England to Calcutta, by the overland route, in 1845, by F.W. Simms, ed. by his son [F. Simms].Harrison and Sons, 1878 - 156 páginas |
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... horses , who drew us along at a tolerably good pace ; and after thus , journeying for about an hour , we heard a loud shouting of people approaching us from the * An ancient canal , restored by Mehemet Ali in 1869 , and long since ...
... horses , who drew us along at a tolerably good pace ; and after thus , journeying for about an hour , we heard a loud shouting of people approaching us from the * An ancient canal , restored by Mehemet Ali in 1869 , and long since ...
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... horses , whose restlessness at the noise and the glare of the lights , made an entry into the conveyance difficult , and when the passengers were in , off the horses dashed at a dangerous speed , the torch - bearers keeping up with us ...
... horses , whose restlessness at the noise and the glare of the lights , made an entry into the conveyance difficult , and when the passengers were in , off the horses dashed at a dangerous speed , the torch - bearers keeping up with us ...
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... horse hair in softness than I had previously supposed . After a time he took from a basin of frothy matter , probably soap , what resembled the head of a small mop , and gave me a thorough lathering ; my eyes , F mouth , ears , and ...
... horse hair in softness than I had previously supposed . After a time he took from a basin of frothy matter , probably soap , what resembled the head of a small mop , and gave me a thorough lathering ; my eyes , F mouth , ears , and ...
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... horse was killed , but he miracuously escaped to a mosque , where he found refuge and safety until he could regain his native desert . * * Four hundred and seventy Mamelukes were thus killed within the citadel , and one thousand two ...
... horse was killed , but he miracuously escaped to a mosque , where he found refuge and safety until he could regain his native desert . * * Four hundred and seventy Mamelukes were thus killed within the citadel , and one thousand two ...
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... horses were harnessed to each van , which gave a promise of good speed , and we were not dis- appointed , barring the delays occasioned by accidents . The vans travelled three or four in company , so that assistance might be at hand ...
... horses were harnessed to each van , which gave a promise of good speed , and we were not dis- appointed , barring the delays occasioned by accidents . The vans travelled three or four in company , so that assistance might be at hand ...
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England to Calcutta, by the overland route, in 1845, by F.W. Simms, ed. by ... Frederick Walter Simms Visualização integral - 1878 |
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