Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 242William Blackwood, 1937 - England |
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Page 253
... Hill , W.A.F.F. Hill , and Hos- pital Hill . The canteens and the native town were down on the low - lying ground sloping to the banks of the Niger ; and in the distance could be seen purple hills . It is not a bit like European scenery ...
... Hill , W.A.F.F. Hill , and Hos- pital Hill . The canteens and the native town were down on the low - lying ground sloping to the banks of the Niger ; and in the distance could be seen purple hills . It is not a bit like European scenery ...
Page 519
... hill . The meeting was nearly over . The mule - bells tolled faintly as our caravan lurched and creaked round the corner of the hill . Swamy had girded up his loins grimly for the long double march to Kazu ; it was all downhill , and ...
... hill . The meeting was nearly over . The mule - bells tolled faintly as our caravan lurched and creaked round the corner of the hill . Swamy had girded up his loins grimly for the long double march to Kazu ; it was all downhill , and ...
Page 581
... hill - top before it begins to fall again on the leeward slope . It will bear the glider upward for as high as the hill - top ' lift persists , and the pilot can cruise up and down the ridge as far as it stretches , one hundred yards or ...
... hill - top before it begins to fall again on the leeward slope . It will bear the glider upward for as high as the hill - top ' lift persists , and the pilot can cruise up and down the ridge as far as it stretches , one hundred yards or ...
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