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Excerpt from The Fayûm and Lake Mœris
But let any one turn his face towards the Fayum, he is sure to see the speculator''s will-o''-the-wisp of Lake Moeris, which must needs be followed over the marshy borders through a tangle of theories left high and dry, until the pursuer is submerged deep beneath the waters of the lake, and has to find his way out again as best he can with a theory of his own begetting or adopting.
The question of where and what Lake Moeris was has been guessed at by many, and some of the guesses have been rather wild and regardless of the attributes which the lake of the theory must be demonstrated to have, before it can be recognised as Lake Moeris.
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But let any one turn his face towards the Fayum, he is sure to see the speculator''s will-o''-the-wisp of Lake Moeris, which must needs be followed over the marshy borders through a tangle of theories left high and dry, until the pursuer is submerged deep beneath the waters of the lake, and has to find his way out again as best he can with a theory of his own begetting or adopting.
The question of where and what Lake Moeris was has been guessed at by many, and some of the guesses have been rather wild and regardless of the attributes which the lake of the theory must be demonstrated to have, before it can be recognised as Lake Moeris.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Robert Hanbury Brown
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780483155398
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 138
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Contributors
Author
Robert Hanbury Brown
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332042913
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 140
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