"On the following morning, the 22nd, I climbed to the top of the lighthouse of Port Said. It is one of the highest in …"

"There is a small light exhibited on each of the pier ends: Port Said Lighthouse itself stands at the inner entrance o…"

"Population and wealth will flow in upon us in copious, rapid and continuous streams ... A high and noble destiny awai…"

"Australian history is almost always picturesque; indeed, it is also so curious and strange, that it is itself the chi…"

"So he walks the path at nightfall with a bundle in his hand. Into a nest of cedar bark and twisted grass he lays the …"

"Modest doubt is call’d The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches To the bottom of the worst."

"Founded on rock and facing the night-fouled sea A beacon blinks at its own brilliance, Over and over with cutlass gaz…"

"The beacon-blaze unsheathing turns The face of darkness pale And now with one grand chop gives clearance to Our human…"

"The domes were very easily repaired by replacing the damaged mortar or mesh..."

"[T]he ferrocement roofings are practically waterproof and that they do not need any special treatment."