The Hunting Grounds of the Old WorldSaunders, Otley & Company, 1860 - 520 páginas |
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... 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- tain stream then nearly dry . After a tedious ride of about two hours ' dura- tion , by ...
... 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- tain stream then nearly dry . After a tedious ride of about two hours ' dura- tion , by ...
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... round at the point , whereas the latter is long and narrow . One impression , which was very deeply indented in the ground , measured three inches and a half at the heel , and the hind feet appeared to have been brought up to the same ...
... round at the point , whereas the latter is long and narrow . One impression , which was very deeply indented in the ground , measured three inches and a half at the heel , and the hind feet appeared to have been brought up to the same ...
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... and a large black ruff round his neck , and on the signal being given , let drive . He made a bound , staggered , then fell forward , and was instantly dead . Walter , who had a very much longer shot , 18 The Hunting Grounds.
... and a large black ruff round his neck , and on the signal being given , let drive . He made a bound , staggered , then fell forward , and was instantly dead . Walter , who had a very much longer shot , 18 The Hunting Grounds.
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... round one of the tombs , in which the mangoe , orange , lime , citron , pumelow , fig , jack - fruit , pomegranate , plaintain , cocoa - nut , vine , and betel - nut flourish . It is a delightful place , and quite in the Oriental style ...
... round one of the tombs , in which the mangoe , orange , lime , citron , pumelow , fig , jack - fruit , pomegranate , plaintain , cocoa - nut , vine , and betel - nut flourish . It is a delightful place , and quite in the Oriental style ...
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... round the interior of the building , showed that the " meet " would be well attended . Almost under the centre of the cupola , numerous gaily dressed attendants were engaged in laying out a table for dinner , and in the verandah , knots ...
... round the interior of the building , showed that the " meet " would be well attended . Almost under the centre of the cupola , numerous gaily dressed attendants were engaged in laying out a table for dinner , and in the verandah , knots ...
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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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Página 30 - Gul in her bloom; Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit, And the voice of the nightingale never is mute; Where the tints of the earth, and the hues of the sky, In...