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 28
... lovely pipes must be quite different from any other smoking ; but I am sorry to say I soon found the taste very like what it is elsewhere , and gave it up at once . In fact , I only tried it out of curiosity ; though I must confess I ...
... lovely pipes must be quite different from any other smoking ; but I am sorry to say I soon found the taste very like what it is elsewhere , and gave it up at once . In fact , I only tried it out of curiosity ; though I must confess I ...
Page 79
... lovely night , and bright moon- light ; and it was a real repose to both body and mind thus to glide gently on in the boat ; but what rather spoiled the peaceful sensation , to my mind , was the so very disagreeable singing , or rather ...
... lovely night , and bright moon- light ; and it was a real repose to both body and mind thus to glide gently on in the boat ; but what rather spoiled the peaceful sensation , to my mind , was the so very disagreeable singing , or rather ...
Page 80
... lovely cool night , yet we were all tired , and glad to get early to bed . The Duke , with his son and brother , and Mr. Russell , slept in a tent ; the others returned to Assouan . February 23. Slept very badly ; not more , I am sure ...
... lovely cool night , yet we were all tired , and glad to get early to bed . The Duke , with his son and brother , and Mr. Russell , slept in a tent ; the others returned to Assouan . February 23. Slept very badly ; not more , I am sure ...
Page 101
... lovely soft lights thrown upon them , and the river twisting and winding about in the sharpest and most picturesque turns , form altogether one of the prettiest and wildest scenes I have yet visited . Some of the party compared it to ...
... lovely soft lights thrown upon them , and the river twisting and winding about in the sharpest and most picturesque turns , form altogether one of the prettiest and wildest scenes I have yet visited . Some of the party compared it to ...
Page 131
... lovely gar- den full of high trees of roses and jessamine , oranges , etc .; the smell was most delicious as we walked through it . It is an immense garden , and given up entirely to flowers . On coming to the house we were met by his ...
... lovely gar- den full of high trees of roses and jessamine , oranges , etc .; the smell was most delicious as we walked through it . It is an immense garden , and given up entirely to flowers . On coming to the house we were met by his ...
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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