Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Том 2Colburn & Company, 1851 |
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... soon enjoying . The three white tents were arranged in a semi - circle , another being formed by the numerous boxes - a principal object was the fire , bearing four or five copper - pans , in which our dinner was cook- 8 KHARTOUM.
... soon enjoying . The three white tents were arranged in a semi - circle , another being formed by the numerous boxes - a principal object was the fire , bearing four or five copper - pans , in which our dinner was cook- 8 KHARTOUM.
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... Soon after resuming our journey , we dis- covered three eagles making a repast on a camel , whose demise had been more recent than that of his brethren whose bones lay bleaching on the sand . My brother killed one of these birds . It ...
... Soon after resuming our journey , we dis- covered three eagles making a repast on a camel , whose demise had been more recent than that of his brethren whose bones lay bleaching on the sand . My brother killed one of these birds . It ...
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... soon as you have taken your seat . I had a camel from Dongola to Gebel Berkel , who would not let me turn on my saddle or put my hand in my pocket without turning viciously round with a fierce growl . I had 20 KHARTOUM.
... soon as you have taken your seat . I had a camel from Dongola to Gebel Berkel , who would not let me turn on my saddle or put my hand in my pocket without turning viciously round with a fierce growl . I had 20 KHARTOUM.
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... soon found , and in a few minutes we are seated in our little tent , on mattresses and rugs , while our unloaded camels are browsing about . Daireh brings out his meal of partridges , his biscuits , and all sorts of good things , not ...
... soon found , and in a few minutes we are seated in our little tent , on mattresses and rugs , while our unloaded camels are browsing about . Daireh brings out his meal of partridges , his biscuits , and all sorts of good things , not ...
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... she preferred piastres , which she after- wards got changed for coffee from Daireh . My father , having been seen securing a beetle with a pin , was soon surrounded with petitioners for this small article of luxury , which he 32 KHARTOUM.
... she preferred piastres , which she after- wards got changed for coffee from Daireh . My father , having been seen securing a beetle with a pin , was soon surrounded with petitioners for this small article of luxury , which he 32 KHARTOUM.
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Стр. 73 - ... they were all eaten by a wolf (hyena), and scattered over the desert, while he was away leading some merchants over the sandy plains. When, after a march of ten days over stony hills, and arid plains of deep sand, we came suddenly upon the broad river, winding through the rich green of the durracovered banks, we could exclaim with the Psalmist, " He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ; He leadeth me beside still waters;" and as a Bedouin in advance of us called his servant, who was walking...