This is an error; the Egyptians, in spite of their aversion to foreigners and their strong attachment to their native soil, were one of the most intellectual and active people of antiquity; and he who would represent them as they lived, and to that end copies the forms which remain painted on the walls of the temples and sepulchres, is the accomplice of those priestly corrupters of art who compelled the painters and sculptors of the pharaonic era to abandon truth to nature in favor of their sacred laws of proportion.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
The prospect of seeing with his own eyes those marvels of pharaonic times which attracted so many travellers, was also an incitement, and his good spirits rose as soon as he observed what a reviving effect his determination to visit southern Egypt had upon Antinous.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
Down below them, under the golden sand, in the dark bowels of the earth, Freddy was still picking up precious jewels and packing them into the cigarette-boxes, the effigy of the royal bride still lay in all her pharaonic splendour.
"There was a King in Egypt"
Norma Lorimer