The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 64
... hands . He cultivates just enough of ground to furnish his individual supplies , or gathers them from among the natural products of the forest . His scanty furniture is equally the work of his own hands , as is also the still scantier ...
... hands . He cultivates just enough of ground to furnish his individual supplies , or gathers them from among the natural products of the forest . His scanty furniture is equally the work of his own hands , as is also the still scantier ...
Page 146
... hand . " Some of them will acknowledge the corn , " or " own up , " to use their own expressions . But the visitor who is inquisitive enough to ask ... hands He may of the police , until the landlord informs 146 THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD .
... hand . " Some of them will acknowledge the corn , " or " own up , " to use their own expressions . But the visitor who is inquisitive enough to ask ... hands He may of the police , until the landlord informs 146 THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD .
Page 223
... hands stockmen , shearers , shepherds , or boundary - riders . " He is on horseback before breakfast , دو and seems never to slacken his labours till the evening dews have long fallen . The exclusive care of a large flock of sheep ...
... hands stockmen , shearers , shepherds , or boundary - riders . " He is on horseback before breakfast , دو and seems never to slacken his labours till the evening dews have long fallen . The exclusive care of a large flock of sheep ...
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