Of a sword drawn from its sheath;
Thus the phantom horseman passed,
And the shadow that he cast
Leaped the cataract underneath.

Reyhan the Arab held his breath
While this vision of life and death
Passed above him. "Allahu!"
Cried he. "In all Koordistan
Lives there not so brave a man
As this Robber Kurroglou!"

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Directions for Reading.--Let pupils point out where changes in tone of
voice occur in reading this lesson.

What lines in the last two stanzas are to be joined in reading?

Keep the lungs sufficiently full of air to avoid stopping to breathe at
such places as would injure the sense.

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Language Lesson.--Let pupils select a subject, and then make out an
_analysis_ to use in treating it.

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LESSON LXXVI

mu se'um, _a place where curiosities are exhibited_.

ban'daged, _bound with strips of cloth_.

dy'nas ties, _governments; families of kings_.

ex plored', _searched; examined_.

pop'u lat ed, _peopled; filled with people_.

gen era' tions, _succession of families or peoples_.

e rect'ed, _raised; built_.

cal'cu lat ed, _estimated_.

flour'ished, _prospered; thrived_.

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EGYPT AND ITS RUINS.

PART I.

Egypt embraces that part of Africa occupied by the valley of the River
Nile. For many centuries, it was a thickly populated country, and at one
time possessed great influence and wealth, and had reached an advanced
state of civilization.

The history of Egypt extends through a period of about six thousand
years. During this time great cities were built which flourished for
hundreds of years.

Owing to wars and changes of government many of these cities were
destroyed, and nothing of them now remains but massive and extensive
ruins.

Pyramids were built, obelisks erected, canals projected, and many other
vast enterprises were carried out.

Remains of these are to be seen to-day, some in ruins, some fairly
preserved, and, altogether, they give present generations an idea of the
wealth and power of the different dynasties under which they were built.

[Illustration]

Not far from Cairo, which is now the principal city of Egypt, are the
famous pyramids. These are of such immense proportions, that from a
distance their tops seem to reach the clouds.

They are con