"The Egyptians possessed much interesting literature, of which poetry formed an important part. The hymns to , , and , and that of , are all beautiful specimens; and so, likewise, is the epic poem to , known as the ".""
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Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney
, (née Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst; 25 April 1857 – 21 December 1919, sometimes published as Lady William Cecil) was a British , charity worker, archaeologist in Egypt, , and author.
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