Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures: Or, Life in the West. To which is Added a View of the States and Territorial Regions of Our Western Empire: Embracing History, Statistics and Geography, and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the WestSegner & Condit, 1870 - 775 pages |
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... grass , they laid prostrate and breathless , while the enemy , in Indian file , passed uncon- sciously on his march . We should plant willows over the spots once fertilized with their blood ; and the laurel tree where they met the une ...
... grass , they laid prostrate and breathless , while the enemy , in Indian file , passed uncon- sciously on his march . We should plant willows over the spots once fertilized with their blood ; and the laurel tree where they met the une ...
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... grass of the bottom ; while here and there stands out an aged oak , rooted in the mould , tossing its green head proudly to the breeze , its rough bark shaggy with moss , and the pensile parasite flaunting from its branches . Some few ...
... grass of the bottom ; while here and there stands out an aged oak , rooted in the mould , tossing its green head proudly to the breeze , its rough bark shaggy with moss , and the pensile parasite flaunting from its branches . Some few ...
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... grass , and destitute of trees . The transition is as sudden as complete . Behind him are the most gigantic productions of the forest - before him are the lowly , the verdant , the delicate inhabitants of the lawn ; behind him are gloom ...
... grass , and destitute of trees . The transition is as sudden as complete . Behind him are the most gigantic productions of the forest - before him are the lowly , the verdant , the delicate inhabitants of the lawn ; behind him are gloom ...
Page 116
... grass and flowers ; while at another time , the prospect is enlivened by the groves which are seen interspersed like islands , or the solitary tree , which stands alone in the blooming desert . If it be in the spring of the year , and ...
... grass and flowers ; while at another time , the prospect is enlivened by the groves which are seen interspersed like islands , or the solitary tree , which stands alone in the blooming desert . If it be in the spring of the year , and ...
Page 117
... grass around the newly made farms ; and I have sometimes seen them mingled with the domestic fowls , a short ... grass , which soon assumes a golden hue , and waves in the wind like a ripe harvest . Those who have not a personal ...
... grass around the newly made farms ; and I have sometimes seen them mingled with the domestic fowls , a short ... grass , which soon assumes a golden hue , and waves in the wind like a ripe harvest . Those who have not a personal ...
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