 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1871 - 624 pages
...strong.1 They are excellent soldiers and passing valiant in battle. They are also more capable of hardship than other nations ; for many a time, if need be,...grazing. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which cost the least ; and they are the best of all for... | |
 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1875 - 862 pages
...bows and arrows, sword and mace ; but above all the bow, for they are capital archers, indeed the best that are known. On their backs they wear armour of...grazing. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which cost the least ; and they are the best of all for... | |
 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1875 - 672 pages
...bows and arrows, sword and mace ; but above all the bow, for they are capital archers, indeed the best that are known. On their backs they wear armour of...grazing. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which cost the least ; and they are the best of all for... | |
 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1875 - 730 pages
...their backs they wear armour of cuirbouly, prepared from buffalo and other hides, which is verystrong.1 They are excellent soldiers, and passing valiant in...grazing. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which cost the least ; and they are the best of all for... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Discoveries in geography - 1880 - 464 pages
...took any form or impression required, and afterwards hardened. They are also more capable of hardship than other nations ; for many a time, if need be,..." Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and cost the least ; and they are the best of all for making... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1896 - 548 pages
...nations; for many a time, if need be, they will go for a month without any supply of food, except milk and such game as their bows may win them. Their horses...grazing. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which cost the least ; and they are the best of all for... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge, William Fayal Clarke, Albert Gallatin Lanier, Maurice R. Robinson - Children's literature - 1896 - 572 pages
...; for many a time, if need be, they will go for a month without any supply of food, except milk and such game as their bows may win them. Their horses...and they are very docile to their riders. These, in rase of need, will abide on horseback the livelong night, aimed at all points, while the horse will... | |
 | Noah Brooks, Marco Polo - Asia - 1897 - 318 pages
...; for many a time, if need be, they will go for a month without any supply of food, except milk and such game as their bows may win them. Their horses...grazing. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which cost the least ; and they are the best of all for... | |
 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1902 - 198 pages
...for many a time, if need be, they will go for a month without any supply of food, except milk, and such game as their bows may win them. Their horses...or oats; and they are very docile to their riders. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which... | |
 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1903 - 828 pages
...bows and arrows, sword and mace ; but above all the bow, for they are capital archers, indeed the best that are known. On their backs they wear armour of...grazing. Of all troops in the world these are they which endure the greatest hardship and fatigue, and which cost the least ; and they are the best of all for... | |
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They are excellent soldiers, and passing valiant in battle. They are also more capable of hardships than other nations ; for many a time, if need be, they will go for a month without any supply of food, living only on the milk of their mares and on such... 
