Through and Through the Tropics: Thirty Thousand Miles of Travel in Oceanica, Australasia, and IndiaHarper & brothers, 1876 - 304 pages |
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... Morning Prayers . — The Tomb of the Sheik . - Shooting Antelopes . — Cav- alry Review . - Prince Selim and Prince Khusru . - The Two Ec- clesiastics . - Rajah Beer - Bul . - Noontide . - A Harem Interior.- " Oh ! Istamboul ! " - An ...
... Morning Prayers . — The Tomb of the Sheik . - Shooting Antelopes . — Cav- alry Review . - Prince Selim and Prince Khusru . - The Two Ec- clesiastics . - Rajah Beer - Bul . - Noontide . - A Harem Interior.- " Oh ! Istamboul ! " - An ...
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... morning , " as though he were merely going down town for a little business , and might cer- tainly be expected back to dinner . He was the last link which bound us to shore , and we felt his profes- sional indifference the more when we ...
... morning , " as though he were merely going down town for a little business , and might cer- tainly be expected back to dinner . He was the last link which bound us to shore , and we felt his profes- sional indifference the more when we ...
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... morning of the 20th of December I was sud- denly awakened by knocks upon my cabin - door , and cries from the captain of " Land ho ! Turn out there ! Land ho ! land ho ! " Arrived on deck , land indeed greeted my eyes ; but such land ...
... morning of the 20th of December I was sud- denly awakened by knocks upon my cabin - door , and cries from the captain of " Land ho ! Turn out there ! Land ho ! land ho ! " Arrived on deck , land indeed greeted my eyes ; but such land ...
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... that she lay directly ahead and in our track . Presently we overtook and passed her , the two masters indulging in a little conversation when the vessels were side by side . Next morning the brig SOUTHERLY AROUND THE CONTINENT . 27.
... that she lay directly ahead and in our track . Presently we overtook and passed her , the two masters indulging in a little conversation when the vessels were side by side . Next morning the brig SOUTHERLY AROUND THE CONTINENT . 27.
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... morning the brig was out of sight , and we never saw her again . From Cape Sunday to Cape Horn we enjoyed the unusual opportunity of keeping the land continuously in view , and spent the 21st of December ( the shortest day in the ...
... morning the brig was out of sight , and we never saw her again . From Cape Sunday to Cape Horn we enjoyed the unusual opportunity of keeping the land continuously in view , and spent the 21st of December ( the shortest day in the ...
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