 | English literature - 1859 - 586 pages
...forest in the southern segment of the Adam's Peak range. Early in the morning, ' " anxious to gain a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sunrise for my observations, I started off by mvsdf through the jungle, leaving orders for my men,... | |
 | Sir James Emerson Tennent - Natural history - 1859 - 732 pages
...danger, that it was long before they took alarm at our noises. " The following morning, anxious to gain a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sunrise for my observations, I started off by myself through the jungle, leaving orders for my men,... | |
 | Graduated series - 1861 - 504 pages
...danger, that it was long before they took alarm at our noises. The following morning, anxious to gain a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sunrise for my observations, I started off by myself through the jungul, leaving orders for my men,... | |
 | James Greenwood - Adventure and adventurers - 1862 - 438 pages
...animals. The Major was engaged in the prosecution of his military reconnaissances. " Anxious to gain a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sunrise for my observations, I started off by myself through the jungle, leaving orders for the men... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 pages
...danger that it was long before they took alarm at our noises. " The following morning, anxious to gain a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sun- rise for my observations, I started off by myself through the jungle, leaving orders for my men... | |
 | Harland Coultas - Animal welfare - 1874 - 196 pages
...necessary to make in establishing our bivouac for the night. " The following morning, anxious to gain a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sun-rise for my observations, I started off by myself through the jungle, leaving orders for my men,... | |
 | Thomas Murby (publisher.) - 1879 - 264 pages
...relates a narrow escape he had from the claws of one of these formidable animals : — "Anxious to gain a height in time to 'avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sunrise for my observations, I started off by myself through the jungle, leaving orders for the men... | |
 | Stewart W. and co - 1884 - 186 pages
...profusion not to be found in any place frequented by man. . . . ' The following morning, anxious to gain a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sunrise for my observations, I started off by myself through the jungle, leaving orders for my men... | |
 | John Ferguson - Agriculture - 1893 - 536 pages
...of open grass land. We reached it just after a heavy thunderstorm, which had driven all the game out of the dripping forest to graze on this open space....huge proportions of the bucks. It was tantalising to sec such a profusion of fine game, while I had not a morsel of animal food to eat. The following morning,... | |
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It was tantalising to see such a profusion of fine game, while I had not a morsel of animal food to eat. The following morning, anxious to ascend a height in time to avail myself of the clear atmosphere of sunrise for my observations, I started off by... 