Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 212William Blackwood, 1922 - England |
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... LAND OF COORG . BY HILTON BROWN , 671 THE DAILY ROUND , • 471 THE DEFENCE OF ABADEH . BY BRIGADIER - GENERAL SIR PERCY SYKES , K.C.I.E. , C.B. , • THE GENERAL ELECTION , THE GREAT CARRACK . BY DAVID HANNAY , THE IVORY BUDDHA . BY ...
... LAND OF COORG . BY HILTON BROWN , 671 THE DAILY ROUND , • 471 THE DEFENCE OF ABADEH . BY BRIGADIER - GENERAL SIR PERCY SYKES , K.C.I.E. , C.B. , • THE GENERAL ELECTION , THE GREAT CARRACK . BY DAVID HANNAY , THE IVORY BUDDHA . BY ...
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been propitious to British land I know . On the dams Guiana . dlers . herself into a knot . Greatly tent -. Turning ... lands are un- usually picturesque . They lie between reefs of low sandhills clothed in forest , and I have walked ...
been propitious to British land I know . On the dams Guiana . dlers . herself into a knot . Greatly tent -. Turning ... lands are un- usually picturesque . They lie between reefs of low sandhills clothed in forest , and I have walked ...
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... land has not been cleared and the tide of dense swamp - forest closes upon the road , one gazes into the fearful tangle of vegetation , warped and woofed together by lianas and creeping plants of every description , and then realises ...
... land has not been cleared and the tide of dense swamp - forest closes upon the road , one gazes into the fearful tangle of vegetation , warped and woofed together by lianas and creeping plants of every description , and then realises ...
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... land - making . of land - making . Behind the mangrove - bush lies promising cultivation of ground provi- sions , coffee , and coconuts . The houses generally 1922. ] 7 An Odyssey of Fourteen Rivers .
... land - making . of land - making . Behind the mangrove - bush lies promising cultivation of ground provi- sions , coffee , and coconuts . The houses generally 1922. ] 7 An Odyssey of Fourteen Rivers .
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... land curved away westwards , a thin crescent of brilliant green encircling the yellow water , a couple of scarlet ibis in flight shone like drops of blood , and an occasional swiftly passing cloud made ink- like shadows . My husband had ...
... land curved away westwards , a thin crescent of brilliant green encircling the yellow water , a couple of scarlet ibis in flight shone like drops of blood , and an occasional swiftly passing cloud made ink- like shadows . My husband had ...
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