 | John Lemprière - 1838 - Počet stránok 818
...equally hurtful. In September, 1818, M. Belzoni witnessed a deplorable scene, from the Nile having risen three feet and a half above the highest mark left by the former inundation. It was productive of one of the greatest calamities thai had occurred in the memory of any one living.... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1839 - Počet stránok 810
...equally hurtful. In September, 1818, M. Belzoni witnessed a deplorable scene, fromthe Nile having risen three feet and a half above the highest mark left by the former inundation. It was productive of one of the greatest calamities that had occurred in the memory of any one living.... | |
 | 1842 - Počet stránok 358
...property. In September, 1818, Belzoni witnessed a deplorable scene, owing to the river having risen three feet and a half above the highest mark left by the former inundation. Ascending with uncommon rapidity it carried off several villages, and some hundreds of their inhabitants.... | |
 | Septimus Sears - 1854 - Počet stránok 646
...witness one of the greatest calamities that has occurred in Egypt in the recollection of any one living. The Nile rose this season three feet and a half above the highest mark left by the former inundations, with uncommon rapidity, and carried off several villages, and some hundreds of their inhabitants.... | |
 | John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1866 - Počet stránok 630
...the river having risen 3¿ ft. alxive the highest mark left hy the former inundations, it ascended with uncommon rapidity, and carried off several villages, and some hundreds of inhabitants. The swellings of the Nile in Upper Egypt are from 30 to 3.) ft. ; at Cairo, 2;! ft. ;... | |
 | John Eadie - 1868 - Počet stránok 722
...witness one of the greatest calamities that have occurred in Egypt in the recollection of any one living. The Nile rose this season three feet and a half above...villages, and some hundreds of their inhabitants. The cottages. being built of earth, could not stand one instant against the current ; and no sooner... | |
 | John Eadie - 1870 - Počet stránok 730
...witness one of the greatest calamities that have occurred in Egypt in the recollection of any one living. The Nile rose this season three feet and a half above...villages, and some hundreds of their inhabitants. The cottages, being built of earth, could notstandone instantagainst the current ; and no sooner did... | |
 | 1872 - Počet stránok 498
...witness one of the greatest calamities that have occurred in Egypt in the recollection of anyone living. The Nile rose this season three feet and a half above...any picture that could give a more correct idea of the deluge than the valley of the Nile in this season. The Arabs had expected an extraordinary inundation... | |
 | Francis Nathan Peloubet - 1880 - Počet stránok 274
...witness one of the greatest calamities that have occurred in Egypt in the recoHection of any one living. The Nile rose this season three feet and a half above...several villages and some hundreds of their inhabitants. Their cottages, being built of earth, could not stand one instant against the current ; and no sooner... | |
 | Francis Nathan Peloubet - 1879 - Počet stránok 272
...witness one of the greatest calamities that have occurred in Egypt in the recollection of any one living. The Nile rose this season three feet and a half above...several villages and some hundreds of their inhabitants. Their cottages, being built of earth, could not stand one instant against the current ; and no sooner... | |
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It so happened that we were to witness one of the greatest calamities that have occurred in Egypt in the recollection of any one living. The Nile rose this season three feet and a half above the highest mark left by the former inundation , with uncommon... 
