The old forest ranger; or, Wild sports of India on the Neilgherry hills, in the jungles and on the plains |
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... long trail , beckoned to Charles to follow him , and began to ascend the hill with long strides . Close at his heels followed a well - dressed Peon , " bearded like the pard , " bearing A DAY'S HUNTING ON THE NEILGHERRY HILLS . 13.
... long trail , beckoned to Charles to follow him , and began to ascend the hill with long strides . Close at his heels followed a well - dressed Peon , " bearded like the pard , " bearing A DAY'S HUNTING ON THE NEILGHERRY HILLS . 13.
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... close , you might have thrown salt on her tail , and yet , after four shots , away she went , bounding over the hills like a kangaroo , with half the pack at her heels ; and when we shall get them back again , the devil only knows ...
... close , you might have thrown salt on her tail , and yet , after four shots , away she went , bounding over the hills like a kangaroo , with half the pack at her heels ; and when we shall get them back again , the devil only knows ...
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... close with his formidable antagonist . " What an obstinate brute ! " exclaimed Mansfield , as he stretched forward over a projecting rock , in hopes of getting a glimpse of what was going on in the thick jungle below . " I never in my ...
... close with his formidable antagonist . " What an obstinate brute ! " exclaimed Mansfield , as he stretched forward over a projecting rock , in hopes of getting a glimpse of what was going on in the thick jungle below . " I never in my ...
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... close by him ; he received the weight of the blow , and is now amongst the Houries , praise be to Allah ! whilst I have escaped with a slight scratch on the shoulder . " Here Ishmail pulled aside his tattered garments , and exhibited a ...
... close by him ; he received the weight of the blow , and is now amongst the Houries , praise be to Allah ! whilst I have escaped with a slight scratch on the shoulder . " Here Ishmail pulled aside his tattered garments , and exhibited a ...
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... close with him , have been destroyed , and the others are only baying him at a prudent distance . They will be glad enough to leave him when they hear the recall sounded . " " Alas ! poor Asmodine ! yours has been a cruel death . But it ...
... close with him , have been destroyed , and the others are only baying him at a prudent distance . They will be glad enough to leave him when they hear the recall sounded . " " Alas ! poor Asmodine ! yours has been a cruel death . But it ...
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afore amongst animal appeared auld Ayapah bamboo barrel bear beast beautiful better Bhurmah bison blood boar bound Brahmin brute bushes canna Captain cheroot companions Cotwall cousin cried Mansfield dashed deer devil ears elephant exclaimed Mansfield eyes fcap feel feet fire followed forest Forest Ranger frae ground hand head heard heart Heels honour horse hounds howdah ibex India Ishmail Jemmadar jungle Kamah killed lads laughing look Low Country M'Phee Mahout Maister Charles Mansfield and Charles matchlock maun Miss Kate Mons Meg morning natives Neilgherry Hills never Old Forest old Lorimer Ootacamund panther poor ravine replied Mansfield replied the Doctor rifle roar rock Sahib savage Shikarees shot shoulder side sight smiling spear sport sportsmen stag stood tent thou tiger tigress Todahs trail tree turned venison village watching Watty weapon weel whilst wild wounded young
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Стр. 239 - And mounts in spray the skies, and thence again Returns in an unceasing shower, which round, With its unemptied cloud of gentle rain, Is an eternal April to the ground, Making it all one emerald : — how profound The gulf ! and how the giant element From rock to rock leaps with delirious bound, Crushing the cliffs, which, downward worn and rent, With his fierce footsteps, yield in chasms a fearful vent LXXI.
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