On the Road to KhivaH.S. King, 1874 - 359 páginas |
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... camels enough to carry not only the stores , but the infantry as well , at two to each beast . Then we have medical stores at Kazalinsk ( Fort No. 1 ) , more than enough for the whole expedi- tion ; and Dr Grimm ( whom I dare say you've ...
... camels enough to carry not only the stores , but the infantry as well , at two to each beast . Then we have medical stores at Kazalinsk ( Fort No. 1 ) , more than enough for the whole expedi- tion ; and Dr Grimm ( whom I dare say you've ...
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... camels and horses by main force from the mud in which they were embedded - the wet bivouacs and chill raw nights , alternating with the terrific heat of the day - are an additional testimony , if any such were needed , to the splendid ...
... camels and horses by main force from the mud in which they were embedded - the wet bivouacs and chill raw nights , alternating with the terrific heat of the day - are an additional testimony , if any such were needed , to the splendid ...
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... camel , and sleep on the ground with a rug over you ; and if you ever come back alive , it'll be something to talk about . Good - bye - pleasant journey ! " I inwardly wonder why on earth one's friends always comfort one , at the outset ...
... camel , and sleep on the ground with a rug over you ; and if you ever come back alive , it'll be something to talk about . Good - bye - pleasant journey ! " I inwardly wonder why on earth one's friends always comfort one , at the outset ...
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... camel in Central Asia knows to his cost . But when , on proffering the ladle back to the chief , I slip into it a silver twenty - kopeck piece ( 62d . ) as deftly as if I had practised at an elec- tion , the popular feeling changes . An ...
... camel in Central Asia knows to his cost . But when , on proffering the ladle back to the chief , I slip into it a silver twenty - kopeck piece ( 62d . ) as deftly as if I had practised at an elec- tion , the popular feeling changes . An ...
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... camels , or a Cossack swooping past on his wiry little horse , gun on shoulder and sabre in belt , casting a hungry glare at us in passing , as if in mute protest against the iron age which compels him to pass a waggon in the desert ...
... camels , or a Cossack swooping past on his wiry little horse , gun on shoulder and sabre in belt , casting a hungry glare at us in passing , as if in mute protest against the iron age which compels him to pass a waggon in the desert ...
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