On the Road to KhivaH.S. King, 1874 - 359 páginas |
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... close of the campaign , it would be a virtual suicide . For those who have once advanced into Central Asia , there is no retreat . Our backs once turned , the whole country behind us would be ablaze Prometheus at Home . 19.
... close of the campaign , it would be a virtual suicide . For those who have once advanced into Central Asia , there is no retreat . Our backs once turned , the whole country behind us would be ablaze Prometheus at Home . 19.
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... close together that we appear to be sailing through the avenues of a great garden . The sunset over the woods is very grand - the light dying away from tree - top after tree - top as the gathering dimness steals on , till all is veiled ...
... close together that we appear to be sailing through the avenues of a great garden . The sunset over the woods is very grand - the light dying away from tree - top after tree - top as the gathering dimness steals on , till all is veiled ...
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... close round their sunburned faces , and muskets sloped over their shoulders . This is one rivulet of the great stream which is pouring into Central Asia , 7000 strong , to reinforce the army of Khiva or relieve that of Tashkent ; and I ...
... close round their sunburned faces , and muskets sloped over their shoulders . This is one rivulet of the great stream which is pouring into Central Asia , 7000 strong , to reinforce the army of Khiva or relieve that of Tashkent ; and I ...
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... What a treat it is to find , at long intervals , a post - house with a little stream close be- hind it , into which I can plunge my gritty hands and burning face , and be cool and clean again for 64 On the Road to Khiva .
... What a treat it is to find , at long intervals , a post - house with a little stream close be- hind it , into which I can plunge my gritty hands and burning face , and be cool and clean again for 64 On the Road to Khiva .
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... close beside us , we more than once remain without touching food for twenty - four hours at a stretch ; but our consumption of fluid borders upon the incredible . At times the monotony of our surroundings is broken by a passing file of ...
... close beside us , we more than once remain without touching food for twenty - four hours at a stretch ; but our consumption of fluid borders upon the incredible . At times the monotony of our surroundings is broken by a passing file of ...
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