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h
itveredrethanthirteenacresofdeserthree
tisaschspaceasthatoccupiedbythechurchofst
peter,thelargestedificeofthechristianworld
duringtenwere
busytheothersideofthe
riverferryingthecrossthenilehoanaged
todothis,innyinstances
alongdistanceacrossthedesertandfinallyhoisting
thentotheirrrectpositionbutsohekings
artheirtaskthatthenarrow
passagebintheheartofthe
stonensterhasneveryetbeenpushedoutofshapebythe
ofthosethousandsoftonsofstonehpressupon
itfrollsides
thestoryofegypt
theriseandfallofegypt
theriveileoccasionallyitwas
ahardtasksterittaughtthepeoples
banksthenobleartof``teaeydependedupon
eachothertobuildtheirirrigationtrenchesandkeeptheir
dikesinrepairinthisheyleaedhoogetalong
utualbenefitassociationquite
easilydevelopedintoanorganisedstate
thenonengreorepoostofhisneighbours
andhebeunityandtheir
nderinchiefheenviousneighboursofe
asiainvadedtheprosperousvalleyindueurseofti
hebeediterranean
totheuntainsofthe
butthesepoliticaladventuresoftheoldpharaohsthe
eant``thenhebighouserarely
interestedthepatientandtoilingpeasantofthegrainfields
providedheoretaxestohisking
thanhethoughtjust,heacceptedtheruleofpharaohashe
aightyosiris
ite
androbbedhifhispossessionsaftertycenturiesof
independentlife,asavagearabtribeofshepherds,calledthe
hyksos,attackedegyptandforfivehundredyearstheywere
thestersofthevalleyoftheniletheywerehighlyun
popularandgreathateforthehebrewswho
catothelandofgoshentofindashelteraftertheirlong
hroughthedesertandheforeign
usurperbyactingashistaxgatherersandhiscivilservants
butshortlyaftertheyear1700bcthepeopleofthebes
beganarevolutionandafteralongstrugglethehyksoswere
drivenoutoftheuntryandegyptore
athousandyearslater,onqueredallof
epartoftheeireofsardanapalus
intheseventhorean
independentstateheruleofakingwholivedin
thecityofsaisinthedeltaofthenilebutintheyear525
bc,cayses,thekingofthepersians,tookpossessionof
egyptandinthefourthcenturybc,onquered
byalexanderthegreat,egypttoobecaacedonian
provinceitregainedaselanceofindependence
selfupaskingofa
neies,
henecityofalexandria
finally,intheyear89bethelast
egyptianqueen,cleopatra,triedherbesttosavetheuntry
herbeautyandan
generalsthanhalfadozenegyptianarrpsteshe
an
nquerorsbutintheyear30bc,augustus,thenephew
andheirofcaesar,landedinalexandriahedidnotshare
hislateunclesadrationforthelovelyprincesshedestroyed
herares,butsparedherlifethatheghtkeher
rchinhistriuhaspartofthespoilsofwarwhen
cleopatraheardofthisplan,shekilledherselfbytakingpoison
andegyptbecaaronprovince
sopotaa
sopotaathesendcentreof
eastecivilisation
iaoingtotakeyoutothetopofthehighestpyrad
andiaoingtoaskthatyouigineyourselfpossessed
oftheeyesofahahedistance,far
beyondtheyelloething
greenandshieringitisavalleysituatedbetwo
riversitistheparadiseoftheoldtestantitisthe
landofsteryandia
the``untrybetherivers
thenasofthetheeuphrateshe
babylonianscalledthepurattuandthetigrishwas
knoidstthe
snoountainsofaiawherenoahsarkfound
arestingplaceandsloheyflohroughthesouthe
plainuntiltheyreachtheddybanksofthepersiangulf
theyperforveryusefulservicetheytuthearid
regionsofeasiaintoafertilegarden
thevalleyofthenilehadattractedpeoplebecauseithad
offeredtheooduponfairlyeasyterthe``landbetween
theriversereasonitwasa
untryfullofproseandboththeinhabitantsofthenorthe
untainsandthetribesedthroughthe
southedesertstriedtoclaihisterritoryastheirownand
stexclusivepossessionthenstantrivalrybethe
untaineersandthedesertnodsledtoendlesswarfare
onlythestrongestandthebravestuldhopetosurviveand
thatiabecathehoofavery
strongraeningacivilisation
portantasthatofegypt
thesurians
thesuriannailers,lay
tabletstellusthestoryofassyria
andbabylonia,thegreatsetic
ltingpot
thefifteenthcenturydisveries
luustriedtofindaotheislandofkathayand
stuleduponaneedntinentanaustrian
bishopequippedanexpeditionotraveleastward
andfindthehoofthegranddukeofsvy,a
voyagepletefailure,fors
visitedbyenuntilagenerationlateranwhile
acertainveianbythenaofbarberohadexploredthe
ruinsofost
curiouslanguageherocksof
thetelesofshirazandengraveduponendlesspiecesof
bakedclay
buteuropeanyotherthingsanditwas
notuntilthee
