The Travels and Adventures of Celebrated Travelers in the Principal Countries of the GlobeHenry Howe, 1854 - 804 pages |
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... death - Expeditions of Horneman , and Nichols Riley , Tuckey , Peddie , Campbell , Gray and Ritchie - Denham's and Clapperton's Expedition - Clapper- ton - Laing - Caile - Expedition of the brothers Lander - Mouth of the Niger ...
... death - Expeditions of Horneman , and Nichols Riley , Tuckey , Peddie , Campbell , Gray and Ritchie - Denham's and Clapperton's Expedition - Clapper- ton - Laing - Caile - Expedition of the brothers Lander - Mouth of the Niger ...
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... death . And were we to die thus - so far away from home and country and friends ? I cast one glance upon the vast amphitheater of mountains . I felt that I was in the presence and in the hands of him who setteth fast the mountains by ...
... death . And were we to die thus - so far away from home and country and friends ? I cast one glance upon the vast amphitheater of mountains . I felt that I was in the presence and in the hands of him who setteth fast the mountains by ...
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... death to tell what he had done with the rest of our money . He assured them that he knew we had no other money than that which they had already seized ; and that we carried with us only enough for the expen- ses of the road to Oroomiah ...
... death to tell what he had done with the rest of our money . He assured them that he knew we had no other money than that which they had already seized ; and that we carried with us only enough for the expen- ses of the road to Oroomiah ...
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... death of Margaret of Norway , John Baliol and Robert Bruce , descendants of David I , appeared as competitors for the crown . The pretensions of both were supported by powerful parties , and , to avoid civil war , it was decided to ...
... death of Margaret of Norway , John Baliol and Robert Bruce , descendants of David I , appeared as competitors for the crown . The pretensions of both were supported by powerful parties , and , to avoid civil war , it was decided to ...
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... death - blow to its prosperity . The steeples of Novgorod present a monument of pride to the inhabitants ; the cross upon them stands alone , unaccompanied by the crescent ; this being an emblem that the Tartars in all their invasions ...
... death - blow to its prosperity . The steeples of Novgorod present a monument of pride to the inhabitants ; the cross upon them stands alone , unaccompanied by the crescent ; this being an emblem that the Tartars in all their invasions ...
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Page 43 - Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
Page 613 - They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent, even like the deaf adder, that stoppeth her ears; 5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.
Page 250 - When hastening to the place from whence others fled with the utmost terror, he steered his direct course to the point of danger, and with so much calmness and presence of mind, as to be able to make and dictate his observations upon the motion and figure of that dreadful scene.
Page 498 - But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Page 554 - Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Page 36 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, 'Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to suffering worth is...
Page 555 - Or doffed thine own to let Queen Dido pass; Or held, by Solomon's own invitation, A torch at the great temple's dedication. I need not ask thee if that hand, when...
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Page 691 - It was nicely clean and magnificent. I was met at the door by two black eunuchs, who led me through a long gallery between two ranks of beautiful young girls, with their hair finely plaited, almost hanging to their feet, all dressed in fine light damasks, brocaded with silver.