Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 3 |
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... hour or two at the end of the vale , under two fine dúrremi - trees a little to the right of the path . Here , where ... hours of a tropical climate ; for the onions hereabout are of excellent quality and extremely cheap , fifteen being ...
... hour or two at the end of the vale , under two fine dúrremi - trees a little to the right of the path . Here , where ... hours of a tropical climate ; for the onions hereabout are of excellent quality and extremely cheap , fifteen being ...
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... hour , a little after noon ; but a short distance farther on , the danger would have become so imminent that it would have been unwise to pass the night there . Having therefore pitched my tent in the midst of the forest , I indulged ...
... hour , a little after noon ; but a short distance farther on , the danger would have become so imminent that it would have been unwise to pass the night there . Having therefore pitched my tent in the midst of the forest , I indulged ...
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... hour we were again on the march through the fields , where the fresh crops were just shooting up ; but a little farther on they had attained already to a greater height , and were just being cleared of weeds . Cattle also were not ...
... hour we were again on the march through the fields , where the fresh crops were just shooting up ; but a little farther on they had attained already to a greater height , and were just being cleared of weeds . Cattle also were not ...
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... hour in another farming village , called Tigóre : for my camels were in want of rest , and I was too weak myself to resist the wishes of my servants . This village is exclusively inhabited by independent farmers , although belonging to ...
... hour in another farming village , called Tigóre : for my camels were in want of rest , and I was too weak myself to resist the wishes of my servants . This village is exclusively inhabited by independent farmers , although belonging to ...
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... hour ; and after a march of a little less than two hours , through a rocky wilderness covered with dense bushes , I obtained the first sight of the river , and in less than an hour more , during which I was in constant sight of this ...
... hour ; and after a march of a little less than two hours , through a rocky wilderness covered with dense bushes , I obtained the first sight of the river , and in less than an hour more , during which I was in constant sight of this ...
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