| 单词 | Assouan |
| 例句 | Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday last year, and Edoukou Assouan said that since then there’s been a shift in how people see and understand the historic day. Juneteenth in Seattle: ” … this is a beautiful thing” 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The island of Sehêl lies in the Cataract, midway between Assouan and Philæ, and the inscription is carved on a block of granite and looks towards the south. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z I think, however, that it was at Assouan, a well-guarded centre, that the Bradley Martins came to implore Jersey to come and reassure poor Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Bradley Martin’s kind old mother. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z At present he is much interested in the huge dams of masonry and iron gates that have been thrown across the Nile at Assiut and Assouan. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Seven hundred miles up the Nile beyond Cairo, on the frontiers of Nubia, is the town of Syene or Assouan. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z “Before it became a federal holiday, it was me trying to kind of make people aware of what it is,” Assouan said. Juneteenth in Seattle: ” … this is a beautiful thing” 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Assouan this afternoon at four, and, after the usual visit from the governor, took a stroll. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z We joined the same steamer, the Rameses, and having so many friends on board made the voyage as far as Assouan additionally pleasant. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z "Assouan" means the superlative of all dams, the biggest dam in the world. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The voyage to Assouan and back is done in three weeks. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z Before the surplus waters were stored in the Assouan Dam, the river shrank so low that its flow seemed uncertain. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Went to see the island of Elephantina opposite Assouan, but saw nothing to suggest its ancient magnificence. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z On this trip we saw beautiful Philæ in perfection; and also had the experience, while at Assouan, of shooting the cataract, really a succession of rapids among rocks. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z A large majority of our fellow passengers from Luxor to Assouan were of elderly pattern. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z From Assouan to the Mediterranean Sea the Nile has an average fall of two inches to a mile. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Egypt proper extends from Assouan to the Mediterranean. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z With a heavy heart Hilary Joyce wrote an official report of the matter and forwarded it to Assouan. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z Police dispersed around 150 protesters in the Abidjan suburb of Marcory, protester Martial Assouan said. 2010-02-17T02:34:00Z By the way, when a pious Englishman over here, say a bishop on a vacation, wishes to relieve his feelings without the actual use of profanity he exclaims "Assouan!" In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The granite section of Egypt terminates at Assouan. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The 'first cataract'—the last on the journey northward—is at Assouan, where a ridge of intercepting granite crops up. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The great dam at Assouan in Egypt is based upon the eternal granite, upon which masonry of natural stone is built. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Assouan Dam, a great dam constructed across the Nile in Upper Egypt, near Assouan, at the foot of the first cataract. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli If his tea is served to him at less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit, "Assouan!" In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z I'm to have full charge of the work at Assouan. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath In the neighbourhood of Memphis are hundreds of other blocks of granite from Assouan, many of them of enormous size. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships All other vast works of construction, such as the Pyramids of antiquity and the Assouan Dam of to-day, have been built of live natural rock. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise On the 12th of January we arrived at Assouan, at 4:00 p. m., and small boats were brought alongside the steamer for those who wished to visit the "Elephantine caves." My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 The traveller who goes by boat from Cairo to Assouan sees all of Egypt. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Assouan detained him only a couple of days. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The mausoleum of the sacred bulls at Sakara contains numbers of Assouan granite sarcophagi, some of which measure 13 × 8 × 11 feet. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships The letter ran thus, omitting certain descriptive and unimportant paragraphs: "Assouan, Upper Nile, "March 12th, 19—. Windyridge We reached Assouan at 10 a. m. on the 21st, not without regret at having had to pass such famous places as Thebes and Luxor. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. One night in Assouan he read to us the letter to his friend, and we borrowed it:— Assouan, Some time in April. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z He read his letters and telegrams, only half realising at first that they called him back to Assouan. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath At first our boat seemed to grow faint-hearted, and to make as though she would go back to Assouan. What We Saw in Egypt As an engineering achievement it rivals the Assouan dam and as a manufacturer of electricity it is a second to Niagara Falls. In a Little Town We landed two miles below the city at Assouan the lower end of the track of the seven mile railway to Shellal passing behind Assouan. