The Quarterly Review, Volumen16John Murray, 1817 |
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... says this honest Dane in the simplicity of his heart , ' that most authors have related the wonder of Memnon's statue ren- dering a sound at the rising of the sun , -to satisfy my curiosity , I struck the remains of this colossal figure ...
... says this honest Dane in the simplicity of his heart , ' that most authors have related the wonder of Memnon's statue ren- dering a sound at the rising of the sun , -to satisfy my curiosity , I struck the remains of this colossal figure ...
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... says ) is celebrated for its beauty , and certainly contains within itself every thing to make it one of the most en ... says the effect on the surface of the water was so little visible , that it could not be expressed in the drawing ...
... says ) is celebrated for its beauty , and certainly contains within itself every thing to make it one of the most en ... says the effect on the surface of the water was so little visible , that it could not be expressed in the drawing ...
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... says Mr. Legh , that we were now just under the tropic , and bathed by moon- light in the waters of the Nile . ' If this calculation be accurate , what becomes of the famous well at Syene , which reflected the image of the sun's disc ...
... says Mr. Legh , that we were now just under the tropic , and bathed by moon- light in the waters of the Nile . ' If this calculation be accurate , what becomes of the famous well at Syene , which reflected the image of the sun's disc ...
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... says Mr. Legh , no one was ever better fitted for such an undertaking ; his enterprize , his various attainments in ... say ) no inscription on this temple , which is a most astonishing monument of labour and ancient magnificence . The ...
... says Mr. Legh , no one was ever better fitted for such an undertaking ; his enterprize , his various attainments in ... say ) no inscription on this temple , which is a most astonishing monument of labour and ancient magnificence . The ...
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... says Mr. Legh , ' more than an hour , with his book in our hands . ' We are rather surprized at this , as the inscription is none of the shortest ; the place is distinctly pointed out ; and the letters , Mr. Hamilton says , are nearly ...
... says Mr. Legh , ' more than an hour , with his book in our hands . ' We are rather surprized at this , as the inscription is none of the shortest ; the place is distinctly pointed out ; and the letters , Mr. Hamilton says , are nearly ...
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