 In its present state, its proportions cannot be obtained ; but Sir G. Wilkinson tells us,* " Pliny says it measured from the belly to the highest part of the head sixty-three feet : its length was one hundred and forty-three ; and the circumference of...  Tent and Harem: Notes of an Oriental Trip - Page 229by Caroline Paine - 1859 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Harriet Martineau - Middle East - 1848 - 538 pages
...dwelling house. In its present state, its proportions cannot be obtained; but Sir G. Wilkinson tells us,t "Pliny says it measured from the belly to the highest...the forehead one hundred and two feet — all cut out in the natural rock, and worked smooth." Fancy the long well-opened eyes, in such proportion as... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - Middle East - 1848 - 344 pages
...might crush a dwelling house. In its present state, its proportions cannot be obtained; but Sir G. Wilkinson tells us * "Pliny says it measured from...head sixty-three feet: its length was one hundred and forty three : and the circumference of its head round the forehead one hundred and two feet; all cut... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - Middle East - 1848 - 564 pages
...dwelling house. In its present state, its proportions cannot be obtained; but SirG. Wilkinson tells us,t "Pliny says it measured from the belly to the highest part of the head sixty-lhree feet; its length was one hundred and forty-three; and, the circumference of its head round... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Egypt - 1867 - 232 pages
...it. In the old time, its head bore either the royal helmet or the ram's horns. According to Pliny, it measured, from the belly to the highest part of the head, 63 feet ; its length was 143 feet j* and the circumference of its head round the colossal brows, 102... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1868 - 532 pages
...the sand. Its length was once one hundred and forty feet, and the circumference of its head around the forehead one hundred and two feet, all cut in the natural rock and polished. A traveller says that, while looking once at the Sphinx, a man was seen sitting in a fold... | |
 | Henry Martyn Harman - Egypt - 1873 - 348 pages
...except that its nose is knocked off". " Pliny says it measured, from the belly to the highest point of the head, sixty-three feet ; its length was one hundred and forty-three feet, and the circumference of its head, around the forehead, one hundred and two feet."* There seems... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Travelers - 1883 - 472 pages
...might crush a dwelling-house. In its present state its proportions cannot be obtained ; but Sir G. Wilkinson tells us, ' Pliny says it measured from...round the forehead one hundred and two feet ; all cut out in the natural rock, and worked smooth.' Fancy the long well-opened eyes, in such proportion as... | |
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