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The land of enchantment (1907)

Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939 · London : Cassell · leaf 46

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Those old johnnies had some first-rate ideas, said Harry approv-ingly, as he chewed a piece of grass and lay on his back amongst thebuttercups. Methinks, though, said Herodotus musingly, that the wordthe children spoke was sooner the cry of the goats than a Phrygianw6rd. I never thought of that,… … All through Egypt every man burns a lamp (p. 42). 42 The Land of Enchantment. which point to the wisdom and civilisation of the people. Yet wiltthou not marvel when once thou seest the works raised by Egyptianpatience and skill in the desert—the mighty Pyramids, and the calm,smiling Sphinx, who has…

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