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Side 20
Feeling some curiosity to ascertain the cause of this unusual diffidence , I occasionally allowed my eyes to wander to the spot where our sturdy hunter stood looking moodily upon us , as the calumet 20 READING . FIRESIDE.
Feeling some curiosity to ascertain the cause of this unusual diffidence , I occasionally allowed my eyes to wander to the spot where our sturdy hunter stood looking moodily upon us , as the calumet 20 READING . FIRESIDE.
Side 33
Occasionally , however , a green spot did occur , where the jaded horses were allowed to halt , to roam about without their riders , and to tumble joyfully on the verdant sward ; and as these oases always abounded in birds and plants ...
Occasionally , however , a green spot did occur , where the jaded horses were allowed to halt , to roam about without their riders , and to tumble joyfully on the verdant sward ; and as these oases always abounded in birds and plants ...
Side 57
... and allowed him to take his own course , closing my eyes , and keeping as quiet as possible in the saddle . But I could not forbear starting occasionally when the feet of my horse would slip. one . worse us . EXCURSION TO OREGON .
... and allowed him to take his own course , closing my eyes , and keeping as quiet as possible in the saddle . But I could not forbear starting occasionally when the feet of my horse would slip. one . worse us . EXCURSION TO OREGON .
Side 64
The pasture here being good , we allowed our horses an hour's rest to feed , and then traveled over the plain till near dark , when , on ascending a sandy hill , the noble Columbia burst upon our view . I could scarcely repress a loud ...
The pasture here being good , we allowed our horses an hour's rest to feed , and then traveled over the plain till near dark , when , on ascending a sandy hill , the noble Columbia burst upon our view . I could scarcely repress a loud ...
Side 121
The sailors on board the brig were for the most part the cowardly fellows who had so disgracefully allowed the brig to be taken from them ; and they , as well as the soldiers on guard — some of them formed a part of the former one — had ...
The sailors on board the brig were for the most part the cowardly fellows who had so disgracefully allowed the brig to be taken from them ; and they , as well as the soldiers on guard — some of them formed a part of the former one — had ...
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