Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64William Blackwood, 1848 |
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... mountains , that the hunter never cares to throw away a charge of ammunition upon them , al- though the ravenous animals are a constant source of annoyance to him , creeping to the camp - fire at night , and gnawing his saddles and ...
... mountains , that the hunter never cares to throw away a charge of ammunition upon them , al- though the ravenous animals are a constant source of annoyance to him , creeping to the camp - fire at night , and gnawing his saddles and ...
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... Mountains , and the vast prairies at their bases , he will not fail to observe that many of the creeks or smaller streams which feed the larger rivers , -as the Missouri , Platte , and Ar- kansa - are called by familiar proper names ...
... Mountains , and the vast prairies at their bases , he will not fail to observe that many of the creeks or smaller streams which feed the larger rivers , -as the Missouri , Platte , and Ar- kansa - are called by familiar proper names ...
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... mountain worthy can have betaken himself , to which the casual rejoinder of " Gone under , maybe , " too often gives a short but certain answer . In all the philosophy of hardened hearts , our hunters turned from the spot where the ...
... mountain worthy can have betaken himself , to which the casual rejoinder of " Gone under , maybe , " too often gives a short but certain answer . In all the philosophy of hardened hearts , our hunters turned from the spot where the ...
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... . There was some laughing at the par- turient mountain and the still - born mouse , but a graver cheerfulness was the reigning emotion . We deeply felt that , by the mercy of God , the 1848. ] 35 American Thoughts on European Revolutions .
... . There was some laughing at the par- turient mountain and the still - born mouse , but a graver cheerfulness was the reigning emotion . We deeply felt that , by the mercy of God , the 1848. ] 35 American Thoughts on European Revolutions .
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... mountains , and the dews sparkle upon blossoming hedgerows . Passing by my father's study , I was surprised to see the windows un- closed - surprised more , on looking in , to see him bending over his books- for I had never before known ...
... mountains , and the dews sparkle upon blossoming hedgerows . Passing by my father's study , I was surprised to see the windows un- closed - surprised more , on looking in , to see him bending over his books- for I had never before known ...
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