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Pagina 48
... lives were lost . I was told by some teamsters , that they had to cut the bullock traces , and abandon their teams , laden with wool , to save themselves ; the branches of the forest trees , owing to their intense aridity , having ...
... lives were lost . I was told by some teamsters , that they had to cut the bullock traces , and abandon their teams , laden with wool , to save themselves ; the branches of the forest trees , owing to their intense aridity , having ...
Pagina 54
... lives . Horses that are accustomed to run in wild cattle betray great sagacity ; they seldom require the guidance of the rein , will double trees like a hare , and take the shortest cuts to intercept the retreat of the flying herd ...
... lives . Horses that are accustomed to run in wild cattle betray great sagacity ; they seldom require the guidance of the rein , will double trees like a hare , and take the shortest cuts to intercept the retreat of the flying herd ...
Pagina 83
... live cargo , it was indeed " most musical , most melancholy . " Defend me from such another freight of sweet voices . We arrived in safety at the bay , but instead of proceeding direct to Kororarika , I accepted an invitation to spend a ...
... live cargo , it was indeed " most musical , most melancholy . " Defend me from such another freight of sweet voices . We arrived in safety at the bay , but instead of proceeding direct to Kororarika , I accepted an invitation to spend a ...
Pagina 114
... lives of their wretched vic- tims . Such is the extraordinary influence acquired by the craft of one savage over the fears of another . I have seen living instances of the effect of these maledictions , and Europeans who have watched ...
... lives of their wretched vic- tims . Such is the extraordinary influence acquired by the craft of one savage over the fears of another . I have seen living instances of the effect of these maledictions , and Europeans who have watched ...
Pagina 133
... by my information : the mate was sent to summon all hands on deck , and I went up and harangued them on the egregious folly which had placed our lives in such jeopardy . We could distinguish an unusual number of canoes hauled up on the K 3.
... by my information : the mate was sent to summon all hands on deck , and I went up and harangued them on the egregious folly which had placed our lives in such jeopardy . We could distinguish an unusual number of canoes hauled up on the K 3.
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