To Gibraltar and Back in an Eighteen-tonnerW. H. Allen, 1888 - 131 pàgines |
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Pàgina 38
... horses , and he told us he was getting himself into con- dition by walking up to the signal station on the top of the Rock every day . As we had walked up to the galleries , which is only about half - way , the day before , and had ...
... horses , and he told us he was getting himself into con- dition by walking up to the signal station on the top of the Rock every day . As we had walked up to the galleries , which is only about half - way , the day before , and had ...
Pàgina 48
... horses through the town , as the pave- ment did not permit of fast riding , and at the same time we had to keep a sharp look - out for holes , as in the middle of the street , every here and there , one came across a drain , minus its ...
... horses through the town , as the pave- ment did not permit of fast riding , and at the same time we had to keep a sharp look - out for holes , as in the middle of the street , every here and there , one came across a drain , minus its ...
Pàgina 49
... horses at a little Fonda , crossed the neutral ground and entered the lines without the slightest difficulty . We lunched at the " Hotel Royal ... horse called the E Camel , for the first race ; but the less IN AN EIGHTEEN - TONNER 49.
... horses at a little Fonda , crossed the neutral ground and entered the lines without the slightest difficulty . We lunched at the " Hotel Royal ... horse called the E Camel , for the first race ; but the less IN AN EIGHTEEN - TONNER 49.
Pàgina 50
... horses , we found only two , and our guide was also missing . After waiting about half an hour , we saw him galloping towards us from the racecourse on one of our gees , accompanied by a friend on the other . Both the wretched animals ...
... horses , we found only two , and our guide was also missing . After waiting about half an hour , we saw him galloping towards us from the racecourse on one of our gees , accompanied by a friend on the other . Both the wretched animals ...
Pàgina 51
... horses to meet us , and when we pointed out to him that we were three in number , and that he had only taken two horses , he was not put out in the slightest , but simply said he did not think he could manage a third . Candid youth ! We ...
... horses to meet us , and when we pointed out to him that we were three in number , and that he had only taken two horses , he was not put out in the slightest , but simply said he did not think he could manage a third . Candid youth ! We ...
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Pàgina 22 - Illustrated Horse Doctor. Being an Accurate and Detailed Account, accompanied by more than 400 Pictorial Representations, characteristic of the various Diseases to which the Equine Race are subjected ; together with the latest Mode of Treatment, and all the requisite Prescriptions written in Plain English By EDWARD MAYHEW, MRCVS 8vo.
Pàgina 89 - The sunken glen, whose sunless shrubs must weep, The tender azure of the unruffled deep, The orange tints that gild the greenest bough, The torrents that from cliff to valley leap, The vine on high, the willow branch below, Mix'd in one mighty scene, with varied beauty glow.
Pàgina 5 - Archer (Capt. JH Laurence) Commentaries on the Punjaub Campaign — 1848-49, including some additions to the History of the Second Sikh War, from original sources. By Capt. JH LAWRENCE-ARCHER, Bengal HP Crown 8vo.
Pàgina 8 - COLLECTION CATALOGUE for NATURALISTS. A Ruled Book for keeping a permanent Record of Objects in any branch of Natural History, with Appendix for recording interesting particulars, and lettered pages for general Index. Strongly bound, 200 pages, Ts. 6d. ; 300 pages, 1or. ; and 2s. 6d. extra for every additional 100 pages. Working Catalogues, is. 6d. each. COMPANION TO THE WRITING DESK. See " How to Address Titled People.
Pàgina 6 - Quadrant und to Five Places of Decimals. Together with a Table of the lengths of each Degree of Latitude and corresponding Degree of Longitude from the Equator to the Poles ; with other Tables useful to the Surveyor and Engineer.
Pàgina 30 - Thomson's Lunar and Horary Tables. For New and Concise Methods of Performing the Calculations necessary for ascertaining the Longitude by Lunar Observations, or Chronometers ; with directions for acquiring a knowledge of the Principal Fixed Stars and finding the Latitude of them.
Pàgina 26 - Catholic Doctrine of the Atonement. An Historical Inquiry into its Development in the Church, with an Introduction on the Principle of Theological Development. By H.
Pàgina 70 - The bridegroom sea Is toying with the shore, his wedded bride, And, in the fulness of his marriage joy, He decorates her tawny brow with shells, Retires a space, to see how fair she looks, Then proud runs up to kiss her.
Pàgina 18 - LANKESTER, MRS. TALKS ABOUT HEALTH : A Book for Boys and Girls ; Being an Explanation of all the Processes by which Life is sustained. Illustrated. Small 8vo, cloth, is.
Pàgina 40 - Carnatica. 8vo. bound. 12s. 6d. A Turkish Manual, comprising a Condensed Grammar with Idiomatic Phrases, Exercises and Dialogues, and Vocabulary. By Captain CF MACKENZIE, late of HM's Consular Service. 6s. A CHRONOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL CHART OF INDIA, Price, fully tinted, mounted on roller or in case, 20*.