The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, Through the Upper Valleys of the HimálayaBlackwood, 1875 - 475 էջ |
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... seen and may never see the Himalaya . I have sought , in however imperfect a manner , to enable such readers in some degree to realise what these great mountains are , —what scenes of beauty and grandeur they present -what is the ...
... seen and may never see the Himalaya . I have sought , in however imperfect a manner , to enable such readers in some degree to realise what these great mountains are , —what scenes of beauty and grandeur they present -what is the ...
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... seen in such circumstances expending their ice and soda - water upon the towels which they have wrapped round their heads . But we are compelled to have recourse to such measures only in the trying transition periods between the hot and ...
... seen in such circumstances expending their ice and soda - water upon the towels which they have wrapped round their heads . But we are compelled to have recourse to such measures only in the trying transition periods between the hot and ...
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... seen to the right an irregular line of picturesque mountains covered with thick jungle to their summits ; and the Englishman unaccustomed to India , who leaves the railway and goes into them , will find himself as much out of his ...
... seen to the right an irregular line of picturesque mountains covered with thick jungle to their summits ; and the Englishman unaccustomed to India , who leaves the railway and goes into them , will find himself as much out of his ...
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... seen , and from the sworn depositions which had been made before him . It is right that the Angel of Mercy should bend over the well at Cawnpore , and flowers spring from the shattered walls of the Residency at Lucknow ; but the lessons ...
... seen , and from the sworn depositions which had been made before him . It is right that the Angel of Mercy should bend over the well at Cawnpore , and flowers spring from the shattered walls of the Residency at Lucknow ; but the lessons ...
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... ; but it can be seen , when weather allows , from an elevation only a day or two's journey from Dárjiling . Kanchinjanga in Sikkim , however , which is the second highest peak in the world , and rises to the 18 THE ABODE OF SNOW .
... ; but it can be seen , when weather allows , from an elevation only a day or two's journey from Dárjiling . Kanchinjanga in Sikkim , however , which is the second highest peak in the world , and rises to the 18 THE ABODE OF SNOW .
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The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the ... Andrew Wilson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1875 |
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The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the ... Andrew Wilson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1875 |
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