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. The first of these is at Assouan, about six hundred miles up stream. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Instead he stammered some commonplace unreality about his work at Assouan and heard her agree with him that he certainly must not neglect it—and she was gone into the house. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Mohammed told us that they were to be landed here, and to march to Assouan, to save the trouble of taking them down the cataract. What We Saw in Egypt The arrival of the War Eagle from St. Paul carried a fine foreign significance, and I ascended its gang-plank with the air of a traveller embarking at Cairo for Assouan. A Son of the Middle Border Opposite Assouan, we passed the camp of the Black Watch. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. Assouan has for many centuries marked the border line of Egypt proper. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Dear Tony—I have read your letter with the greatest sympathy—it was forwarded from Assouan. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath At Assouan they will be put on board a boat for Cairo. What We Saw in Egypt We have to leave this boat at Assouan, but we shall come back and go right down the Nile to Cairo on our return journey, so that is something to look forward to. Round the Wonderful World The river up this far from Assouan is a series of very straight stretches from five to fifteen miles in length with no difficult bends and good for navigation everywhere. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. There is a railway, but it follows the river all the way up to Assouan. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z He hid himself in Assouan with belief for a companion, he came back and found that companion had been but a masquerader—disbelief. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath We left Esneh with a fair wind, and stopped nowhere till we reached Assouan. What We Saw in Egypt This sounds comforting and gives a good prospect for the day we shall have to spend at our stopping-place, Wady Haifa, before going back on the steamer to Assouan. Round the Wonderful World For one who has the leisure the best scheme is to take one of Cook's express boats and make the round trip to Assouan from Cairo. The Critic in the Orient The dahabeah moves only when the wind is in the right direction, and to go from Cairo to Assouan requires the greater part of a lifetime. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Here at Assouan, he turned upon the Wave and faced it. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Whilst these arrangements were being made, we had time to see all that was worth seeing round Assouan. What We Saw in Egypt There is no railway between Assouan and Wady Haifa, and so Government steamers run all the year round to bridge the gap between the two ends of the railway. Round the Wonderful World In Egypt we have built the great dam of Assouan, whilst in Mesopotamia it is proposed to re-establish the irrigation system by which it once was made rich and fertile. More Science From an Easy Chair The tourist steamers devote three weeks to a loafing voyage up to Assouan and back, with daily excursions to the graveyards and ruins. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Again you left Assouan before the letter arrived. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath When your brother, on reaching Khartoum, found that he could commence sending refugees to Egypt, I was sent on the 3rd March 1884 to Assouan and Korosko to receive those whom he sent down. The Life of Gordon, Volume II But we can't step off one steamer on to another, for at Assouan is the first of the many cataracts that for ages has hindered the navigation of the Nile. Round the Wonderful World It was brought from Assouan to Thebes, a distance of one hundred and thirty-eight miles. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture On our way back to Cairo from Assouan we stopped over at Luxor. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z For he had the impression—the conviction almost—that something had happened during his absence at Assouan—that there was a change in her attitude to Tony. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Strange to say, on the march south from Assouan, of a thousand and odd only one animal succumbed to sunstroke, and that was a camel that had no sun-bonnet. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan I don't suppose anywhere you could find anything less like this than the station at Assouan where we await our train this afternoon. Round the Wonderful World He took part in the Nile Campaign in 1889, but, contracting smallpox at Assouan, he was sent home to recover, and spent two years at the Depot at Belfast, rejoining his battalion in Malta. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 The big exhibit at Assouan, and one of the great engineering achievements of modern times, is the dam across the Nile. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Tom said he would go to his hotel and return for lunch; he wanted to telephone to Assouan. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Of all the terrible railway rides in the world, for dirt and discomfort, none compares with the trip from Cairo to Luxor and Assouan. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan At Assouan we have time for a glimpse at the great dam, extending for over a mile in length and built of masonry eighty-two feet thick at the bottom. Round the Wonderful World I left Assouan on February 24, 1813, to make my journey through Nubia. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Just below Assouan the boat wedged itself into the mud and could not be floated until thirty natives, summoned from the surrounding country, had waded underneath and "boosted" all afternoon. