 Around lie drifted sandheaps, upon which each puff of wind leaves its trace in solid waves, flayed rocks, the very skeletons of mountains, and hard unbroken plains, over which he who rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a waterskin, or the...  Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Meccah and Medinah - หน้า 103โดย Sir Richard Francis Burton, Richard Francis Burton - 1879 - 518 หน้ามุมมองทั้งเล่ม - เกี่ยวกับหนังสือเล่มนี้
 | 1855 - 498 หน้า
...skeletons of mountains, hard unbroken plains, over which hewho rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a waterskin, or the pricking of a camel's...haggard land, infested with wild beasts and wilder men, — what can be more exciting, what more sublime?" In such places the civilised mind has new sensations... | |
 | Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1855 - 424 หน้า
...unbroken plains, over which he who rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a water skin, or the pricking of a camel's hoof would be a certain...! " What can be more exciting ? what more sublime ? Man's heart bounds in his breast at the thought of measuring his puny force with nature's might,... | |
 | Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1856 - 514 หน้า
...unbroken plains, over which he who rides is spurred by the idea, that the bursting of a water skin, or the pricking of a camel's hoof, would be a certain...away !" What can be more exciting ? what more sublime ? Man's heart bounds in his breast at the thought of measuring his puny force with nature's might,... | |
 | Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1857 - 458 หน้า
...skeletons of mountains, and hard unbroken plains, over which he who rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a water-skin, or the pricking of a camel's...! " What can be more exciting ? what more sublime ? Man's heart bounds in his breast at the thought of measuring his puny force with Nature's might,... | |
 | Maria Susanna Cummins - 1860 - 350 หน้า
...Expanse beneath, the soul glows amid the grandeur and loveliness with the excitement of treading " a haggard land, infested with wild beasts and wilder...fountains murmur the warning words, 'Drink and away.'" Thus (to quote further from our author), man, " measuring his puny form with Nature's might," understands... | |
 | Maria Susanna Cummins - 1860 - 296 หน้า
...flint-strewn expanse beneath, the soul glows amid the grandeur and loneliness with the excitement of treading 'a haggard land, infested with wild beasts and wilder...fountains murmur the warning words, " Drink and away." ' Thus (to quote further from our author), man, ' measuring his puny form with Nature's might,' understands... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1867 - 142 หน้า
...skeletons of mountains, and hard unbroken plains, over which, he who rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a water-skin, or the pricking of a camel's hoof, would be a certain death or torture—a haggard land infested with wild beasts and wilder men—a region whose very fountains... | |
 | Alexander Wheelock Thayer - 1883 - 160 หน้า
...skeletons of mountains, and hard, unbroken plains, over which he who rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a water-skin or the pricking of a camel's...fountains murmur the warning words, ' Drink and away ! ' Let the traveller who suspects exaggeration leave the Suez road for an hour or two, and gallop... | |
 | lady Margaret Stewart Simpson - 1883 - 124 หน้า
...trace in solid waves; and hard unbroken plains, over which he who rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a waterskin, or the pricking of a camel's hoof, would be a certain death of torture ; a region whose very fountains murmur the warning words, " Drink, and away." ' Kings have chosen the sites... | |
 | Francis Hitchman - 1887 - 478 หน้า
...skeletons of mountains, and hard unbroken plains, over which he who rides is spurred by the idea that the bursting of a waterskin, or the pricking of a camel's...! " 'What can be more exciting? what more sublime? Man's heart bounds in his breast at the thought of measuring his puny force with nature's might, and... | |
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