Man and nature: the tropics and the poles1849 |
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... distance . The ground on which the village stood was a promontory , forty or fifty feet above the bed of the river , which there , suddenly changing its course at a right - angle , protected two sides of the village , which had a most ...
... distance . The ground on which the village stood was a promontory , forty or fifty feet above the bed of the river , which there , suddenly changing its course at a right - angle , protected two sides of the village , which had a most ...
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... distance , where he laid , in spite of all the solicitations of the white traders who were there , resolved to starve himself to death . There he remained till the sixth day , when he entered the horrid gloom of his own wigwam , and ...
... distance , where he laid , in spite of all the solicitations of the white traders who were there , resolved to starve himself to death . There he remained till the sixth day , when he entered the horrid gloom of his own wigwam , and ...
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... distance that will allow of a wolf to pass conveniently , but not permit his turning round . In this outer circle a door is formed opening inwards , and reaching to the inner circle , but so contrived that it fastens itself on shutting ...
... distance that will allow of a wolf to pass conveniently , but not permit his turning round . In this outer circle a door is formed opening inwards , and reaching to the inner circle , but so contrived that it fastens itself on shutting ...
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... distance , of a vessel under sail . No time was to be lost ; they burned wet powder to attract attention from the still distant vessel ; launched the boats from the shore , and set off , with sail and oar , in pursuit of her , and hoped ...
... distance , of a vessel under sail . No time was to be lost ; they burned wet powder to attract attention from the still distant vessel ; launched the boats from the shore , and set off , with sail and oar , in pursuit of her , and hoped ...
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... , about thirty feet high , and so thick , that six horsemen could ride along the top , side by side . At short distances there are placed strong towers , amounting to three thousand in all , where soldiers might be THE CHINESE .
... , about thirty feet high , and so thick , that six horsemen could ride along the top , side by side . At short distances there are placed strong towers , amounting to three thousand in all , where soldiers might be THE CHINESE .
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abound animals appear arctic ASHANTEE CHIEF beast beneath bird-nester birds boats body BOOTHIA FELIX buffalo Captain Harris Captain Ross carcase catching Catlin China Chinese civilized climate coast colour comfort Confucius coracle courage covered deer dogs dressed duction earth eggs eider-duck elephant engraving Esquimaux European feet forests frozen Fury Beach gannet grass Greenland habits hair Hebrides herd Hindoo hundred Indian inhabited jungle king land Laplander length lichen living lodges MANDAN INDIANS Mandans manner miles monante Moselekatse nation natives nests night North America northern Norway once parsee passed perish Polar Sea poor pounds weight reach regions reindeer rivers robes rock rope round sachems sail sea-fowl seemed ship shore side Sir Felix Booth skin sledges snow soon spear spot stick summer thousand tiger Tiriksiu trees tribe vessel Victory village visited voyage wigwam wild winter wolf wolves wood