Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 212William Blackwood, 1922 - England |
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Page 19
... town and the Venezuelan trunk- road which already connects El Dorado on the upper Cuyuni with Ciudad Bolivar on the Orinoco . Hosororo means " falling water , " and the name is given by a beautiful white - water stream tumbling in ...
... town and the Venezuelan trunk- road which already connects El Dorado on the upper Cuyuni with Ciudad Bolivar on the Orinoco . Hosororo means " falling water , " and the name is given by a beautiful white - water stream tumbling in ...
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... town no , the real thing , obtain- able only in the big open spaces of Nature : like the delights of the old yachting days , the kick of the tiller , and the spray and wind on one's face . Why Then the two lines of thought linked ...
... town no , the real thing , obtain- able only in the big open spaces of Nature : like the delights of the old yachting days , the kick of the tiller , and the spray and wind on one's face . Why Then the two lines of thought linked ...
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... town of Koweit lies on the border of the Arabian desert near the head of the Persian Gulf . Behind it stretch leagues of sand ; in front is a large desolate sheet of water enclosed in a bay , which forms its harbour . From the deck of a ...
... town of Koweit lies on the border of the Arabian desert near the head of the Persian Gulf . Behind it stretch leagues of sand ; in front is a large desolate sheet of water enclosed in a bay , which forms its harbour . From the deck of a ...
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... town owing to shoal water . There were no piers or jetties , and the boat could only approach to some fifty yards from the beach . Several fine Arab horses were waiting for us , and these were led into the water so that we could mount ...
... town owing to shoal water . There were no piers or jetties , and the boat could only approach to some fifty yards from the beach . Several fine Arab horses were waiting for us , and these were led into the water so that we could mount ...
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cloth , ride through the narrow consequent streets of the town and through the maze of the crowded bazaars , emerge through the gate , and go for a gallop over the desert , returning at dark for a cup of coffee and a talk with the ...
cloth , ride through the narrow consequent streets of the town and through the maze of the crowded bazaars , emerge through the gate , and go for a gallop over the desert , returning at dark for a cup of coffee and a talk with the ...
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