The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon PrincipleHurd and Houghton, 1870 - 568 Seiten |
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... eye . They made royal splashes of high color on the sunny sides of all the divides ; they checkered the rich green of the ravines with delicious contrasts ; and every now and then , as the grass waved , glowed upon us out of their ...
... eye . They made royal splashes of high color on the sunny sides of all the divides ; they checkered the rich green of the ravines with delicious contrasts ; and every now and then , as the grass waved , glowed upon us out of their ...
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... eyes seems quite as closely connected with the mallows . It appears in patches varying from a few feet to several rods in circuit , and wherever these occur , the ground is one gorgeous mass of magenta fire . It is the glory of the ...
... eyes seems quite as closely connected with the mallows . It appears in patches varying from a few feet to several rods in circuit , and wherever these occur , the ground is one gorgeous mass of magenta fire . It is the glory of the ...
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... eyes ; they are long , slender , have a comparatively slight retro - curve , and show no sign of branching , save a ... eye - witness . We could scarcely believe that our sight had not deceived us , when , at one moment , we saw one of ...
... eyes ; they are long , slender , have a comparatively slight retro - curve , and show no sign of branching , save a ... eye - witness . We could scarcely believe that our sight had not deceived us , when , at one moment , we saw one of ...
Seite 39
... eye . They seldom or never leapt like deer , but ran with level backs , and in smooth rhythm , like sheep , their legs glancing faster than sight could follow . We got no expression for this peculiar gait till George Comstock , looking ...
... eye . They seldom or never leapt like deer , but ran with level backs , and in smooth rhythm , like sheep , their legs glancing faster than sight could follow . We got no expression for this peculiar gait till George Comstock , looking ...
Seite 40
... eyes . Having got as near them as he dares in this way , he throws the coil of his lariat down from the saddle - horn , crouches and pickets his horse with a sharp stake , always carried with him for the purpose . Lying in the grass ...
... eyes . Having got as near them as he dares in this way , he throws the coil of his lariat down from the saddle - horn , crouches and pickets his horse with a sharp stake , always carried with him for the purpose . Lying in the grass ...
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