Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 - 416 sider |
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... attempting to supply , in some measure , at least , a sort of general literature for fireside reading . His idea was that it should be " secular , " as distinguished from strictly " religious , " designed to inter- est and instruct all ...
... attempting to supply , in some measure , at least , a sort of general literature for fireside reading . His idea was that it should be " secular , " as distinguished from strictly " religious , " designed to inter- est and instruct all ...
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... attempts ; and if a single scalp is taken , it is considered equal to a great victory , and is hailed as a presage of future and more extensive triumphs . 66 It must be acknowledged , however , that this determined hostility does not ...
... attempts ; and if a single scalp is taken , it is considered equal to a great victory , and is hailed as a presage of future and more extensive triumphs . 66 It must be acknowledged , however , that this determined hostility does not ...
Side 46
... attempt to distance his pursuers . He soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and that in a few minutes more he would be completely at their mercy , when he hit upon an expedient as sin- gular as it was ...
... attempt to distance his pursuers . He soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and that in a few minutes more he would be completely at their mercy , when he hit upon an expedient as sin- gular as it was ...
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... attempt to fix , himself firmly , he slid down the declivity till within a few feet of the frightful precipice . At the instant of his fall , he had the presence of mind to plant the rifle which he held in one hand , and his knife which ...
... attempt to fix , himself firmly , he slid down the declivity till within a few feet of the frightful precipice . At the instant of his fall , he had the presence of mind to plant the rifle which he held in one hand , and his knife which ...
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... attempt to guide my horse over the most rugged and steepest ranges was worse than useless ; so I dropped the rein upon the animal's neck , and allowed him to take his own course , closing my eyes , and keeping as quiet as possible in ...
... attempt to guide my horse over the most rugged and steepest ranges was worse than useless ; so I dropped the rein upon the animal's neck , and allowed him to take his own course , closing my eyes , and keeping as quiet as possible in ...
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