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Then, telephoning to Assouan, he decided to take the night train and see what had to be done there. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Keeping even passably tidy was impossible, and in personal cleanliness a London scavenger could give a traveller by rail from Cairo to Assouan many points. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan They took the city of Assouan in Egypt, about four centuries ago, 245. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Assouan is the most romantic spot in Egypt, but little deserving the lofty praise which some travellers have bestowed upon it for its antiquities and those of the neighbouring island of Elephantine. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The Nile of which you have read and along which are scattered the simon pure monuments of antiquity is the six hundred miles of winding river between Assouan, or First Cataract, and the sea. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z At all hours of the day and night, here in Assouan, it caught him, asking forever the great unanswerable questions. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Assouan has the deserved reputation of being hotter in that month than Aden, the Persian Gulf, or—well, any other hot place. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Howara, an Arab clan, take possession of Assouan in Egypt, 74. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa III.—Across the Nubian Desert I reached Assouan on March 30, after an absence of thirty-five days, having travelled at the rate of ten hours each day. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure We hurried to the boat, feeling reasonably certain that he would follow us to Assouan by rail. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The following day their time of gaiety was to end, awaiting only his return later from Assouan. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The sun had set and darkness was upon us before the Sirdar and staff, going at times in single file, reached the common prison where the Assouan merchant, Charles Neufeld, was confined. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The regiment was disembarked at Assouan, and the next day four companies went up in two steamers to Wady Halfa, a hundred and eighty miles higher up the river. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition I thought it wise to return down the Nile to Assouan, and we pushed on as hard as our camels could proceed. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Our boat arrived at Assouan one morning accompanied by a sand storm and a cold wave. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z In the train to Assouan, Tom still felt the clinging arms about his neck, still heard the loving voice, eager with tenderness for his welfare and his quick return. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Luckily, the day after my arrival a telegram came from headquarters, saying that "we might proceed as far as Assouan and their await further orders." Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 I ran against Skinner at Assouan quite accidentally. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition That night we encamped at Seielut, and next morning we came on foot to Assouan. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Many people visit Assouan because of the kiln-dried atmosphere, which is supposed to have a discouraging effect on rheumatism and other ailments that flourish in a damp climate. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The material already cut and lying in the quarries of Assouan will be almost sufficient to complete the dam.--Biblia, The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 Up the river at Assouan, I believe; but I don't know very much about it. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition On December 11 we left Assouan, and sailed down the Nile for Cairo, where we arrived on January 10, 1773. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure When we left Assouan we scooted by rail direct to Cairo, to rest up and recover from our recuperation. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z He said quite another thing—said it rather bluntly too: 'I've just got your letter from Assouan, Lettice, and I clean forgot my promise that I wouldn't read it.' The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath "To think that whilst we have been scouring Egypt from Port Said to Assouan—he has been laughing at us in London!" he said. Brood of the Witch-Queen We are taking him to the hospital at Assouan, but we do not think that he will live. The Four Feathers Of the party that had left Assouan, only four or five remained. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman Burton Holmes, the eminent lecturer and travelogue specialist, was lying up at Assouan, having a tiresome argument with the germ that invented malaria. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z He added that he might be obliged to go back to Assouan, but she made no comment. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath I was up the river a week ago and we struck it badly in Assouan. Brood of the Witch-Queen All that Calder could do was to see him safely bestowed within the hospital at Assouan. The Four Feathers Then we shall seize all their stores and animals, cross the desert to Dongola, march forward to Assouan, and there wait till the Khalifa brings his own army; and then who is to oppose us? With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman The Sheykh of the Bishareen—eight days’ journey from Assouan has invited me and promises me all the meat and milk I can eat, they have nothing else. Letters from Egypt He realised this suddenly one day at Assouan. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath I cannot say, but next he come to Wady Halfa, then he is in Assouan, and from Assouan he come down to Luxor! Brood of the Witch-Queen It was a callous country inhabited by a callous race, thought Calder, as he travelled down the Nile from Wadi Halfa to Assouan on his three months' furlough. The Four Feathers On arriving at Assouan, they all went to the transport department, to get their passes for the journey up the Nile, as far as Wady Halfa. