Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 pagini |
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Pagina 49
... night , illuminated only by the burning of the dry savannah grass , or made more dismal by the ruddy smoke , Hum- boldt's horses were frightened by the yell of an animal that proved D And there was M. Edmond sleeping with all the security.
... night , illuminated only by the burning of the dry savannah grass , or made more dismal by the ruddy smoke , Hum- boldt's horses were frightened by the yell of an animal that proved D And there was M. Edmond sleeping with all the security.
Pagina 50
... horses and mules , and eluding the pursuit of the boldest hunters . He saw also another jaguar of prodigious length , " which surpassed that of all the tigers of India I had seen in the collections of Europe . " - HUMBOLDT , quoted by ...
... horses and mules , and eluding the pursuit of the boldest hunters . He saw also another jaguar of prodigious length , " which surpassed that of all the tigers of India I had seen in the collections of Europe . " - HUMBOLDT , quoted by ...
Pagina 72
... horses and asses , to soak the leather of their saddles and cook it for meat , and to eat snakes even , in the absence of other fare . He spoke also of the mutual cruelty of the contending parties , who gave no quarter what- ever ...
... horses and asses , to soak the leather of their saddles and cook it for meat , and to eat snakes even , in the absence of other fare . He spoke also of the mutual cruelty of the contending parties , who gave no quarter what- ever ...
Pagina 78
... horse he rode was a magnificent one , and seemed to me a nobler animal than his master . The com- parison recalled to my memory the story of Lemuel Gulliver's experiences in the country of the Houyhnhnms and the Yahoos . Perhaps my A ...
... horse he rode was a magnificent one , and seemed to me a nobler animal than his master . The com- parison recalled to my memory the story of Lemuel Gulliver's experiences in the country of the Houyhnhnms and the Yahoos . Perhaps my A ...
Pagina 95
... horses and oxen , and these laid me hors de resistance . I fairly gave over , and , struggling to one side of the road , laid me down with no definite purpose whatever . At that moment , it was hard to decide whether it would be better ...
... horses and oxen , and these laid me hors de resistance . I fairly gave over , and , struggling to one side of the road , laid me down with no definite purpose whatever . At that moment , it was hard to decide whether it would be better ...
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Pagina 125 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Pagina 35 - Our Place among Infinities. A Series of Essays contrasting our little abode in space and time with the Infinities around us. To which are added Essays on "Astrology,
Pagina 20 - HELLWALD (Baron F. von). The Russians in Central Asia. A Critical Examination, down to the present time, of the Geography and History of Central Asia.
Pagina 47 - AN ESSAY ON THE CULTURE OF THE OBSERVING POWERS OF CHILDREN, especially in connection with the Study of Botany. Edited, with Notes and a Supplement, by Joseph Payne, FCP, Author of ' Lectures- on the Science and Art of Education,
Pagina 47 - YOUMANS (Eliza A.). An Essay on the Culture of the Observing Powers of Children, especially in connection with the Study of Botany. Edited, with Notes and a Supplement, by Joseph Payne, FCP, Author of " Lectures on the Science and Art of Education,
Pagina 25 - On Cephalization ; or, Head-Characters in the Gradation and Progress of Life. Prof. SW JOHNSON, MA On the Nutrition of Plants. Prof. AUSTIN FLINT, Jr. MD The Nervous System and its Relation to the Bodily Functions.
Pagina 34 - William Godwin : His Friends and Contemporaries. With Portraits and Facsimiles of the Handwriting of Godwin and his Wife. 2 vols. Square post 8vo. Cloth, price 28*.
Pagina 18 - Published by Authority, and in accordance with Official Documents. Translated from the German by Colonel G. Graham, VC, CB, RE With 6 large Maps.
Pagina 11 - World : a Simple Account of Man in Early Times. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth, price 3$. A Special Edition for Schools. Price is. The Childhood of Religions. Including a Simple Account of the Birth and Growth of Myths and Legends.
Pagina 4 - Service and their rdle in War, of its Mode of Fighting, &c., &c. Translated from the Corrected Edition, by permission of the Author, by Colonel Edward Newdigate. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price 5$.