 The 14th March. The sun had not risen when I was spurring my ox after the guide, who, having been promised a double handful of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed a...  Thoughts for the Weary and the Sorrowful - Page 149de Alexander Raleigh - 1882 - 273 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1866 - 506 pages
...the Albert N'yanza.' .... of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The flory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! 'here, like a sea of quicksilver,... | |
 | 1866 - 802 pages
...promised a double handful of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of quicksilver,... | |
 | 1867 - 974 pages
...promised a double handful of beads, on arriving at the Lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me. There, like a sea of quicksilver,... | |
 | 1866 - 812 pages
...promised a double handful of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear; and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me! There, like a gca of quicksilver,... | |
 | 1866 - 404 pages
...guides and an escort from his capital to the lake. On the 14th of March, the great lake was reached. " The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried up to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of quick-silver,... | |
 | 1866 - 586 pages
...promised a double handful of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of quicksilver,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1866 - 818 pages
...promised a double handful of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of quicksilver,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1866 - 750 pages
...promised a double handful of beads on arrival at tho lake, had caught tho enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to tho summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of quicksilver,... | |
 | 1866 - 848 pages
...promised a double handful of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear ; and having crossed...valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slop0 I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of... | |
 | Sir Samuel White Baker - 1867 - 408 pages
...promised a double handful of beads on arrival at the lake, had caught the enthusiasm of the moment. The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed...between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of quicksilver,... | |
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