From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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... cold . But Peking in August is a much pleasanter place than I was led to suppose . During the time I stayed in Peking the shade temperature in my bed- room ranged from 70 ° Fahr . in the early morning to 85 ° in the afternoon . Having ...
... cold . But Peking in August is a much pleasanter place than I was led to suppose . During the time I stayed in Peking the shade temperature in my bed- room ranged from 70 ° Fahr . in the early morning to 85 ° in the afternoon . Having ...
Pàgina 33
... cold water and a pailful of hot water , and take them to the corner where our mules were stabled ; then , following the Malay custom ( the Malay wears , even when bathing , a sarong , or thin cloth falling from the waist ) , I first ...
... cold water and a pailful of hot water , and take them to the corner where our mules were stabled ; then , following the Malay custom ( the Malay wears , even when bathing , a sarong , or thin cloth falling from the waist ) , I first ...
Pàgina 34
... cold meat , cold eggs , bread , butter , jam , biscuits , soda - water , and whisky . This lunch discussed , and a cigar smoked , and it was about time to start , the whole party getting under way again precisely at noon . ' Between ...
... cold meat , cold eggs , bread , butter , jam , biscuits , soda - water , and whisky . This lunch discussed , and a cigar smoked , and it was about time to start , the whole party getting under way again precisely at noon . ' Between ...
Pàgina 35
... cold mountain wind , that put new life into us . But descending to the valley on the other side of the range we lost the mountain wind , nor did we recover again until , after traversing another valley , we ascended again to Kalgan ...
... cold mountain wind , that put new life into us . But descending to the valley on the other side of the range we lost the mountain wind , nor did we recover again until , after traversing another valley , we ascended again to Kalgan ...
Pàgina 84
... cold , and in a region of wind - storms cold must not be measured merely by the thermometer . As it was , we had hoar - frost on the ground in the mornings of early September . In the depths of winter I under- stand that the cold of ...
... cold , and in a region of wind - storms cold must not be measured merely by the thermometer . As it was , we had hoar - frost on the ground in the mornings of early September . In the depths of winter I under- stand that the cold of ...
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Pàgina 24 - VOLUME II. Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE. 'Sportsmen of all descriptions will gladly welcome the sumptuous new edition issued by Mr. Edward Arnold of Colonel T. Thornton's Sporting Tour," which has long been a scarce book.
Pàgina 292 - How shall two walk together except they be agreed ? How shall there be true sympathy between a nation whose political activities are world-wide, and one that eats out its heart in merely internal political strife ? When we begin really to look abroad, and to busy ourselves with our duties to the world at large in our generation — and not before — we shall stretch out our hands to Great Britain, realizing that in unity of heart among the Englishspeaking races lies the best hope of humanity in...