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Side 20
... old hands to join . Feeling some curiosity to ascertain the cause of this unusual
diffidence , I occasionally allowed my eyes to wander to the spot where our sturdy
1 bunter stood looking moodily upon us , as the 20 FIRESIDE READING .
... old hands to join . Feeling some curiosity to ascertain the cause of this unusual
diffidence , I occasionally allowed my eyes to wander to the spot where our sturdy
1 bunter stood looking moodily upon us , as the 20 FIRESIDE READING .
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 , our
two ...
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 , our
two ...
Side 57
... neck , 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 one . starting
occasionally when the feet of my horse would slip EXCURSION 57 TO OREGON
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... neck , 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 one . starting
occasionally when the feet of my horse would slip EXCURSION 57 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 no ...
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 no ...
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