Oriental Rambles
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CHAPTER XXX.
FUTTEHPORE-SIKREE, THE DESERTED CITY.
We drove to the deserted city Futtehpore- Sikree, built by Akbar. On a hill overlook- ing the fertile plains for miles and miles, stands a walled city with red sandstone pal- aces, and marble mosques with carving as beautiful as lace, and as perfect as when de- serted, over three hundred years ago. No conquering army has destroyed an arch. No vandal hand has marred a pillar. The rooms lack only furniture, rugs and draperies to make them again s...uitable for the throngs and pomp of a potentate.
Kipling gives a perfect picture of the de- serted city in these words: "What do you think of a big, red, dead city built of red sandstone, with raw, green aloes growing between the stones, lying out neglected on honey-colored sands ? There are forty dead kings there, each in a gorgeous tomb finer than all the others. You look at the palaces and streets and shops and tanks, and think that men must live there, till you find a wee, gray squirrel rubbing its nose all 179 180 Oriental Rambles.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
CHAPTER XXX.
FUTTEHPORE-SIKREE, THE DESERTED CITY.
We drove to the deserted city Futtehpore- Sikree, built by Akbar. On a hill overlook- ing the fertile plains for miles and miles, stands a walled city with red sandstone pal- aces, and marble mosques with carving as beautiful as lace, and as perfect as when de- serted, over three hundred years ago. No conquering army has destroyed an arch. No vandal hand has marred a pillar. The rooms lack only furniture, rugs and draperies to make them again s...uitable for the throngs and pomp of a potentate.
Kipling gives a perfect picture of the de- serted city in these words: "What do you think of a big, red, dead city built of red sandstone, with raw, green aloes growing between the stones, lying out neglected on honey-colored sands ? There are forty dead kings there, each in a gorgeous tomb finer than all the others. You look at the palaces and streets and shops and tanks, and think that men must live there, till you find a wee, gray squirrel rubbing its nose all 179 180 Oriental Rambles.
What to read after Oriental Rambles?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by George W George Walter Caldwell to read onlineMoreLess
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