Journal of an English Officer in IndiaHurst and Blackett, 1858 - Всего страниц: 280 |
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... seemed to circulate like liquid fire through our veins , our eyes were dazzled by the glare , our limbs ached , and heads reeled from exposure ; a canvas covering being the only kind used as curtains for those detestable waggons . Here ...
... seemed to circulate like liquid fire through our veins , our eyes were dazzled by the glare , our limbs ached , and heads reeled from exposure ; a canvas covering being the only kind used as curtains for those detestable waggons . Here ...
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... seemed a matter of utter indifference to its master , who , though under an advantageous contract with government , showed the utmost impassibility , and did not make the least effort to speed our advance . He evinced a total ignorance ...
... seemed a matter of utter indifference to its master , who , though under an advantageous contract with government , showed the utmost impassibility , and did not make the least effort to speed our advance . He evinced a total ignorance ...
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... seemed literally to pierce and seeth the brain . The relief was unimaginable . Here I must pause to express my commendation and appreciation of the kind brotherly feeling of my brave brave com- panions in arms , the 78th Highlanders ...
... seemed literally to pierce and seeth the brain . The relief was unimaginable . Here I must pause to express my commendation and appreciation of the kind brotherly feeling of my brave brave com- panions in arms , the 78th Highlanders ...
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... seemed capable of affording most obstinate resistance to any attempt we should make to carry it , and it was understood that he would defend it to the last . But nothing could resist the impetuosity of our troops , or damp the ardour of ...
... seemed capable of affording most obstinate resistance to any attempt we should make to carry it , and it was understood that he would defend it to the last . But nothing could resist the impetuosity of our troops , or damp the ardour of ...
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... seemed utterly to dis- compose and fill them with terror . Thus closed the 15th July . During twelve hours our troops had been under arms and twice engaged , and their endurance tested to the uttermost . The scorching sun glared down ...
... seemed utterly to dis- compose and fill them with terror . Thus closed the 15th July . During twelve hours our troops had been under arms and twice engaged , and their endurance tested to the uttermost . The scorching sun glared down ...
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Стр. 16 - NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD, Comprising A WINTER PASSAGE ACROSS THE ANDES TO CHILI, WITH A VISIT TO THE GOLD REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND AUSTRALIA, THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS, JAVA, &c.
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Стр. 16 - Tahiti, and other gems of the sea in that quarter, and from thence to Sydney, marching through the Murray Valley, and inspecting the Adelaide district: From Australia he dashed onward to Java, riding through the interior, and taking a general survey of Batavia, with a glance at Japan and the Japanese.