East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 26
... river , had watched with ever - widening astonishment and deepening trouble the signs of wealth and power . This was the country they presently meant to defy and to humble . In the future history of England , the day when they sailed up ...
... river , had watched with ever - widening astonishment and deepening trouble the signs of wealth and power . This was the country they presently meant to defy and to humble . In the future history of England , the day when they sailed up ...
Page 55
... rivers by bridges just now many sizes too large for them . But that in due time these bare beds . of gravel will be covered with rushing water is plain enough . In some parts where the road stands high and dry above the bed of the BY ...
... rivers by bridges just now many sizes too large for them . But that in due time these bare beds . of gravel will be covered with rushing water is plain enough . In some parts where the road stands high and dry above the bed of the BY ...
Page 56
... river large slices have been cut away by the rushing tide . This must have happened not later than July . But gaps still stand , making the road impassable for horse or bullock traffic . The jinrikishas can just get past in some places ...
... river large slices have been cut away by the rushing tide . This must have happened not later than July . But gaps still stand , making the road impassable for horse or bullock traffic . The jinrikishas can just get past in some places ...
Page 58
... river , but in November , when I saw it , a streamlet trickling through a wide bed of pebbles , apparently in imminent danger of losing its way . There is no European quarter in Kioto , and , judging from the behaviour of the natives ...
... river , but in November , when I saw it , a streamlet trickling through a wide bed of pebbles , apparently in imminent danger of losing its way . There is no European quarter in Kioto , and , judging from the behaviour of the natives ...
Page 157
... river , musically named Mahaweli , which surrounds them on all sides , except the south , where they are bounded by the high - road . We took our guide with us , but the little impostor was stopped at the gates , as he knew he would be ...
... river , musically named Mahaweli , which surrounds them on all sides , except the south , where they are bounded by the high - road . We took our guide with us , but the little impostor was stopped at the gates , as he knew he would be ...
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