 | Joseph Roberts - 1835 - 656 sidor
...descend into the crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, — " Our guides, as if preparing for certain death, took...by giving him his shoes! ! ' a dead man's shoes.' " I doubt not these shoes were a pledge of their return, or to be kept as a memorial of their death.... | |
 | Joseph Roberts - 1835 - 652 sidor
...descend into the crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, — " Our guides, as if preparing for certain death, took...head and put it on that of his son ; or put him in bis place by giving him \nashoei!! 'a dead man's shoes.' " I doubt not these shoes were a pledge of... | |
 | Joseph Roberts - 1844 - 662 sidor
...descend into the crocodile-mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, — " Our guides, as if preparing for certain death, took...place by giving him his shoes! 'a dead man's shoes.'" I doubt not these shoes were a pledge of their return, or to be kept as a memorial of their death.... | |
 | Joseph Sparkes Hall - 1847 - 170 sidor
...descend into the crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, says : " our guides, as if preparing for certain death, took...father took the turban from his own head, and put it upon that of his son ; or put him in his place, by giving him his shoes, ' a dead man's shoes.' " In... | |
 | Joseph Sparkes Hall - 1847 - 172 sidor
...children ; the father took the turban from his own head, and put it upon that of his son ; or put Mm in his place, by giving him his shoes, ' a dead man's shoes.' " In Western Asia, slippers left at the door of an apartment, denote that the master or mistress is... | |
 | 1852 - 636 sidor
...descend into tho crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, says, "Our guides, as if preparing for certain death, took leave of their children ; tho father took the turban from his own head, and put it upon that of his son ; or pul him in Ai»... | |
 | John Kitto - 1855 - 734 sidor
...descend into the crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, says, ' Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. 26 Two and twenty upon that of his son ; or />/>( him in hit place by giving him his shoes — " a dead man's shoes."... | |
 | 1858 - 620 sidor
...descend into the crocodile-mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, " rything — but give me my child's preserver." The...said : — " I am very glad, madam, he has been of eon, or put him in his place by giving him his shoes — ' a dead man's shoes.' An affectionate widow... | |
 | 1864 - 402 sidor
...descend into the crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, says, ' Our guides, as if preparing for certain death, took...father took the turban from his own head and put it upon that of his son, or put him in his place by giving him his SHOES, — A BEAD MAN'S SHOES.' This... | |
 | 1896 - 472 sidor
...descend into the crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, says " Our guides, as if preparing for certain death, took...father took the turban from his own head, and put it upon that of his son, or put him in his place by giving him his shoes,—a ' dead man's shoes." This... | |
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I have cast her off." (Burckhardt's "Bedouins," p. 65). Sir F. Henniker in speaking of the difficulty he had in persuading the natives to descend into the crocodile mummy pits, in consequence of some men having lost their lives there, says : " our guides,... 