Captain Musafir's Rambles in Alpine LandsW.H. Allen, 1884 - 150 páginas |
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... never was in the ranks . So exemplary was his conduct , and so much did he impress his commanding officer by his intelligence and his high qualities , that , on arriving in Calcutta , he was appointed , with the grade of sergeant , to a ...
... never was in the ranks . So exemplary was his conduct , and so much did he impress his commanding officer by his intelligence and his high qualities , that , on arriving in Calcutta , he was appointed , with the grade of sergeant , to a ...
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... never mentioned his name before ; but shortly after Jäkel had made to him the despairing appeal of which I have spoken , he came to me , told me the story as I have told it here , assured me that he had forwarded the money with the ...
... never mentioned his name before ; but shortly after Jäkel had made to him the despairing appeal of which I have spoken , he came to me , told me the story as I have told it here , assured me that he had forwarded the money with the ...
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... never looked at grammars or dictionaries ; we only con- versed . Every morning he gave me a most delightful hour ; for he had been a great traveller , had visited every part of Southern Germany and of Italy , and had made the best use ...
... never looked at grammars or dictionaries ; we only con- versed . Every morning he gave me a most delightful hour ; for he had been a great traveller , had visited every part of Southern Germany and of Italy , and had made the best use ...
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... never can , I repeat , be sufficiently grateful . As to the tour which I made immediately after the com- pletion of my four years ' studies , I will let the account speak for itself . I will only add that , at the request of many of our ...
... never can , I repeat , be sufficiently grateful . As to the tour which I made immediately after the com- pletion of my four years ' studies , I will let the account speak for itself . I will only add that , at the request of many of our ...
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... never choose wittingly the route by Brindisi . The long dreary railway journey from that place to Ancona presents nothing to please or delight the eye . Far preferable , and scarcely longer , would be the route from Malta to Naples ...
... never choose wittingly the route by Brindisi . The long dreary railway journey from that place to Ancona presents nothing to please or delight the eye . Far preferable , and scarcely longer , would be the route from Malta to Naples ...
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admiration Almhütte Anglo-Indians appeared Archduke arrived ascent Aussee Austria Bavarian beautiful Berchtesgaden Blochmann boat Bormio bright C.S.I. London Captain Musafir carriage castle chamois charming climb Colonel G. B. MALLESON comfortable Dachstein Danube descending distance Ebensee einspänner Emperor Engelberg English Engstlen Alp enjoy enjoyment Europe excursions famous feet fishing foliage foreground friends German glacier glorious Gmunden Golling Gosau Gratz green Grundl lake Hallein Hallstadt height hills hour India Innsbruck Ischl Jäger Jäkel Joch Pass journey Kanzler König's Krähmeyer ladies Lambach landlord Langbath language Linz little village lovely Lucerne magnificent miles mountains Musafir o'clock Obertraun once party Passau picturesque Pontresina pretty rain reached river road rock route Salzburg Salzkammergut scarcely scenery side sight smiling snow splendid steamer Styrian summit Switzerland Thalgau thence Titlis tour town Traun Traunkirchen Traunstein travellers Trieste Untersberg valley W. H. Allen walk Watzmann whilst wife Wild Hunter
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