The Forests of Upper India and Their InhabitantsE. Arnold, 1902 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina 3
... sun makes its way upwards . The first glimpse of the great wall of forest - clad mountains is obtained through the long vista ahead . The swamps and tall feathery jungle - grass I - 2 FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE HIMALAYAN FOREST 3.
... sun makes its way upwards . The first glimpse of the great wall of forest - clad mountains is obtained through the long vista ahead . The swamps and tall feathery jungle - grass I - 2 FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE HIMALAYAN FOREST 3.
Pàgina 4
... mountains above he fancies he can see precipices of real solid rock . Beyond those distant summits which rise one over another , he knows , though he cannot see them , that there lies the everlasting snow- clad range of the most lofty ...
... mountains above he fancies he can see precipices of real solid rock . Beyond those distant summits which rise one over another , he knows , though he cannot see them , that there lies the everlasting snow- clad range of the most lofty ...
Pàgina 5
Thomas W. Webber. mountains of the Himalayas , with slopes and buttresses extending seventy miles from the summit , seeming like a great wall rising straight up from the plain , as the first view breaks suddenly on the sight , is ...
Thomas W. Webber. mountains of the Himalayas , with slopes and buttresses extending seventy miles from the summit , seeming like a great wall rising straight up from the plain , as the first view breaks suddenly on the sight , is ...
Pàgina 6
... mountain , and sometimes the narrow valleys with gurgling streams ; generally in the shade of evergreen trees , but often in the glare of a tropical sun . Looking back , there are occa- sional views of the plains below covered with ...
... mountain , and sometimes the narrow valleys with gurgling streams ; generally in the shade of evergreen trees , but often in the glare of a tropical sun . Looking back , there are occa- sional views of the plains below covered with ...
Pàgina 8
... mountain was ready to topple down into the abyss below . One great landslip has already occurred , where at least a thousand feet of the precipice have gone down , leaving an awful gash in the mountain breast , where parti - coloured ...
... mountain was ready to topple down into the abyss below . One great landslip has already occurred , where at least a thousand feet of the precipice have gone down , leaving an awful gash in the mountain breast , where parti - coloured ...
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