On the Road to KhivaH.S. King, 1874 - 359 páginas |
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... tion ; and Dr Grimm ( whom I dare say you've heard of ) to take charge of the field hospital . As for the food and water , they've been measured as carefully as a dose of medicine ; and along the dry river - beds , our pumps on the ...
... tion ; and Dr Grimm ( whom I dare say you've heard of ) to take charge of the field hospital . As for the food and water , they've been measured as carefully as a dose of medicine ; and along the dry river - beds , our pumps on the ...
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... tion ? That the Mangishlak and Tchikishliar columns have already started - that I am too late to reach Khiva in that way , I have learned before this ; but beyond that , all is a blank . The knot of Tiflis Athenians who meet daily " to ...
... tion ? That the Mangishlak and Tchikishliar columns have already started - that I am too late to reach Khiva in that way , I have learned before this ; but beyond that , all is a blank . The knot of Tiflis Athenians who meet daily " to ...
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... tion of native pioneers , at the rate of 6 per 1000 of the entire population . Such reports , attaching themselves to an expedition which is traversing the same region where Perovski and his devoted band re - acted on a smaller scale ...
... tion of native pioneers , at the rate of 6 per 1000 of the entire population . Such reports , attaching themselves to an expedition which is traversing the same region where Perovski and his devoted band re - acted on a smaller scale ...
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... tion , the popular feeling changes . An angry murmur runs round the circle , and more than one voice pro- tests loudly against such a violation of Kalmuck etiquette ; but I stand my ground , and answer , with quiet confidence , that my ...
... tion , the popular feeling changes . An angry murmur runs round the circle , and more than one voice pro- tests loudly against such a violation of Kalmuck etiquette ; but I stand my ground , and answer , with quiet confidence , that my ...
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... themselves near me , in front of the little refreshment room , and begin to talk ― a conversa- tion which forms a curious supplement to my own . reflections . " I tell you , my dear fellow , there On the threshold of the World . 51.
... themselves near me , in front of the little refreshment room , and begin to talk ― a conversa- tion which forms a curious supplement to my own . reflections . " I tell you , my dear fellow , there On the threshold of the World . 51.
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