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... Attempt at colonization - Geological speculations 210 - ----- - CHAPTER XIV . - Arms - - .. The Touareg Embassy to Algiers - Dr. Barth — Touareg passport - Djebel Hoggar - Hidden wells- Mahari , or white dromedaries Costume of the ...
... Attempt at colonization - Geological speculations 210 - ----- - CHAPTER XIV . - Arms - - .. The Touareg Embassy to Algiers - Dr. Barth — Touareg passport - Djebel Hoggar - Hidden wells- Mahari , or white dromedaries Costume of the ...
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... Attempt at colonization - Geological speculations CHAPTER XIV . - - .. 210 The Touareg - Embassy to Algiers - Dr. Barth Touareg passport - Djebel Hoggar - Hidden wells- Mahari , or white dromedaries Troubles at Costume of the Touareg ...
... Attempt at colonization - Geological speculations CHAPTER XIV . - - .. 210 The Touareg - Embassy to Algiers - Dr. Barth Touareg passport - Djebel Hoggar - Hidden wells- Mahari , or white dromedaries Troubles at Costume of the Touareg ...
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... attempted to meet him by metaphysical and à priori arguments , when P. , joining in , silenced if he did not convince him by Scriptural quotations . " Fools make a mock at sin . " The course of the steamer lay close by the island of ...
... attempted to meet him by metaphysical and à priori arguments , when P. , joining in , silenced if he did not convince him by Scriptural quotations . " Fools make a mock at sin . " The course of the steamer lay close by the island of ...
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... attempted to bore his cheek with the point , then to pierce himself in the abdomen ; setting the hilt at times against a pillar , then against the ground . A friendly fellow - fanatic assisted him by jump- ing on his shoulders , but all ...
... attempted to bore his cheek with the point , then to pierce himself in the abdomen ; setting the hilt at times against a pillar , then against the ground . A friendly fellow - fanatic assisted him by jump- ing on his shoulders , but all ...
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... attempts . The missionary work has , however , been carried on among the Jews with some success by a Scotch society , whose representative , the Rev. B. Weiss , a man of bril- liant attainments , of deep learning , and most devoted life ...
... attempts . The missionary work has , however , been carried on among the Jews with some success by a Scotch society , whose representative , the Rev. B. Weiss , a man of bril- liant attainments , of deep learning , and most devoted life ...
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Achmed Africa Agha Algeria Algiers Arab armed arrived barley Bedouin Beni Isguen Berber Berryan birds Biskra Boghar burnous camels camp caravan caravanserai carpet cavaliers centre Chaamba coffee convoy dark dates dayat descended desert distance Djebel Djelfa djemmâa dragoman dromedary English falcon feet fire flocks French gardens gate gazelle Ghardaïa Guerrara halt hand head Herodotus hill horsemen horses inhabitants Jews journey Kabyles kadi khalifat kouskousou Laghouat M'zab marabout Medeah mekhasni miles military morning Morocco mosque mounted Mozabites N'goussa native negro never night nomads oases oasis Omar palm palm-groves palm-trees passed plain race ride ridge rock rode Roman round saddle Sahara salt sand scarcely sehaurs sent sheik side Sidi skin soon Souf Spahis species specimen square stone supply tent terebinth tion Touareg Touat traveller trees tribes Tuggurt walls Waregla Wed R'hir whole yards Zobeir
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