The Hunting Grounds of the Old WorldSaunders, Otley & Company, 1860 - 520 páginas |
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... village about twelve miles distant , where our tents and best cross - country horses had been des- patched the day previous . Our shekarries and beaters had marked down several sounders ( herds ) of 28 The Hunting Grounds.
... village about twelve miles distant , where our tents and best cross - country horses had been des- patched the day previous . Our shekarries and beaters had marked down several sounders ( herds ) of 28 The Hunting Grounds.
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... village ( who was with the beaters ) to say that the hogs were undisturbed , and that all was in readiness . The tree under which our encampment was pitched must have been of great age , for under- neath were the ruins of a small Hindoo ...
... village ( who was with the beaters ) to say that the hogs were undisturbed , and that all was in readiness . The tree under which our encampment was pitched must have been of great age , for under- neath were the ruins of a small Hindoo ...
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... village of Mulkapoor , two days ' march from Hydrabad , in the Deccan , in command of some irregular cavalry , which , with two companies of native infantry , formed the travelling escort of a begum ( a lady of rank ) and her daughter ...
... village of Mulkapoor , two days ' march from Hydrabad , in the Deccan , in command of some irregular cavalry , which , with two companies of native infantry , formed the travelling escort of a begum ( a lady of rank ) and her daughter ...
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... or head man of the village , came up , and having presented the customary lime , performed a series of low salaams to each of the party . He then drew up his hands together in token of respect , and begged 46 The Hunting Grounds.
... or head man of the village , came up , and having presented the customary lime , performed a series of low salaams to each of the party . He then drew up his hands together in token of respect , and begged 46 The Hunting Grounds.
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... village shekarries were in similar costume , and each carried a long native matchlock on his shoulder , and a huge knife in his belt . " Well , Chineah , " said I , " what news of Shekar have you got ? " " Boht utcha kubber hy , sahib ...
... village shekarries were in similar costume , and each carried a long native matchlock on his shoulder , and a huge knife in his belt . " Well , Chineah , " said I , " what news of Shekar have you got ? " " Boht utcha kubber hy , sahib ...
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The Hunting Grounds of the Old World (Classic Reprint) Henry Astbury Leveson No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2018 |
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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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