Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Հատոր 167J. Mason., 1900 |
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Արդյունքներ 100–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 10
... position which in no way appeals to them . The stockade is a big one , surround- ing three large buildings , and until the white men set to work to strengthen it against attack , it was aptly described by their chief as one you could ...
... position which in no way appeals to them . The stockade is a big one , surround- ing three large buildings , and until the white men set to work to strengthen it against attack , it was aptly described by their chief as one you could ...
Էջ 12
... position in which he finds himself is not encouraging . The stockade lies fifteen miles in his rear ; the camp for which he is bound is twice that distance ahead ; to remain where he is even for a day will mean certain death ; even to ...
... position in which he finds himself is not encouraging . The stockade lies fifteen miles in his rear ; the camp for which he is bound is twice that distance ahead ; to remain where he is even for a day will mean certain death ; even to ...
Էջ 21
... position about a hundred yards from the village , the others wheel- ing off to right and left to outflank the enemy and get as far to the rear of the place as may be possible . A faint tinge of greyish yellow is visible in the east ...
... position about a hundred yards from the village , the others wheel- ing off to right and left to outflank the enemy and get as far to the rear of the place as may be possible . A faint tinge of greyish yellow is visible in the east ...
Էջ 23
... position nose forward , and a shell sings loudly on its way to the stockade . It bursts in the roof of a house , and a yell of defiance comes back in a thready cheer from the Malays in the village , mingled with the cries of women and ...
... position nose forward , and a shell sings loudly on its way to the stockade . It bursts in the roof of a house , and a yell of defiance comes back in a thready cheer from the Malays in the village , mingled with the cries of women and ...
Էջ 29
... position of the Gov- ernment improved by last night . Of criticisms , and it is easy to find fault ; course there are plenty of adverse but I am not so much disposed to be severe on Dizzy's speech . The object is to gain time , and ...
... position of the Gov- ernment improved by last night . Of criticisms , and it is easy to find fault ; course there are plenty of adverse but I am not so much disposed to be severe on Dizzy's speech . The object is to gain time , and ...
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