| 1856 - 766 pages
...halter and encourage the animal by gesture and voice. A strange wild scene it was on such occasions. The black basaltic field was dotted with the huge and doubtful forms of spongy-footed beasts, with silent tread looming like phantoms in the midnight air; the hot wind moaned, and whirled... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1856 - 796 pages
...nigh torn off their backs. When we came to a ridge worse than usual, old Masud (the camel shay k ) would seize my camel's halter, and accompanied by...whirled from the torches sheets of flame and fiery «moke, whilst ever and anon a swift travelling takhtrawan, drawn by mules, and surrounded by runners... | |
| Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1856 - 514 pages
...Masud would seize my camel's halter, and, accompanied by his son and nephew bearing lights, encourage the animals with gesture and voice. It was a strange,...sheets of flame and fiery smoke, whilst ever and anon a swift travelling Takhtrawan, drawn by mules, and surrounded by runners bearing gigantic mashals,* threw... | |
| 1857 - 884 pages
...sea. The black basaltic field was dotted with their huge and doubtful forms advancing with noiseless tread, looming like phantoms in the midnight air....from the torches sheets of flame and fiery smoke, while ever and anon a swift traveling Taktarawan, surrounded by runners bearing gigantic maslialks... | |
| Sir Richard Francis Burton, Richard Francis Burton - 1879 - 576 pages
...Mastid would seize my camel's halter, and, accompanied by his son and nephew bearing lights, encourage the animals with gesture and voice. It was a strange,...the hot wind moaned, and whirled from the torches flakes and sheets of flame and fiery smoke; whilst ever and anon a swiiVtravelling Takhtrawan, drawn... | |
| Henry Andrew Harper - 1891 - 468 pages
...like a pall. The camels tripped and stumbled, tossing their litters like cock -boats in a short sea. It was a strange, wild scene ; the black basaltic...by mules and surrounded by runners bearing gigantic Mashals,t threw a passing glow of red light upon the dark road and the dusky multitude.' * Burton's... | |
| Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1893 - 524 pages
...looming like phantoms in the midnight air ; the hot wind moaned, and whirled from the torches flakes and sheets of flame and fiery smoke, whilst ever and anon...mules, and surrounded by runners bearing gigantic mashalsor cressets,1 threw a passing glow of red light upon the dark road and the dusky multitude.... | |
| Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1906 - 510 pages
...Mas'ud would seize my camel's halter, and, accompanied by his son and nephew bearing lights, encourage the animals with gesture and voice. It was a strange,...the hot wind moaned, and whirled from the torches flakes and sheets of flame and fiery smoke, whilst ever and anon a swift-travelling Takht-rawan, drawn... | |
| Helen Whybrow - 2003 - 588 pages
...Mas'ud would seize my camel's halter, and, accompanied by his son and nephew bearing lights, encourage the animals with gesture and voice. It was a strange,...the hot wind moaned, and whirled from the torches flakes and sheets of flame and fiery smoke, whilst ever and anon a swift-travelling Takhtrawan, 5 drawn... | |
| Helen Whybrow - 2005 - 580 pages
...Mas'ud would seize my camel's halter, and, accompanied by his son and nephew bearing lights, encourage the animals with gesture and voice. It was a strange,...the hot wind moaned, and whirled from the torches flakes and sheets of flame and fiery smoke, whilst ever and anon a swift-travelling Takhtrawan, 5 drawn... | |
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