The Hunting Grounds of the Old WorldSaunders, Otley & Company, 1860 - 520 páginas |
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... four " juwans " ( young men in atten- dance ) , and , mounting our horses , we wound round the scarped side of the hill - fort , and entered a long narrow defile between two hills , by a narrow path running along the banks of a moun ...
... four " juwans " ( young men in atten- dance ) , and , mounting our horses , we wound round the scarped side of the hill - fort , and entered a long narrow defile between two hills , by a narrow path running along the banks of a moun ...
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... four hundred yards from the cover from which they had broken . As soon as they heard the tramp of our horses approaching , they increased their speed , and a D huge gray boar fell back to the rear , champing of the Old World . 33.
... four hundred yards from the cover from which they had broken . As soon as they heard the tramp of our horses approaching , they increased their speed , and a D huge gray boar fell back to the rear , champing of the Old World . 33.
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... four sows which kept off to our left . Although the pace was now becoming severe for some time , we appeared to gain but little on the boar , who , with a couple of sows , dashed away in a gallant style , clearing en route a nullah ...
... four sows which kept off to our left . Although the pace was now becoming severe for some time , we appeared to gain but little on the boar , who , with a couple of sows , dashed away in a gallant style , clearing en route a nullah ...
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... four miles in diameter was to be formed , having for its base the river , which was broad and deep , and along the opposite banks of which I had the evening before given directions that a chain of matchlock- men should be posted , to ...
... four miles in diameter was to be formed , having for its base the river , which was broad and deep , and along the opposite banks of which I had the evening before given directions that a chain of matchlock- men should be posted , to ...
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... four - ounce rifle which he had taken from one of the gang ; and as he marched along he shouted at the top of his voice , in a most ferocious and threat- ening manner , something that appeared to me to be some very ancient Gallic war ...
... four - ounce rifle which he had taken from one of the gang ; and as he marched along he shouted at the top of his voice , in a most ferocious and threat- ening manner , something that appeared to me to be some very ancient Gallic war ...
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The Hunting Grounds of the Old World (Classic Reprint) Henry Astbury Leveson No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2018 |
The Hunting Grounds of the Old World Henry Astbury Leveson No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2017 |
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amongst animal appeared Arab arrived bamboo bank Bashi-Bazouk bear beaters beautiful bison Bône Bowani brute bush carried cheroots Chineah Circassian colour coolies couple covered dark dead deep deer dense dogs double rifle dubties elephants eyes feet fell fire followed forest gang gave Googooloo Gooroo Gooty grunt hand head heard herd hill horses huge ibex Indian jungle killed kind Kistimah knew let drive light lion look low country matchlocks miles morning mountain mounted Mulchers Naga nautch nearly night noise nullah Ooty paces party passed peafowl Philippeville pugs ravine rest returned rifle roar rock rolled round route sambur seen shekar shekarry short distance shot shoulder side skin soon spoor sport spot steep strange tent tiger took trail tree tribe Trichinopoly turned tusker village Westley Richards whilst wild woods wounded
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