Famous quotes containing the words ancient and/or egyptians:
“Among those feasting men Cuchulain dwelt,
And his young sweetheart close beside him knelt,
Stared on the mournful wonder of his eyes,
Even as Spring upon the ancient skies,
And pondered on the glory of his days....”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
“And when your children ask you, What do you mean by this observance? you shall say, It is the passover sacrifice to the LORD, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, when he struck down the Egyptians but spared our houses.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 12:26-27.