Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 236W. Blackwood, 1934 - England |
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Page 795
... snake- charmer is world - wide , and most tourists make a point of seeing something of his remarkable work . A ... snake- catcher " who smells his snake first and then sings to it , invoking the two sheikhs of snakes , Said Soliman ( the ...
... snake- charmer is world - wide , and most tourists make a point of seeing something of his remarkable work . A ... snake- catcher " who smells his snake first and then sings to it , invoking the two sheikhs of snakes , Said Soliman ( the ...
Page 801
... Snakes are to me as dogs are to many . I possess none , but obtain them from snake - charmers from time to time and perform privately with them ; the larger and the more dangerous they are , the more pleasure I derive from this ...
... Snakes are to me as dogs are to many . I possess none , but obtain them from snake - charmers from time to time and perform privately with them ; the larger and the more dangerous they are , the more pleasure I derive from this ...
Page 810
... snake is venomous , men natur- ally kill them at sight . But , inasmuch as many of the Aus- tralian snakes are only ... snake resentful of interfer- for instance ; one can usually stoop down and pick up a grass - snake without the least ...
... snake is venomous , men natur- ally kill them at sight . But , inasmuch as many of the Aus- tralian snakes are only ... snake resentful of interfer- for instance ; one can usually stoop down and pick up a grass - snake without the least ...
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A BOTANIST ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN BY SIR ARTHUR W HILL | 81 |
MAGAS LOGcontd | 140 |
ADVENTURERS IN OLD LONDON | 176 |
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