Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 167
; 20,000 of that 148 A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE EGYPTIANS, number perished during the execution of the work. The con-struction of the railroad from Cairo to Alexandria is not, how-ever, conducted on this wicked principle; and things arebeginning to wear the appearance of humanity. One of the great… … which brick-making was carried on, but also of the applicationof bricks in the construction of houses. When Moses com-menced his mission, the Hebrews were chiefly occupied inmaking these large bricks, dried in the sun, and compactedwith straw, such as may be seen in the Nimroud ruins.These bricks…
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