Man and nature: the tropics and the poles1849 |
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... beasts which prowl and roar around his villages at night , and lie hid in the depths of gloomy woods by day . Not so , however , does the Ashantee chief think of his country ; for He whose command , THE ASHANTEE CHIEF .
... beasts which prowl and roar around his villages at night , and lie hid in the depths of gloomy woods by day . Not so , however , does the Ashantee chief think of his country ; for He whose command , THE ASHANTEE CHIEF .
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... in Ireland could have outdone us . Unshaven since I know not when , dirty , dressed in the rags of wild beasts , and starved to the very bones , our gaunt and grim looks , when contrasted with those of AND THE ESQUIMAUX .
... in Ireland could have outdone us . Unshaven since I know not when , dirty , dressed in the rags of wild beasts , and starved to the very bones , our gaunt and grim looks , when contrasted with those of AND THE ESQUIMAUX .
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... beast . Various devices are resorted to , to destroy this formidable foe . One or two we will just name . A spring - bow , which discharges a poisonous arrow , is some- times laid in its way , the tiger letting fly the arrow by touching ...
... beast . Various devices are resorted to , to destroy this formidable foe . One or two we will just name . A spring - bow , which discharges a poisonous arrow , is some- times laid in its way , the tiger letting fly the arrow by touching ...
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... beast , was applied to by the natives of a village in upper India , to rid them of a large tiger that had for a long time infested the neighbour- hood . To this he consented , and , attended by a single Hindoo servant , watched for ...
... beast , was applied to by the natives of a village in upper India , to rid them of a large tiger that had for a long time infested the neighbour- hood . To this he consented , and , attended by a single Hindoo servant , watched for ...
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... beast was forcing his way through the underwood . They all held their breath to listen with still more anxiety ; but the noise had ceased , and the officer began to think that the tiger had turned aside ; when he looked up , and at the ...
... beast was forcing his way through the underwood . They all held their breath to listen with still more anxiety ; but the noise had ceased , and the officer began to think that the tiger had turned aside ; when he looked up , and at the ...
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