LETTER II.

Love for native land--Avenue of temples and palaces--Sublime temple of the Sun--Emblem of Osiris--Artificial canal--Gardens and circular lake--Gathering of philosophers and scholars--Obelisks--Message from Queen Amense--Great temple of Osiris--Splendid approach to the City of the Sun--Row of sphinxes--Osiris and Isis--Colossi--An Arabian charger--Magnificent scene--Spectacle of architectural grandeur--Beautiful palace--Religious notions of the Egyptians--Personal appearance of the Lord-prince Remeses (Moses)--View of the Desert--Hebrew laborers--Interview with Remeses--pp. 39-52.