 | Sir William Edward Parry - 1824 - 578 páginas
...having a longer trace, so as to lead them over the safest and driest places, for these animals have a great dread of water. The leader was instant in...joyfully welcomed to the dwelling of Ooyarra, whose guest 1 was now to become, and the place of honour, the deer-skin seat, was cleared for my reception. His... | |
 | Sir William Edward Parry - 1824 - 700 páginas
...obeying the voice of the driver, who did not beat but repeatedly talked to and called it by name. It;was beautiful to observe the sledges racing to the same...seat, was cleared for my reception. His two wives, Kdi-mob-khidk and Awd-run-ni, occupied one end, for it was a double tent ; while at the opposite extremity... | |
 | 1824 - 602 páginas
...voices of the whole pack. It w:is a beautiful sight to observe the two sledges racing at full speed to the same object, the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the holes of water with the velocity and spirit of rival stage-coaches. There is something of the spirit... | |
 | 1825 - 598 páginas
...voices of iho whole pack. It was a beautiful sight, to obsesva the two sledges racing at full speed to the same object, the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the holes of water, with the velocity, and »pirit of rival stage coaches. There is something of the spirit... | |
 | Sir John Richardson, William Swainson, William Kirby - 1829 - 418 páginas
...voices of the whole pack. It was a beautiful sight to observe the two sledges racing at full speed to the same object, the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through _the holes of water with the velocity and spirit of rival stage-coaches. There is something of the... | |
 | 1838 - 534 páginas
...voices of the whole pack. It was a beautiful sight to observe the two sledges racing at full speed to the same object, the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the holes of water, with the velocity and spirit of rival stage coaches. " The'driver sits on the fore... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1846 - 190 páginas
...whole pack. Captain Lyon describes it as a beautiful sight, to observe two sledges racing at full speed to the same object, the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the holes of water, with the velocity and spirit of rival stage coaches. When there is any track on the... | |
 | George Frederick Pardon - 1857 - 344 páginas
...voices of the whole pack. It was a beautiful sight to observe the two sledges racing at full speed to the same object, the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the holes of water with the velocity and spirit of rival stage-coaches. . . . The driver sits on the fore... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1858 - 518 páginas
...voices of the whole pack. It was a beautiful sight to observe the two sledges racing at full speed to the same object, the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the holes of water with the velocity aad spirit of rival stage-coaches. There is something of the spirit... | |
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... their full speed ; and even though none of these might be seen on the ice, the cry of " a seal! a bear ! a bird !" &c. was enough to give play to the legs and voices of the whole pack. It was a beautiful sight to observe the two sledges racing at... 
