The Hunting Grounds of the Old WorldSaunders, Otley & Company, 1860 - 520 páginas |
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... keep quiet , as the dun tenants of the waste were in the habit of quitting the dense jungle during the night , and browsing upon the young cholum ( Indian corn ) in the early morning . He sent two of his people that knew the ground , to ...
... keep quiet , as the dun tenants of the waste were in the habit of quitting the dense jungle during the night , and browsing upon the young cholum ( Indian corn ) in the early morning . He sent two of his people that knew the ground , to ...
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... run like an antelope , but he should possess the bottom of an Arab horse , to enable him to keep the game in view ; he should be able to creep like a leopard , and to run with his back bent almost double , 12 The Hunting Grounds.
... run like an antelope , but he should possess the bottom of an Arab horse , to enable him to keep the game in view ; he should be able to creep like a leopard , and to run with his back bent almost double , 12 The Hunting Grounds.
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... keep his footing on slip- pery water - worn stones , remembering , if he does fall , to keep his rifle dry , whatever becomes of his wretched carcass . He should never go rashly to work , keeping always cool , wary , and steady , never ...
... keep his footing on slip- pery water - worn stones , remembering , if he does fall , to keep his rifle dry , whatever becomes of his wretched carcass . He should never go rashly to work , keeping always cool , wary , and steady , never ...
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... keep at bay until his master came . He was also first - rate after small game as a retriever , and was very successful in putting up florakin ( or the lesser bustard ) , which bird generally makes a practice of running when disturbed ...
... keep at bay until his master came . He was also first - rate after small game as a retriever , and was very successful in putting up florakin ( or the lesser bustard ) , which bird generally makes a practice of running when disturbed ...
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... keep their legs , would have been swept away in crossing , so if you are not out of breath , we will after them at once , às the quicker we get over the ground the less will we have to cover , provided we go about it quietly and ...
... keep their legs , would have been swept away in crossing , so if you are not out of breath , we will after them at once , às the quicker we get over the ground the less will we have to cover , provided we go about it quietly and ...
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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 |
Términos y frases comunes
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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