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Page 46
... crossed by a gill , draining the two ridges which rise above the church , one of which is crowned by a rock strikingly like a roast sucking - pig . We unsaddled and hobbled the horses , unravelled the intricate meshes of cord which ...
... crossed by a gill , draining the two ridges which rise above the church , one of which is crowned by a rock strikingly like a roast sucking - pig . We unsaddled and hobbled the horses , unravelled the intricate meshes of cord which ...
Page 65
... crossing the river Oxerá , rode up to the parsonage and dismounted at the churchyard gate . The rain began to patter down , and we longed to get under shelter , and fill our hungry stomachs , for we had eaten nothing all day except the ...
... crossing the river Oxerá , rode up to the parsonage and dismounted at the churchyard gate . The rain began to patter down , and we longed to get under shelter , and fill our hungry stomachs , for we had eaten nothing all day except the ...
Page 70
... crossed the deserts of the interior ; secondly , it was well provided with wood , forage for the horses , and water ; and lastly , it could be got for nothing , as the land was confiscated , on account of its possessor having committed ...
... crossed the deserts of the interior ; secondly , it was well provided with wood , forage for the horses , and water ; and lastly , it could be got for nothing , as the land was confiscated , on account of its possessor having committed ...
Page 91
... crossing a rivulet discharged from the lake as in passing the muddy soil , in which our horses often sank up to the chest . In some parts this soil is very dangerous to travellers , many of whom have been engulphed and perished in it ...
... crossing a rivulet discharged from the lake as in passing the muddy soil , in which our horses often sank up to the chest . In some parts this soil is very dangerous to travellers , many of whom have been engulphed and perished in it ...
Page 117
... ; so the good man had to hunt after them himself , which shows how short of servants he He crossed Sletha - ási - you remember the place , Mr. was . Briggs ; I made a sketch of Súlur from it " THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS . " 117.
... ; so the good man had to hunt after them himself , which shows how short of servants he He crossed Sletha - ási - you remember the place , Mr. was . Briggs ; I made a sketch of Súlur from it " THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS . " 117.
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