Tangweera: Life and Adventures Among Gentle SavagesE. Arnold, 1899 - 318 pàgines |
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... rock pigeons in America . In September and October the migratory butterflies men- tioned above begin to return from the far south , and great streams of them cover the country and the sea , making for the north . About this time some ...
... rock pigeons in America . In September and October the migratory butterflies men- tioned above begin to return from the far south , and great streams of them cover the country and the sea , making for the north . About this time some ...
Pàgina 61
... rocks to see what was to be had , returning to the fire with hats full of large whelks , crabs , and mussels , which , roasted , made a good dinner with our plantains . Taking advantage of the little daylight that remained , we.
... rocks to see what was to be had , returning to the fire with hats full of large whelks , crabs , and mussels , which , roasted , made a good dinner with our plantains . Taking advantage of the little daylight that remained , we.
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... rock . Not knowing the character or functions of such a monster , we made haste to get away from it . • At last the hot , glassy sea was marked with the ruffling of coming gusts , and after a few of these had passed , with intervals of ...
... rock . Not knowing the character or functions of such a monster , we made haste to get away from it . • At last the hot , glassy sea was marked with the ruffling of coming gusts , and after a few of these had passed , with intervals of ...
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... rock , raised 4 feet above the water , and overhung by sung- sung bushes . Above us was a shallow rapid , over which ... rocks with a log for a pillow , lay down to smoke and sleep . The men were asleep in no time , but we two lay awake ...
... rock , raised 4 feet above the water , and overhung by sung- sung bushes . Above us was a shallow rapid , over which ... rocks with a log for a pillow , lay down to smoke and sleep . The men were asleep in no time , but we two lay awake ...
Pàgina 119
... rocks which lash it into white foam from one end to the other . On each side there is a wall of rock about 30 feet high , over- hung with dark and strangely gnarled sung - sung trees , which make a complete arcade of foliage , shutting ...
... rocks which lash it into white foam from one end to the other . On each side there is a wall of rock about 30 feet high , over- hung with dark and strangely gnarled sung - sung trees , which make a complete arcade of foliage , shutting ...
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