. Egypt painted and described . ney, however, does not entirely consist ofnature-poems, such as I have attempted to onward march of civilisation has left its impresson the Nile, and the necessities of industrial develop-ment and the restless energy of commercial enterprisemake their influence felt here as elsewhere in steam-tugs go spluttering by, towing behindthem groups of coal-laden barges bound for themolasses-reeking sugar factories of Maghagha orFarshut, whose black smoke is continually beingbelched over the river. Steam turbines are replacingthe picturesque sa
. Egypt painted and described . ney, however, does not entirely consist ofnature-poems, such as I have attempted to onward march of civilisation has left its impresson the Nile, and the necessities of industrial develop-ment and the restless energy of commercial enterprisemake their influence felt here as elsewhere in steam-tugs go spluttering by, towing behindthem groups of coal-laden barges bound for themolasses-reeking sugar factories of Maghagha orFarshut, whose black smoke is continually beingbelched over the river. Steam turbines are replacingthe picturesque sakkia, while stone embankmentor railway bridge go far to spoil reaches of the riverotherwise beautiful. Still, these improvements are inevitable, and testifyto the material prosperity of the country, and afterall they are not sufficiently numerous to seriouslythreaten the beauty of the river. On the other hand,I notice that the boats have more colour about themthan formerly ; their bows and rudders are nearly 84 A NILE AFTERGLOW.
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