| James Augustus St. John - 1859 - عدد الصفحات: 396
...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 existence." III.— C c After a brief examination of these mighty ruin?, he crossed... | |
| 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 782
...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...temples as the only proofs of their former existence." After pausing with wonder before the two colossal figures in the plain, he proceeded to examine the... | |
| 1862 - عدد الصفحات: 838
...lived one day!" In describing his sensations on seeing the great pyramids, he says: "It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who, after a long conflict, were destroyed, leaving the ruins of their various temples as the only proofs of their former existence."*... | |
| Philip Smith - 1864 - عدد الصفحات: 620
...Belzoni, thus records his first impressions on finding himself amidst them : — " It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who, after a long...conflict, were all destroyed, leaving the ruins of their temples as the only proof of their former existence." In antiquity, Thebes must yield to Abydos, HerRC.... | |
| Philip Smith - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...Belzoni, thus records his first impressions on finding himself amidst them : — " It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who, after a long conflict, were all destroyed, leav' ing the ruins of their temples as the only proof of their former existence." In antiquity, Thebes... | |
| Juvenal - 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 582
...usually described as overpowering. One sentence of lielzoni'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 aeluros,~] This reading is not found in any MS.... | |
| Juvenal - 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 526
...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 were all destroyed, leaving the ruius of their various temples as the only proof of their former existence" (p. 37). 7. Illic aelaros,]... | |
| Thomas Nichols (of the British museum.) - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...Belzoni, who excavated the head of Thothmes III. at Karnak, says that Thebes appeared to him like " a city of giants, who, after a long conflict, were...temples as the only proofs of their former existence." Of this enormous city Karnak preserves the largest and the finest specimens of architecture. One of... | |
| Juvenal - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 280
...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." 7. Illic neluros,] 'Aelurus' is the Greek word fora cat (a'ûiovpoc).... | |
| Philip Smith - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 596
...Belzoni, thus records his first impressions on linding himself amidst them : — " It appeared to me like entering a city of giants, who, after a long...conflict, were all destroyed, leaving the ruins of their temples as the only proof of their former existence." In antiquity, Thebes must yield to Abydos, Hermonthis,... | |
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