It was situated on a dry knoll, or small hill, covered with wood, none of which seemed to have been cleared away, and consisted of about twelve or fourteen hovels, of the most rude and inartificial structure that can be imagined.
These were excellent, and to be bought at about twelve-pence a hundred.
A slave, bought on Lualaba East, came from Lualaba West in about twelve days: these two Lualabas may form the loop depicted by Ptolemy, and upper and lower Tanganyika be a third arm of the Nile.
This was how it was to be accomplished: Dave was to pay eighty-five dollars annually, and in about twelve years he would have the thousand, and a little over, all made up.
He told us he had followed a trail to the Colorado, about twelve miles, to what he called the Ute Crossing.
Before sunset the carriages returned with the whole party, who were comfortably accommodated in the barracks--a sufficient number of men being left with the boat to bring it round to the Mississippi, a distance of about twelve miles.
Its length is about twelve miles, and its breadth irregular, from two to ten miles.
About twelve o'clock, the moon made its appearance above the tops of the trees, the lower horn being in a state of eclipse, which continued for about six minutes, in a cloudless sky.
About twelve we also observed an Indian walking along the North-East shore, when the small canoes paddled towards him.
About twelve or one the same afternoon, three persons (two of whom were dressed as French officers) drove slowly over London Bridge in a post-chaise, the horses of which were bedecked with laurel.
The blue meteor, with which it began, passed over us about twelve, and the ruffling wind that followed it continued till near two.
About twelve o'clock they came to a few trees in the bed of a torrent.
The hillock of green sod" is in the middle of a small marsh of about twelve feet in diameter, surrounded by a wall of sod, at the foot of which there is a narrow trench which collects the water.
According to the commissary, the number of those who commuted their pensions was about twelve hundred.
I could not reach my destination before nightfall, and I was advised to sleep at the little town of St. Thomas, about twelve or fifteen miles on this side of Port Talbot.
At a certain age, about twelve or fourteen, the youth or girl is shut up in a separate lodge to fast and dream.
The distance from Port Talbot is about twelve miles, but hearing the road was good, I resolved to venture.
About twelve we cooked our rice in an isolated hut, amongst friendly people.
The harbor is excellent, being completely protected by an island which lies immediately before it; and at high tide there is about twelve feet of water close in shore for vessels to lie in.
At the time when the pustule was destroyed in the arm of Mary James I was informed she had been indisposed about twelve hours; but I am now assured by those who were with her that the space of time was much less.
Lannelongue I went to the Sainte-Eugenie hospital, where this skillful surgeon was to operate on a little girl of about twelve years of age.
They will be prodigiously fat in about twelve days: And you must kill them, when they are at their height: Else they will soon fall back, and grow fat no more.
To make them prodigiously fat in about twelve days," "My Lady Fanshawe gives them strong ale.
About twelve a Clock at night kindle a good fire of Charcoal, and set a large Trivet over it.
On the fast line, that came inabout twelve o'clock Friday night--may be a few minutes later.
About twelve o'clock of that day we received a telegram, asking, I think, for fifty policemen additional.
About twelve o'clock of the 14th, we passed the Little Arkansas.
Three butes appeared in the north-east, about twelve o'clock, fifteen miles distant.
About twelve o'clock, we came upon a cave formed by the limestone and sulphur deposit of a small stream that burst from a hill hard by.
About twelve o'clock it was pleasant to see a small band of antelopes show themselves on the brink of a bluff.
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