...j^ ctur " 1 entering a city of giants, who, after a long conflict, had been all destroyed, leaving ruins of their various temples, as the only proofs of their former existence." And again, speaking of the temple of Luxor, he says: "It presents to the traveller at once one of the...

...its present remains, that a celebrated modern traveller in Egypt declares, " his approach to them was like entering a city of giants, who after a long conflict...temples as the only proofs of their former existence." Among the monuments of ancient Egyptian art remaining to the present day, may be mentioned the Pyramids,...

...younger born world. " It appeared to me," says a traveller, in speaking of the ruins of Memphis, " like entering a city of giants, who after a long conflict...leaving the ruins of their various temples as the only proof of their former existence. Among these ruins were colossal statues, obelisks, and sphinxes. The...

...and construction, that even the pencil can convey but a faint idea of the whole. It appeared to me like entering a city of giants who, after a long conflict,...as the only proofs of their former existence. The temple of Luxor presents to the traveller at once one of the most splendid groups of Egyptian grandeur....

...specimens of our present architecture would give a very incorrect picture of these ruins. It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who, after a long...as the only proofs of their former existence." The most celebrated of these structures is now universally known under the name of El Karnac. It faces...

...specimens of our present architecture would give a very incorrect picture of these ruins. It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who, after a long...as the only proofs of their former existence." The most celebrated of these structures is now universally known under the name of El Karnac. It faces...

...wonders of Thebes rise before the astonished spectator, like the creations of some superior power. " It appeared to me," says Belzoni, "like entering a...ruins of their various temples as the only proofs of tneir former existence. " Denon's descriptions of the first view of Thebes by the French army, which...

...and construction, that even the pencil can convey but a faint idea of the whole. It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who, after a long...leaving the ruins of their various temples as the only proof of their former existence. The temple of Luxor presents to the traveller at once one of the most...

...usually described as overpowering. One sentence of Uelzoni's expresses this effect : " It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who after a long conflict...leaving the ruins of their various temples as the only proof of their former existence " (p. 37). 7. IIHc aeh,rns,] This reading is not found in any MS. All...

...usually described as overpowering. One sentence of Belzoni's expresses this effect : " It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who after a long conflict...leaving the ruins of their various temples as the only proof of their former existence " (p. 37). 7- Illic яе/вго»,] This reading is not found in any...