the great white queen by william le queux

... apparently of the same species as the much-talked-of rokko of Uganda—they nevertheless at the death of a chief sacrificed some of his slaves to "water the grave," while the memory of the departed ... to the heavy swell of the Atlantic the majority of the grumblers were glad enough to seek the comfort and privacy of their berths and to remain there, for dur- ing the two days that followed the ... maintain a dogged silence. From his back, shoulders, and chest the brutal negro ruthlessly tore pieces, holding them up to the as- sembled court in triumph, while the air was filled with the nauseating odour...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 21:20

... in the wind, all offered as propitiation to the presiding demon of the place, while away in the bush, behind the houses, we saw the giant leaves of the plantain groves that yielded the staple ... maintain a dogged silence. From his back, shoulders, and chest the brutal negro ruthlessly tore pieces, holding them up to the as- sembled court in triumph, while the air was filled with the nauseating odour ... coat, and together we left the ground, while the partisans of Baynes picked up their fallen champion and proceeded to make him presentable. Like myself, Omar seemed friendless, for when the summer...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 17:20

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 16:20

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 10:00

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 23:20

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 21:45

... them appear subject to great variation, both in the size and colour of their blossoms (whether in their wild state they are thus inconstant, or whether there are seminal varieties raised by ... with the number of the leaves of the Calyx, those of the latter are four; the base of this Nectary originates deeper than the claws of the Petals, springing in fact from the same part as the ... their flowering, and the very great injury the plants had sustained from the Cobweb Mite (Acarus teliarius) vulgarly called the red Spider, there seemed little prospect that the seed-vessels would...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20

... welcomed into the oasis by the pleasant notes of a nightingale’s song. The poet has stated, that the song of the solitary reaper was so beautiful, that it surpassed the song of the nightingale. Several ... beautiful tunes. The cuckoo bird’s tune appears to break the The final stanza the poet wonders of the effect of the song on him and any other passengers by. The beautiful rustic song the maiden sings ... “or is it some more humble lay, familiar matter of today’ which ties in with the theme the simpler peaceful times in the solitude of the country. Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2014, 15:23

... cattle, can scarcely draw a heavy cart, as the brutes sink to their knees in mud at everystep, and the wheels of the vehicle are buried to the axletree most of the time. Five or ten miles per ... for the crime that I committed." Smith cracked his long whip to let the oxen know that he was not asleep, and the cattle, rousing from their snail pace at the sound of the scourge, accelerated ... the sight as effectually as though there was a deep eclipse. The eyes and nostrils of the traveller become irritated by the fine particles, and the dust is sifted into his ears and mouth. The...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 03:21

... he then take another wife and she bear him children: if then the father die, the sons must not partition the estate according to the mothers, they Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1, The ... with the semi-barbaric period to which they are relegated: Ati the Wrestler, Teti the Runner, Qeunqoni the Crusher, are suitable rulers for a people the first duty of whose chief was to lead ... the owner of the male or female slave recognize it: if the male or female slave be a native of the country, he shall give them back without any money. 281. If they are from another country, the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... streets " ;by the shore of the Adrian Sea," hard by the last relics of the Roman Empire the mausoleum of the children of Theodosius, and the mosaics of Justinian than among the assembled dead ... between the King and the Pope; the lords and the townsmen hastened thither irritated against the bull, heated by the violence of the royal answer. The members of the assembly were influenced each by ... whether they held estates from the King or not; then they prayed the King to be allowed to go to the council convoked by the Pope; the King and the barons declared themselves formally opposed. The...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 22:20

... distinguished by magnificence, in the highest sense of the word, by the most brilliant display of great qualities of all kinds; and the hero of the Faerie Queene seems to be the personification of the splendid attributes ... had left the throne to one after another of his young and feeble sons. The first of these, Francis II, the husband of Mary Stuart, ruled only a year. He was completely under the control of the great ... witnessing. The angel of death seems to hover over them; there is something dreadful in their rejoicing; their gaudy robes, their mantles, their vases, their fringes of gold, assume the sable hue of the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 22:20

... as they can, then they cover themselves with them, and fasten them by a belt round the waist. When they do not wish to be clothed from the waist upward, they let that half fall which is above the ... clothes. They are very agile people and do no harm, and thus follow their flocks; wherever night finds them, there they sleep; they carry their wives along with them, with all the chattels they ... islands, the first one larger, and the other, nearer toward the outlet, is the smaller one; and they went out between these islands and the coast on the southern side, as it was deeper than on the other...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 22:20

... left the citadel and issued forth from the city. One was the remnant of the Mexican army, which slunk silently and noiselessly through the northern gate, and fled to Guadalupe-Hidalgo; the other ... unfathomable misery they foreshadowed, it was hard to preserve the sober rule of reason. The gentry, who were responsible in the first place for the protection of the people from whom they drew their income, ... from being The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 50 The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 17, by Charles Francis...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 22:20