Revelations of Siberia, Том 2Colburn and Company, 1853 |
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Ewa Felińska Krystyn Lach-Szyrma. Soswa , to see with my own eyes in what state it was . On my approaching it , I heard from time to time a deep rumbling sound , not unlike that of thunder at a distance , or of heavy chariots rolling ...
Ewa Felińska Krystyn Lach-Szyrma. Soswa , to see with my own eyes in what state it was . On my approaching it , I heard from time to time a deep rumbling sound , not unlike that of thunder at a distance , or of heavy chariots rolling ...
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... eye ; as though it were composed of a solid mass of tremulous atoms , ever revolving , moving and vibrating . * * This peculiarity of the air is not limited to Siberia , but may occasionally be observed in portions of northern Europe ...
... eye ; as though it were composed of a solid mass of tremulous atoms , ever revolving , moving and vibrating . * * This peculiarity of the air is not limited to Siberia , but may occasionally be observed in portions of northern Europe ...
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... work is erased from our short catalogue of occupa- tions . While the light lasts , we spend our time in sorting worsted for our weekly labour ; then follows the wearisome interminable even- ing . My eyes 90 REVELATIONS.
... work is erased from our short catalogue of occupa- tions . While the light lasts , we spend our time in sorting worsted for our weekly labour ; then follows the wearisome interminable even- ing . My eyes 90 REVELATIONS.
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... eyes ached with reading , my lips , as though they were sealed for conversation , opened only to yawn ; ennui , with its heavy weight , oppressed me , bringing in its train an array of dark melancholy images . By what means could I ...
... eyes ached with reading , my lips , as though they were sealed for conversation , opened only to yawn ; ennui , with its heavy weight , oppressed me , bringing in its train an array of dark melancholy images . By what means could I ...
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... eyes could reach , they could not see a single tree , nor descry any other object that could serve them as a landmark , on their way through the wilder- ness . Only a few osiers and stunted stalks of grass were discernible , and these ...
... eyes could reach , they could not see a single tree , nor descry any other object that could serve them as a landmark , on their way through the wilder- ness . Only a few osiers and stunted stalks of grass were discernible , and these ...
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Стр. 281 - ... these northern latitudes, or the sun, notwithstanding its obliquity, acts more powerfully upon it than near the equator ; for I have never felt its direct rays so oppressive within the tropics as I have experienced them to be on some occasions in the high latitudes. The luxury of bathing at such times is not without alloy ; for, if you choose the mid-day, you are assailed in the water by the Tabani, who draw blood in an instant with their formidable lancets ; and if you select the morning or...
Стр. 280 - The power of the sun, this day, in a cloudless sky, was so great, that Mr. Rae and I were glad to take shelter in the water while the crews were engaged on the portages. The irritability of the human frame is either greater in these northern latitudes, or the sun, notwithstanding its obliquity, acts more powerfully upon it than near the equator ; for I have never felt its direct rays so oppressive within the tropics as I have experienced them to be on some occasions in the high latitudes.