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TRAVELS
TO DISCOVER
THE SOURCE OF THE NILE.
BOOK I.
The Author's Travels in Egypt—Voyage in the Red Sea, till his Arrival at Masuah.
CHAP. I.
The Author sails from Sidon—Touches at Cyprus—Arrives at Alexandria—Sets out for Rosetto—Embarks on the Nile—and arrives at Cairo.
It was on Saturday the 15th of June, 1768, I sailed in a French vessel from Sidon, once the richest and most powerful city in the world, though now there is not remaining a shadow of its ancient grandeur. We were bound for the island of Cyprus; the weather clear and exceedingly hot, the wind favourable.
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