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CHAPTER XVIII.
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Moslem1 Worship.—Scenery of the Nile.—Fellowship with the People.—The Temple of Dendera.—Mr. Taylor’s Enthusiasm.—Luxor.—Karnak.—The Extent of Ancient Thebes.—The Tombs and Statues.—The Natives.—Arrives at Assouan.—The Island of Phil?,—Separation of the Friends.—Starts for the White Nile.—Trip through the Desert.—Again on the Nile.—Reception by the People and Officials.—Visits Ancient Meroe.
Mr. Taylor’s sympathy with all mankind led him to regard with sincere respect the daily religious ceremonies which his Moslem boatmen performed, with their faces toward Mecca. He often mentioned their punctuality and apparent sincerity2, and contrasted it with some of the formal, half-hearted proceedings3 in some Christian4 churches. His regard for conscientious5 worship, which appeared to characterize the ignorant Arabs, appears more striking to persons who have travelled the same route over which Mr. Taylor went, for it is so common a sight to see bigoted6, conceited7 Europeans ridiculing8 the prostrations, prayers, and gestures of the worshippers. The writer most keenly regrets having been compelled to witness the caricaturing of a Moslem at prayer, by a coarse, hard-hearted, brutal9 Christian countryman, while the sad and shocked[165] believers in Mahomet stood by, scarce able to resist the temptation to throw the Frank into the Nile. In the lovable, noble character of Mr. Taylor, there was no inclination10 to
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| n.回教徒,穆罕默德信徒;adj.回教徒的,回教的 | |
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sincerity
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proceedings
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conscientious
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bigoted
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conceited
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ridiculing
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brutal
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inclination
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ridicule
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instinctively
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labor
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inhaling
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maize
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hemp
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indigo
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civilized
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betokened
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bounty
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munificent
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prolific
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implements
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checkered
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mules
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fowl
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spacious
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soothing
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majestic
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recesses
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aperture
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awe
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grandeur
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masonry
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awaken
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artistic
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hieroglyphics
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adorned
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scrutiny
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poetical
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sculptors
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colonnade
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obelisk
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cumber
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countless
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spurned
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insignificant
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appreciative
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colonnades
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remains
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scrutinized
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sketches
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allusions
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disposition
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descended
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subterranean
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crumbling
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frescoes
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relics
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wrecks
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ascending
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cataract
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celebrated
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affected
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antiquity
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quarry
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dispel
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sociability
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hazardous
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undertaking
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scorching
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caravans
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winding
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modesty
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