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h
itveredrethanthirteenacresofdeserthree
tisaschspaceasthatoccupiedbythechurchofst
peter,thelargestedificeofthechristianworld
duringtenwere
busytheothersideofthe
riverferryingthecrossthenilehoanaged
todothis,innyinstances
alongdistanceacrossthedesertandfinallyhoisting
thentotheirrrectpositionbutsohekings
artheirtaskthatthenarrow
passagebintheheartofthe
stonensterhasneveryetbeenpushedoutofshapebythe
ofthosethousandsoftonsofstonehpressupon
itfrollsides
thestoryofegypt
theriseandfallofegypt
theriveileoccasionallyitwas
ahardtasksterittaughtthepeoples
banksthenobleartof``teaeydependedupon
eachothertobuildtheirirrigationtrenchesandkeeptheir
dikesinrepairinthisheyleaedhoogetalong
utualbenefitassociationquite
easilydevelopedintoanorganisedstate
thenonengreorepoostofhisneighbours
andhebeunityandtheir
nderinchiefheenviousneighboursofe
asiainvadedtheprosperousvalleyindueurseofti
hebeediterranean
totheuntainsofthe
butthesepoliticaladventuresoftheoldpharaohsthe
eant``thenhebighouserarely
interestedthepatientandtoilingpeasantofthegrainfields
providedheoretaxestohisking
thanhethoughtjust,heacceptedtheruleofpharaohashe
aightyosiris
ite
androbbedhifhispossessionsaftertycenturiesof
independentlife,asavagearabtribeofshepherds,calledthe
hyksos,attackedegyptandforfivehundredyearstheywere
thestersofthevalleyoftheniletheywerehighlyun
popularandgreathateforthehebrewswho
catothelandofgoshentofindashelteraftertheirlong
hroughthedesertandheforeign
usurperbyactingashistaxgatherersandhiscivilservants
butshortlyaftertheyear1700bcthepeopleofthebes
beganarevolutionandafteralongstrugglethehyksoswere
drivenoutoftheuntryandegyptore
athousandyearslater,onqueredallof
epartoftheeireofsardanapalus
intheseventhorean
independentstateheruleofakingwholivedin
thecityofsaisinthedeltaofthenilebutintheyear525
bc,cayses,thekingofthepersians,tookpossessionof
egyptandinthefourthcenturybc,onquered
byalexanderthegreat,egypttoobecaacedonian
provinceitregainedaselanceofindependence
selfupaskingofa
neies,
henecityofalexandria
finally,intheyear89bethelast
egyptianqueen,cleopatra,triedherbesttosavetheuntry
herbeautyandan
generalsthanhalfadozenegyptianarrpsteshe
an
nquerorsbutintheyear30bc,augustus,thenephew
andheirofcaesar,landedinalexandriahedidnotshare
hislateunclesadrationforthelovelyprincesshedestroyed
herares,butsparedherlifethatheghtkeher
rchinhistriuhaspartofthespoilsofwarwhen
cleopatraheardofthisplan,shekilledherselfbytakingpoison
andegyptbecaaronprovince
sopotaa
sopotaathesendcentreof
eastecivilisation
iaoingtotakeyoutothetopofthehighestpyrad
andiaoingtoaskthatyouigineyourselfpossessed
oftheeyesofahahedistance,far
beyondtheyelloething
greenandshieringitisavalleysituatedbetwo
riversitistheparadiseoftheoldtestantitisthe
landofsteryandia
the``untrybetherivers
thenasofthetheeuphrateshe
babylonianscalledthepurattuandthetigrishwas
knoidstthe
snoountainsofaiawherenoahsarkfound
arestingplaceandsloheyflohroughthesouthe
plainuntiltheyreachtheddybanksofthepersiangulf
theyperforveryusefulservicetheytuthearid
regionsofeasiaintoafertilegarden
thevalleyofthenilehadattractedpeoplebecauseithad
offeredtheooduponfairlyeasyterthe``landbetween
theriversereasonitwasa
untryfullofproseandboththeinhabitantsofthenorthe
untainsandthetribesedthroughthe
southedesertstriedtoclaihisterritoryastheirownand
stexclusivepossessionthenstantrivalrybethe
untaineersandthedesertnodsledtoendlesswarfare
onlythestrongestandthebravestuldhopetosurviveand
thatiabecathehoofavery
strongraeningacivilisation
portantasthatofegypt
thesurians
thesuriannailers,lay
tabletstellusthestoryofassyria
andbabylonia,thegreatsetic
ltingpot
thefifteenthcenturydisveries
luustriedtofindaotheislandofkathayand
stuleduponaneedntinentanaustrian
bishopequippedanexpeditionotraveleastward
andfindthehoofthegranddukeofsvy,a
voyagepletefailure,fors
visitedbyenuntilagenerationlateranwhile
acertainveianbythenaofbarberohadexploredthe
ruinsofost
curiouslanguageherocksof
thetelesofshirazandengraveduponendlesspiecesof
bakedclay
buteuropeanyotherthingsanditwas
notuntilthee
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