 | Charles Darwin - Science - 1896 - 542 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree, which the Indians reverence as the altar of Walleechu. It i* situated on a high part of the plain, and hence is a landmark...much branched, and thorny . just above the root it lias a diameter of about three feet. It stands by itself without any neighbour, and was indeed the... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1908 - 542 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree, which the Indians reverence as the altar of Walleechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain, and hence is a landmark...about three feet. It stands by itself without any neighbour, and was indeed the first tree we saw; afterwards we met with a few others of the same kind,... | |
 | Literature - 1909 - 574 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree, which the Indians reverence as the altar of Walleechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain ; and hence is a landmark...about three feet. It stands by itself without any neighbour, and was indeed the first tree we saw; afterwards we met with a few others of the same kind,... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1909 - 564 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree, which the Indians reverence as the altar of Walleechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain; and hence is a landmark...about three feet. It stands by itself without any neighbour, and was indeed the first tree we saw; afterwards we met with a few others of the same kind,... | |
 | Charlotte Sophia Burne - Folklore - 1914 - 386 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree which the Indians reverence as the altar of Wallechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain, and hence is a landmark...adorations by loud shouts. The tree itself is low, much-branched and thorny : just above the root it has a diameter of about three feet. It stands by... | |
 | Charlotte Sophia Burne - Folk-lore - 1914 - 384 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree which the Indians reverence as the altar of Wallechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain, and hence is a landmark...adorations by loud shouts. The tree itself is low, much-branched and thorny : just above the root it has a diameter of about three feet. It stands by... | |
 | Charlotte Sophia Burne - Folklore - 1914 - 386 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree which the Indians reverence as the altar of Wallechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain, and hence is a land-mark...adorations by loud shouts. The tree itself is low, much-branched and thorny : just above the root it has a diameter of about three feet. It stands by... | |
 | Charles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy - Nature - 1979 - 438 pages
...reverence as a God itself, or as the altar of Walleechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain & hence is a landmark visible at a great distance. As soon as a tribe of Indians come in sight they offer their adorations by loud shouts. The tree itself is low & much branched & thorny; just above... | |
 | William Dean Howells - Fiction - 1984 - 508 pages
...came in sight of a famous tree, which the Indians reverence as the altar of Walleechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain, and hence is a landmark...thorny. Just above the root it has a diameter of about 3 feet. It stands by itself without any neighbour, and was indeed the first tree we saw; afterwards... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Nature - 2001 - 504 pages
...reverence as a God itself, or as the altar of Walleechu. — It is situated on a high part of the plain & hence is a landmark visible at a great distance.— As soon as a tribe of Indians come in sight they offer their adorations by loud shouts. — The tree itself is low & much branched & thorny, just... | |
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Shortly after passing the first spring we came in sight of a famous tree, which the Indians reverence as the altar of Walleechu. It is situated on a high part of the plain ; and hence is a landmark visible at a great distance. As soon as a tribe of Indians... 
