Egypt and its monuments . KARNAK suggest the working of some evil spell, perpetualwatchfulness, combined with eternal inactivity, the un-slumbering mind caged in the body that is paralyzed. There is a temple at Karnak that I love, and I scarcelyknow why I care for it so much. It is on the right ofthe solitary lotus column before you come to the terrifichall of Seti. Some people pass it by, having but littletime, and being hypnotized, it seems, by the more as-tounding ruin that lies beyond it. And perhaps itwould be well, on a first visit, to enter it last; to let itsinfluence be the final one
Egypt and its monuments . KARNAK suggest the working of some evil spell, perpetualwatchfulness, combined with eternal inactivity, the un-slumbering mind caged in the body that is paralyzed. There is a temple at Karnak that I love, and I scarcelyknow why I care for it so much. It is on the right ofthe solitary lotus column before you come to the terrifichall of Seti. Some people pass it by, having but littletime, and being hypnotized, it seems, by the more as-tounding ruin that lies beyond it. And perhaps itwould be well, on a first visit, to enter it last; to let itsinfluence be the final one to rest upon your spirit. Thisis the temple of Rameses III, a brown place of calmand retirement, an ineffable place of peace. Yes, thoughthe birds love it and fill it often with their voices, it isa sanctuary of peace. Upon the floor the soft sandlies, placing silence beneath your footsteps. The palebrown of walls and columns, almost yellow in the sun-shine, is delicate and soothing, and inclines the heartto calm. Delicio
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