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman The usual tight little black fellow from near Assouan—very neat and active and good tempered—the same cross steersman that we had up to Bedreshayn—but he knows his work well. Letters from Egypt He laughed with genuine amusement, explaining that he had bought it in Assouan in a moment of extravagance—'the nearest shade I could find to the blue you gave me. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath But he has the case in charge, and has gone up to Assouan to meet us there. Bella Donna A Novel Perhaps when you come to Assouan you can do something for me. The Four Feathers It was a heavy blow to her, therefore, when she heard that the troops were being hurried down to the coast, and that the Mahdi would be uncontested master of Egypt, as far as Assouan. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman I fancy from the number of troops going up to Assouan that there is another rising among the blacks. Letters from Egypt Our journey to Assouan occupied eleven days, a leisurely progress averaging about two and a-half miles an hour. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Isaacson would have liked a word with him, but he had gone to Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel From that wound he had through the greater part of this year been slowly recovering in the hospital at Assouan. The Four Feathers Besides, I might possibly secure some small native boat, and with the help of the current get down to Assouan before the Dervishes could arrive there. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman April 14.—The dahabieh sounds an excellent bargain to me and good for you also to get your people to Assouan first. Letters from Egypt The great Dam at Assouan was just completed and we traversed its entire length on a trolley propelled by natives. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland But Doctor Baring Hartley specially enjoined on me to keep him quite quiet—at any rate till we got to Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel And, while he ate, Nejoumi questioned him, in the silkiest voice, about the fortifications of Cairo and the strength of the garrison at Assouan, and the rumours of dissension between the Khedive and the Sirdar. The Four Feathers The gum will be quite sufficient for us all, up to Assouan. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman We hear that Fadil Pasha received orders at Assouan to go up to Khartoum in Giaffar Pasha’s place: it is a civil way of killing a fat old Turk, if it is true. Letters from Egypt Assouan detained us for four days; then, time being important, we travelled back to Cairo by railway. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland So please pass us by without a call, and do be kind and wait for us at Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel Kinsmen of theirs in Korosko, hearing that they were travelling to Assouan, had asked them to take charge of the wounded man, who was a stranger to them, and they had consented. The Four Feathers There was a general chorus of approval, and all declared that they would search every shop in Assouan, and endeavour to find gum. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman They are mostly men from near the first Cataract above Assouan, sleek-skinned, gentle, patient, merry black fellows. Letters from Egypt Her room was next to Lady Statham in some hotel or other at Assouan or Edfu, and one night she woke and heard a kind of mysterious chanting or intoning next her. Four Weird Tales It is so delightful to feel you will be at Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel "That the two women and the old Greek had gone back northward on a steamer to Assouan." The Four Feathers "It is only a night's ride to Assouan." The Palace of Darkened Windows Now we are up close to Assouan, and there are no more marshes; but en revanche there are quails and kata, the beautiful little sand grouse. Letters from Egypt They are meeting at Assouan to discuss plans . The Hawk of Egypt I've only done that because instead of going up at once to Assouan, as we had intended, we've decided to remain here for the present. Bella Donna A Novel He is usually some Dervish pedlar or merchant trading with the tribes of the Soudan, who slips into Wadi Halfa or Assouan or Suakin and undertakes the work. The Four Feathers The Pacha refused to allow him to go on to Assouan, the headquarters of the insurgent Bey, and the discomfited envoy made his way back to the coast and took ship for Acre. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) One of my crew, Andrasool, a black savage whose function is always to jump overboard whenever the rope gets entangled or anything is wanted, recognised some relations of his from a village close to Assouan. Letters from Egypt Nearly all of the material was brought across from the east side of the Nile, but the granite that entered into its construction was brought down from Syene, near Assouan, five hundred miles distant. A Trip Abroad At Assouan he could seek out this man, Baring Hartley. Bella Donna A Novel You see," he added absently, "if I hear that Harry Feversham is in Omdurman, something might perhaps be done—from Suakin or Assouan, something might be done. The Four Feathers Assouan`, the ancient Syene, the southernmost city of Egypt, on the right bank of the Nile, near the last cataract. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Next winter there will be steamers twice a week—to Assouan! Letters from Egypt I got back to Cairo after dark, and took the eight o'clock train for Assouan. A Trip Abroad If you are the least anxious about your friend, when you get to Assouan ask for Doctor Baring Hartley, if you like, Cataract Hotel. Bella Donna A Novel But I do not like bazaars of the Egyptian kind, since a discovery I made at Assouan. