Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Том 2Colburn & Company, 1851 |
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... , not only would not run , they would not move . Some were always lying down - some could not be persuaded to kneel : but mine beat all the rest in camel - like amiability . On an average he howled six hours a day , a kind of 48 KHARTOUM.
... , not only would not run , they would not move . Some were always lying down - some could not be persuaded to kneel : but mine beat all the rest in camel - like amiability . On an average he howled six hours a day , a kind of 48 KHARTOUM.
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George Melly. he howled six hours a day , a kind of music such as no one can conceive who has not heard it . He would stand doggedly still , till forced by blows to lie down ; and every time I turned round , he howled fiercer than ever ...
George Melly. he howled six hours a day , a kind of music such as no one can conceive who has not heard it . He would stand doggedly still , till forced by blows to lie down ; and every time I turned round , he howled fiercer than ever ...
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... kind of mirthful frenzy seized these fellows , and they would suddenly fling their limbs about in the strangest attitudes , as they danced around their camels , shouting , singing , and finally begging for bucksheesh . We have also in ...
... kind of mirthful frenzy seized these fellows , and they would suddenly fling their limbs about in the strangest attitudes , as they danced around their camels , shouting , singing , and finally begging for bucksheesh . We have also in ...
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... kind of dependence on the river , from the dread of having to endure the sufferings which we had heard often befel travellers wandering in the desert , looking in vain for water . Our way had been , as usual , over vast plains ...
... kind of dependence on the river , from the dread of having to endure the sufferings which we had heard often befel travellers wandering in the desert , looking in vain for water . Our way had been , as usual , over vast plains ...
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... . We were extremely glad to deprive ourselves of a few dishes , that our kind friends might have an opportunity of cultivating so rare a luxury in their gardens . Lastly we paid our respects to the Pacha , who 128 KHARTOUM.
... . We were extremely glad to deprive ourselves of a few dishes , that our kind friends might have an opportunity of cultivating so rare a luxury in their gardens . Lastly we paid our respects to the Pacha , who 128 KHARTOUM.
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