 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1840 - 536 Seiten
...infantry. The appearance of a body of these troops, is thus described, in his approach to the capital. " I rode still onwards, and on approaching a spot less...me, a body of several thousand cavalry drawn up in a line, and extending right and left, as far as I could see ; and, checking my horse, 1 awaited the... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 352 Seiten
...the thickness of the trees, soon lost sight of them, fancying that the road could not be mistaken. I rode still onwards, and, on approaching a spot less...as far as I could see ; and, checking my horse, I awaited the arrival of my party, under the shade of a wide-spreading acacia. The Bornou troops remained... | |
 | Edward Binns - 1844 - 58 Seiten
...the thickness of the trees, soon lost sight of them, fancying that the road could not be mistaken. I rode still onwards, and on approaching a spot less...me a body of several thousand cavalry drawn up in a line, and extending right and left as far as I could see ; and, checking my horse, I awaited the... | |
 | 1850 - 356 Seiten
...the thickness of the trees, soon lost sight of them. Fancying that the road could not be mistaken, I rode still onwards, and, on approaching a spot less...quite as far as I could see; and, checking my horse, I awaited the arrival of my party under the shade of a widespreading acacia. The Bournu troops remained... | |
 | 1850 - 734 Seiten
...the thickness of the trees, soon lost sight of them. Fancying that the road could not be mistaken, I rode still onwards, and, on approaching a spot less thickly planted, was not a little suqsrised to see in front of me a body of several thousand cavalry drawn up in line, and extending... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1864 - 232 Seiten
...therefore, not a little surprised to see, amid an opening among the trees amongst which he approached, a body of several thousand cavalry, drawn up in line, and extending as far as his eye could reach. He halted till his companions came up ; when they appeared in sight,... | |
 | John George Wood - 1868 - 802 Seiten
...road could not be mistaken I rode still onwards, and, approaching a spot less thickly planted, was surprised to see in front of me a body of several...cavalry drawn up in line, and extending right and left as far as I could see, and checking my horse I awaitei the arrival of my party under the shade of a... | |
 | William Henry Giles Kingston - 1874 - 560 Seiten
...the black Kaffir countries. Greatly to their astonishment, as they approached the town they beheld a body of several thousand cavalry, drawn up in line and extending right and left as far as they could see. As the Arabs approached, a yell was given by the sheikh's people, which rent... | |
 | Charles Henry Eden - 1880 - 356 Seiten
...from the thickness of the trees soon lost sight of them, fancying that the road could not be mistaken. I rode still onwards, and on approaching a spot less...as far as I could see ; and, checking my horse, I awaited the arrival of my party under the shade of a wide-spreading acacia. The Bornu troops remained... | |
 | John George Wood - 1880 - 1058 Seiten
...the road could not be mistaken I rode still onward, and. approaching a spot less thickly planted, was surprised to see in front of me a body of several...cav-alry drawn up in "line, and extending right and left as far as I could see. Checking my horse I awaited the arrival of my party under the shade of a wide-spreading... | |
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I rode still onwards, and on approaching a spot less thickly planted, was not a little surprised to see in front of me a body of several thousand cavalry drawn up in line, and extending right and left... 
