Military life in Algeria, Том 2Hurst and Blackett, 1853 |
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... we were on the look- out for straw ; and indeed we soon saw mounds of earth , which indicated the existence of ricks ; for to prevent the straw , broken to bits under the horses ' feet when the corn is trodden out , A WINTER CAMPAIGN . 9.
... we were on the look- out for straw ; and indeed we soon saw mounds of earth , which indicated the existence of ricks ; for to prevent the straw , broken to bits under the horses ' feet when the corn is trodden out , A WINTER CAMPAIGN . 9.
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... feet when the corn is trodden out , being carried away by the wind , the Arabs surround the ricks with thick layers of turf , about four feet in circumference , and five in length , which shelter them from the wind and the rain too ...
... feet when the corn is trodden out , being carried away by the wind , the Arabs surround the ricks with thick layers of turf , about four feet in circumference , and five in length , which shelter them from the wind and the rain too ...
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... feet high , and at thirty feet from the rock's edge was the entrance of a cavern , which , from below , looked merely like a black point . This , it was said , was one of the haunts of the Arabs , where they hid their treasures , and ...
... feet high , and at thirty feet from the rock's edge was the entrance of a cavern , which , from below , looked merely like a black point . This , it was said , was one of the haunts of the Arabs , where they hid their treasures , and ...
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... feet broad , and wound along the steep sides of a hill , leading to the bottom of a ravine on the left . Green oaks , mastick trees , and broken trunks covered the whole of this unsafe ground . In the centre of a basin the waters had ...
... feet broad , and wound along the steep sides of a hill , leading to the bottom of a ravine on the left . Green oaks , mastick trees , and broken trunks covered the whole of this unsafe ground . In the centre of a basin the waters had ...
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... feet broad and thirty deep . In the summer when there are a few fine months , no rain , and hardly a drop of dew falls , it is easy to penetrate into these subterranean issues . Now , according to reports we had received , these ...
... feet broad and thirty deep . In the summer when there are a few fine months , no rain , and hardly a drop of dew falls , it is easy to penetrate into these subterranean issues . Now , according to reports we had received , these ...
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