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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... cloth was put on the table ; the plates were merely set before you , and the dishes handed round . January 26. I went out early with Princess Taxis to see the church in the Burg where all the royal hearts are kept ! In a small corner of ...
... cloth was put on the table ; the plates were merely set before you , and the dishes handed round . January 26. I went out early with Princess Taxis to see the church in the Burg where all the royal hearts are kept ! In a small corner of ...
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... cloth about a yard and a half wide , all embroidered with pearls and enormous un- cut emeralds ; and in the middle one enormous dia- mond star , quite five inches wide . This cover was lifted off , and under it were small cups , like ...
... cloth about a yard and a half wide , all embroidered with pearls and enormous un- cut emeralds ; and in the middle one enormous dia- mond star , quite five inches wide . This cover was lifted off , and under it were small cups , like ...
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... cloth which hung down in front , and poured coffee into the small diamond cups , which were again handed to us , each cup by a different slave , the one with the tray stand- ing the whole time in the middle of the room till all the ...
... cloth which hung down in front , and poured coffee into the small diamond cups , which were again handed to us , each cup by a different slave , the one with the tray stand- ing the whole time in the middle of the room till all the ...
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... clothing . The Prince went on shore to shoot ducks , but found none . We arrived at Bene - souef at four o'clock . February 8. A very high wind , and such clouds of dust that one could at times hardly see the shore , and we never saw ...
... clothing . The Prince went on shore to shoot ducks , but found none . We arrived at Bene - souef at four o'clock . February 8. A very high wind , and such clouds of dust that one could at times hardly see the shore , and we never saw ...
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... clothing , and make a strange , mournful noise . February 16. Arrived at Thebes at eight o'clock , where we found a great many dahabeahs , which all began firing on our arrival . It was a very fine morning , and we had a beautiful view ...
... clothing , and make a strange , mournful noise . February 16. Arrived at Thebes at eight o'clock , where we found a great many dahabeahs , which all began firing on our arrival . It was a very fine morning , and we had a beautiful view ...
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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 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
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