and Mr. Brierley carried the Princess , crossing their arms , on which she sat . The native boatmen wished to persuade me to let them carry me in the same manner ...
... carried through the water . Of course we chose the latter . Sir S. Baker and Mr. Brierley carried the Princess , crossing their arms , on which she sat . The native boatmen wished to persuade me to let them carry me in the same manner ...
Page 52
... carried back by Sir Samuel and Mr. Montagu , and a most ridiculous sight , I imagine , it must have been ! We went on again about two o'clock , and reached Minieh at 6 P.M. - 170 miles from Cairo . Here we found the mail arrived , but I ...
... carried back by Sir Samuel and Mr. Montagu , and a most ridiculous sight , I imagine , it must have been ! We went on again about two o'clock , and reached Minieh at 6 P.M. - 170 miles from Cairo . Here we found the mail arrived , but I ...
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Abdel Kader Bey April Ariadne arrived Assouan Baidar bazars beautiful boat Bosphorus breakfast bright cabin Cairo carriages Cataract Cloth coffee and pipes Colonel Constantinople Corfu Crimea crocodile dahabeah delight diamonds dined dinner dishes donkeys dressed drive dromedary drove Egypt Embassador English February four o'clock French garden gentlemen Glücksburg gold half past harem horses hour JOHN S. C. ABBOTT Karnak ladies landed look Lord Lord Gosford luncheon March morning mosque Mourad Pasha never nice night Nile nine o'clock palace party passed Philae Portrait pretty Prince and Princess PRINCESS OF WALES returned home ride rode round Royal Highnesses Russian Sebastopol Second Cataract seen sent seven o'clock ship side sight slave soon Stanton started steamer stopped Sultan Teesdale temple thing to-day told took town Trieste Turkish twelve o'clock Viceroy Viceroy's vols Wady Halfah walked whole wife