THE NILE The Life-Story of a River

Abyssinia Africa Alexandria Allah ancient animals Arab Arabi Aswân bank Blue Nile boats brothers Cæsar Cairo camel canals carried cataracts centuries Christian colour conquered cotton course Delta desert Dinka earth Egypt Egyptian elephant Emperor enemy England English everything eyes father feel feet fellah fellahin flood flow foreign giant gods gold Greek green grow hands hippopotamus huge hundred islands Khartoum Khedive king Lake Albert Lake Tana Lake Victoria land later live look Lord Mahdi Mamelukes master Mehemet Mehemet Ali miles million mountains Negro never night Nile valley Nubian oasis once papyrus Pasha Pharaoh priests rain Red Sea rich rise river rock Roman round sand Shilluks silt slaves stand steamer stone stream stretches struggle Sudan Sultan swamps temple thou thousand tomb tribes troops turn Upper Nile Wadi Halfa water-wheel White Nile whole women yellow