Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Том 2Colburn & Company, 1851 |
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... half , apparently as much at his ease as a London dray - horse with an empty barrel . The noise increases , the more restive of the camels being assailed with terrible shouts , and sometimes with severe blows ; but the whole eleven are ...
... half , apparently as much at his ease as a London dray - horse with an empty barrel . The noise increases , the more restive of the camels being assailed with terrible shouts , and sometimes with severe blows ; but the whole eleven are ...
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... was good , and we passed hill and dale at a clipping pace for about half an hour , when we ran our game to earth in a narrow valley among a heap of huge stones . He gave chase again while I mounted a hill to 12 KHARTOUM.
... was good , and we passed hill and dale at a clipping pace for about half an hour , when we ran our game to earth in a narrow valley among a heap of huge stones . He gave chase again while I mounted a hill to 12 KHARTOUM.
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... half an hour longer , being rewarded every now and then for his perseverance by a sight of his game . At last , he found himself on a rock , but of the whereabouts of the jackall he had not the most remote conception ; when suddenly the ...
... half an hour longer , being rewarded every now and then for his perseverance by a sight of his game . At last , he found himself on a rock , but of the whereabouts of the jackall he had not the most remote conception ; when suddenly the ...
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... half - past six the sun rises ; it then becomes deliciously cool , and of all atmospheres the pleasantest I know . Pre- sently our dragoman approached us , having stayed behind to give his last orders . He gallops merrily up in his ...
... half - past six the sun rises ; it then becomes deliciously cool , and of all atmospheres the pleasantest I know . Pre- sently our dragoman approached us , having stayed behind to give his last orders . He gallops merrily up in his ...
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... half on each side of him ; and we are in fine march- ing order . In a few hours our Shakspeare readings are over , we relapse into silence , as we ride . along under the burning sun , my head protected by an enormous turban , and the ...
... half on each side of him ; and we are in fine march- ing order . In a few hours our Shakspeare readings are over , we relapse into silence , as we ride . along under the burning sun , my head protected by an enormous turban , and the ...
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