 The Nile,' says the Athenian mythologist, ‘after having overflowed the whole country of Egypt, when it returned within its natural bounds, left on the shore a great number of animals of various kinds, and among the rest a tortoise...  Lectures and appendix - Page 216by Eugene O'Curry - 1873Full view - About this book
 | 1778 - 776 pages
...overflowed the whole country of Egypt, when it returned within its natural bounds, left on the more a great number of dead animals, of various kinds, and among the reft a tortoife, the flejh of which beingdried and f Not only (he Egyptians, bnt d18 ancient Creeks,... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - England - 1819 - 174 pages
...entertaining and probable. " The Nile (says Apollodorus), after having overflowed the whole country of Egypt, when it returned within its natural bounds,...and, among the rest, a tortoise; the flesh of which be. ing dried and wasted by the sun, nothing remained within the shell but nerves and cartilages, and... | |
 | 1821 - 488 pages
...whole country of Egypt, on its return to its customary bounds left on the shores various dead animals, and among the rest a tortoise, the flesh of which, being dried and wasted by the sun, nothing remained within the shell but nerves ami cartilages, and these being tightened and constructed by the... | |
 | 1822 - 606 pages
...whole country of Egypt, on its return to its customary bounds, left on the shores various dead animals, and among the rest a tortoise, the flesh of which being dried and wasted by the sun, nothing remained within the shells but nerres and cartilages, and these being tightened and contracted by the... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1823 - 400 pages
...Egypt, on its return to its customary bounds left on the snores various dead animals, and among the test a tortoise, the flesh of which being dried and wasted by the sun, nothing remained within the shell but nerves and cartilages, and these being tightened , and constricted by... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1830 - 412 pages
...river, on its subsidence to its usual level, several dead animals were left on the shores, and amongst the rest, a tortoise, the flesh of which being dried and wasted in the sun, nothing remained within the shell but nerves and cartilages, which being ' tightened and... | |
 | John Warren - Mollusks - 1834 - 262 pages
...whole country of Egypt, on its return to its customary bounds, left on the shores various dead animals, and among the rest a Tortoise, the flesh of which, being dried, and wasted by the sun, nothing remained within the shell, but nerves and cartilages, and these being tightened and constricted by... | |
 | Periodicals - 1837 - 260 pages
...instrument, has oeen thus told by Apollodorus : — The Nile, after having overflowed the whole country of Egypt, when it returned within its natural bounds,...various kinds, and among the rest a tortoise, the ftcsh of which being dried and wasted by the sun, nothing was left within the shell but sinews and... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - Agriculture - 1837 - 520 pages
...Apollodorus. "The Nile," says the Athenian mythologist, "after having overflowed the whole country of Egypt, when it returned within its natural bounds, left on the shore a great number of animals of various kinds, and among the rest a tortoise t, the flesh of which being dried and wasted... | |
 | Fashion - 1850 - 464 pages
...Nile," says this writer, " after having overflowed the whole country of Egypt, when it returned \vithip its natural bounds, left on the shore a great number of dead animals of various kinds, and amongst the rest a tortoise, the flesh of which being dried and wasted by the sun, nothing was left... | |
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