The Great Sahara: Wanderings South of the Atlas Mountains |
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... soon fall more directly under European power . The policy of France up to the present time has been to follow the example of her Roman predecessors , to leave these friendly or neutral tribes in the enjoyment of self- government , and ...
... soon fall more directly under European power . The policy of France up to the present time has been to follow the example of her Roman predecessors , to leave these friendly or neutral tribes in the enjoyment of self- government , and ...
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... a few months that he has died a soldier's death , covered with glory , and the con- scription soon fills his place . The Algerian government journal . The A touching anecdote was related to me to - CHAP . I. 9 SOLDIER'S BURIAL .
... a few months that he has died a soldier's death , covered with glory , and the con- scription soon fills his place . The Algerian government journal . The A touching anecdote was related to me to - CHAP . I. 9 SOLDIER'S BURIAL .
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... soon qualified him to be transferred to the rank of a combatant officer , and after his heroic valour at the capture of Bona he rapidly rose to be general of division . His marriage with a lady of fortune has enabled him to cultivate a ...
... soon qualified him to be transferred to the rank of a combatant officer , and after his heroic valour at the capture of Bona he rapidly rose to be general of division . His marriage with a lady of fortune has enabled him to cultivate a ...
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... soon as they were dead , set to work to pluck the sacri- fices , which would doubtless appear on the table of the Hôtel d'Orient in the evening . A little further on с among the rocks a priestess was performing incantations by another ...
... soon as they were dead , set to work to pluck the sacri- fices , which would doubtless appear on the table of the Hôtel d'Orient in the evening . A little further on с among the rocks a priestess was performing incantations by another ...
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... soon provided , two pair of stout second - hand French officers ' equipment , besides a very commodious pair of bullock trunks , with honest English straps I had brought from home . Our beds were , I flatter myself , articles the most ...
... soon provided , two pair of stout second - hand French officers ' equipment , besides a very commodious pair of bullock trunks , with honest English straps I had brought from home . Our beds were , I flatter myself , articles the most ...
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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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