Excerpt from The Storehouses of the King: Or the Pyramids of Egypt, What They Are, and Who Built Them
The Pyramids have been reckoned among the wonders of the world, and every effort has been made to discover for what purpose they were constructed, and by whom they were built.
Their immense size, their solid construction, the lonely positions in which they are placed, add to the amazement of the spectator.
Many conjectures and assertions have been made regarding them. Some assert they were the tombs of the kings of Egypt, and others differ, and say they were built for astronomical purposes; and those who give up guessing or speculating regarding them, consider they wore the tokens of the folly and tyranny of the rulers of Egypt.
All travellers, and learned men and women who have visited these gigantic monuments, admit their grandeur, and admire their sublimity.
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