...of the highest authority, examined the statue itself, and discovered that it was hollow, and that " in the lap of the statue is a stone, which on being...visitor who was predisposed to believe its powers." The vocal statue of Memnon is a favorite subject of allusion with the poets. Darwin in his Botanic...

...appellation of " Salamat," the usual salutation of the present inhabitants of Thebes. In the lap of this statue is a stone, which on being struck, emits a metallic sound, and in the block behind it, is a recess where a person might lie concealed, proving undoubtedly that...

...his time apparently that the Romans began to suppose the etatne to be that of the son of Tithonus. In the lap of the statue is a stone, which, on being...that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor; and from its position and the fact that there is a squared space cut in the block behind, as if to...

...his timo apparently that the Romans began to suppose the statue to be that of the son of Tithonus. In the lap of the statue is a stone, which, on being...that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor ; and from its position and the fact that there is a squared space cut in the block behind, as if to...

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...twanging of a harp-string or the striking of brass, and it occurred at sunrise or soon after. In the top of the statue is a stone which, on being struck, emits a metallic sound that still might be made use of to deceive a visitor; and from its position, and the fact that there is...

...disappointed on their first visit, and obliged to return another morning to satisfy their curiosity. ... In the lap of the statue is a stone, which, on being...its powers ; and from its position, and the squared place cut in the block behind — as if to admit a person who might thus lie concealed from the most...

...of the highest authority, examined the statue itself, and discovered that it was hollow, and that " in the lap of the statue is a stone, which, on being...visitor who was predisposed to believe its powers." Interpretative. — Memnon is generally represented as of dark features, lighted with the animation...

...of the highest authority, examined the statue itself, and discovered that it was hollow, and that " in the lap of the statue is a stone, which, on being...visitor who was predisposed to believe its powers." Interpretative. — Memnon is generally represented as of dark features, lighted with the animation...

...of the highest authority, examined the statue itself, and discovered that it was hollow, and that " in the lap of the statue is a stone, which, on being...visitor who was predisposed to believe its powers." Interpretative. — Memnon is generally represented as of dark features, lighted with the animation...