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) From Khartoum to Assouan occur the cataracts; below this the stream is navigable. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge I have also heard from Janet that Ross has bought me a boat for £200 which is to take four of his agents to Assouan and then come back for me. Letters from Egypt On the third of October the Khedivial steamer Assouan came along, and I embarked for Haifa, in Galilee. A Trip Abroad In his note to Mrs. Armine, the note she was reading at that moment, he had politely accepted her decision, and written that he would look out for them at Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel They told me afterwards that Jews own most of the stalls in Assouan bazaar, the Mussulmans working for them, since tourists need Oriental colour. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) Vast public improvements, like the dam at Assouan, also added to the resources of the country. Outline of Universal History There was one stupendous row at Assouan, however. Letters from Egypt I made an interesting visit to the Bisharin village, just outside of Assouan, and near the railroad. A Trip Abroad I understood he was waiting for you at Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel You met him once at Assouan, and you may recall his appearance—he is tall and thin, with a lean, sallow face, clean shaven. The Wheel O' Fortune On the same day Gordon telegraphed: "If a hundred British troops were sent to Assouan or Wady Halfa, they would run no more risk than Nile tourists, and would have the best effect." The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Last night Mustapha came in with a man in great grief who said his boy was very ill on board a cangia just come from Cairo and going to Assouan. Letters from Egypt The Nile, from Assouan to a distance of twelve miles north of Cairo, flows in a single stream"—"Well," said he, interrupting himself, "that's all plain sailing. The Companions of Jehu You'll forgive me for venturing to intrude into this affair, but as an old friend of your husband—" "Doctor Hartley is at Assouan, but he will come down to-morrow to see his patient. Bella Donna A Novel That which was simple at Assouan has become complex here. The Wheel O' Fortune He made me laugh at a parson who in moments of provocation used to say "Assouan!" The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Last week the people were cursing the Pasha in the streets of Assouan, and every one talks aloud of what they think. Letters from Egypt With a heavy heart, Hilary Joyce wrote an official report of the matter and forwarded it to Assouan. The Green Flag Perhaps she had forgotten, or had not known how the trains ran from Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel M. Girard, of the French expedition to Egypt, supposed the average rate of the increase of Nile mud on the plain between Assouan and Cairo to be five English inches in a century. The Antiquity of Man His friends at last remembered that at Assouan was the biggest dam in the world. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Assouan was full of Turkish soldiers, who came and took away our donkeys, and stared at our faces most irreligiously. Letters from Egypt Provided with astronomical instruments and able draughtsmen, we were to ascend the Nile as far as Assouan, after minutely examining the positions of the Said, between Tentyris and the cataracts. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 "And is Doctor Baring Hartley, who is watching this case from Assouan?" Bella Donna A Novel My dear Tyndall, Your very welcome letter did not reach me until the 18th of March, when I returned to Cairo from my expedition to Assouan. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 But the triumph of Assouan is its desert. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) I found he had fallen in with El-Bedrawee and the Khartoum merchant at Assouan. Letters from Egypt The steamer was so helplessly deserted by the water, that she would have served for a Nilometer upon which to mark the level, like the rock at Assouan. Ismailia "I will make that all right with Doctor Hartley when I get to Assouan." Bella Donna A Novel The valley of the Nile from Cairo to Assouan has yielded a series of objects in flint, porphyry, and hornblendic rock, retaining traces of human workmanship, and reminding us of similar implements of European type. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples The cataract, on the other hand, has disappeared from Assouan. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) People think us crazy to go up to Assouan in May, but I do enjoy it, and I really wanted to forget all the sickness and sorrow in which I have taken part. Letters from Egypt The first of these was at Assouan, where a letter and various telegrams overtook Captain Orme, which, as by this time we had become intimate, he showed to me. Queen Sheba's Ring Came down to-day from Assouan to see how my patient was getting on. Bella Donna A Novel Lord Pantry of Assouan, the famous soldier, was the first comer. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches Oh! this quay of Assouan, already so British in its orderliness, its method! Egypt (La Mort de Philae) At Assouan, the sandbanks are purely sand brought down by the cataracts, therefore soil must be added to enable the people to cultivate. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs With these people I crossed the desert to Assouan in safety, a journey of many weeks, where I left them encamped about sixteen days ago, bidding them await my return. Queen Sheba's Ring When we leave here and pass through Cairo, I'll pick out a boat, and we'll send it up to Luxor, go on board there, and then sail for Assouan. Bella Donna A Novel Christmas they would spend in Cairo, explore the Nile to Assouan in a private dahabiyeh, and return home via the Riviera in time to greet the English spring. Dope Leaving Assouan—as soon as we have passed the last house—we come at once upon the desert. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) |
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