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Not considering this opening worthy of more attention, I continued our pursuit to the Northwest, being desirous to embrace the advantages of the prevailing breeze. George Vancouver
Our Considering Worthy Embrace Prevailing More Pursuit Attention Advantages Opening Continue Northwest Being Breeze
A British declaration be taken against Martinez for 'capturing and robbing us. George Vancouver
Taken Robbing Against Declaration Us Capturing British
Nova Scotia as a British colony also came into being as another result of these adventurous British expeditions to North America in the reign of James I. Harry Johnston
Result Colony Adventurous Also Another Came North North America America Being James Nova Nova Scotia Reign British
In 1628 came the first English attack on Canada. Harry Johnston
First Attack Came Canada English
Iceland, though it lies so far to the north that it is partly within the Arctic Circle, is, like Norway, Scotland, and Ireland, affected by the Gulf Stream, so that considerable portions of it are quite habitable. Harry Johnston
Stream Circle Considerable Though Gulf Lies Arctic Habitable Like Partly Within Affected Ireland Scotland North Quite Norway Iceland Far Portions
As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy. Harry Johnston
Winter Trouble Cold Severity French Real Were Began Canadian Did Dying Suffer Set
As soon as the news of the Cabot voyages reached the King of Portugal he arranged to send an expedition of discovery to the far north-west, perhaps to find a northern sea route to Eastern Asia. Harry Johnston
News King Eastern Find He Soon Perhaps Reached Arranged Discovery Send Expedition Northern Asia Far Sea Route Portugal
It was very clear that this was a very, very old site. There were remains of sod walls. Fishermen assumed it was an old Indian site. Bu Indians didn't use that kind of buildings and houses. Helge Ingstad
Walls Old Fishermen Assumed Kind Indian Indians Remains Clear Houses Buildings Were Very Site Use Sod
I came into the world at the right time. Helge Ingstad
Time World Right Time Came Right
This land may be profitable to those that will adventure it. Henry Hudson
Will Those Adventure May Land Profitable
These natives are a very good people; for when they saw that I would not remain, they supposed that I was afraid of their bows; and, taking their arrows, the broke them in pieces and threw them into the fire. Henry Hudson
Good People Good People Fire Saw Broke Would Threw Remain Taking Supposed Pieces Bows Arrows Very Afraid Natives Them
I used all diligence to arrive at London and therefore I now gave my crew a certificate under my hand, of my free and willing return, without persuasion or force by any one or more of them. Henry Hudson
Free Crew Gave Diligence Willing London More Force Return Without Arrive Hand Any Them Persuasion Used Certificate Therefore Now
A sea setting us upon the ice has brought us close to danger. Henry Hudson
Setting Danger Brought Close Ice Us Sea
I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to enter Africa was soon known all over Zanzibar. Henry Morton Stanley
Man Gone White Enter About Fact Had Soon Over Known American Intended Africa Even Zanzibar Incognito
But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape. Henry Morton Stanley
Book Resolve Pleasures Vanished Shape Crude Instance Simply Soon Ideas Attractions Were Began Anticipated African Information Estimates Fanciful Themselves Ridiculous Based Images
A pupil is a great resource. Hudson Stuck
Great Resource Pupil
There can be no possible question that cold is felt much more keenly in the thin air of nineteen thousand feet than it is below. Hudson Stuck
Cold Air Nineteen Possible Thousand More Feet Felt Question Than Much Thin Below
These people are headstrong and if they feel the curb loosed but one link they will with bit in the teeth in one month run further out of the career of good order than they will be brought back in three months. Humphrey Gilbert
Good People Will Three Back Teeth Month Months Bit Further Out Run Brought Feel Headstrong Link Curb Than Order Career
Other lands may have their charms, and the sunny skies of other climes may be regretted, but it is with pride and gladness that the wanderer sets foot again on British soil, thanking God for the religion and the liberty which have made this weather-beaten island in a northern sea to be the light and glory of the world. Isabella Bird
God Religion World Liberty Pride Light Soil Made Sets Other Sunny Charms Gladness Foot Glory Island Thanking Northern May Wanderer Which Again Skies Regretted Lands Sea British
Only the long melancholy call to prayer, or the wail of women over the dead, or the barking of dogs, breaks the silence which at sunset falls as a pall over Baghdad. Isabella Bird
Silence Prayer Sunset Women Long Melancholy Only Baghdad Over Dead Call Dogs Wail Falls Which Breaks Barking
To a person sitting quietly at home, Rocky Mountain traveling, like Rocky Mountain scenery, must seem very monotonous; but not so to me, to whom the pure, dry mountain air is the elixir of life. Isabella Bird
Life Home Me Pure Monotonous Air Must Seem Scenery Like Dry Rocky Very Mountain Person Quietly Sitting Whom Traveling
The Rocky Mountains realize - nay, exceed - the dream of my childhood. It is magnificent, and the air is life-giving. Isabella Bird
Mountains Air Dream Exceed Magnificent Rocky Rocky Mountains Childhood Realize Nay
Four hours after leaving Kornah, we passed the reputed tomb of Ezra the prophet. At a distance and in the moonlight it looked handsome. There is a buttressed river wall, and above it some long flat-roofed buildings, the centre one surmounted by a tiled dome. Isabella Bird
Long Distance Moonlight Some Above Prophet River Hours Looked Buildings Passed Leaving Dome Wall Handsome After Centre Tomb Four
If one's memories of Baghdad women were only of those to be seen in the streets, they would be of leathery, wrinkled faces, prematurely old, figures which have lost all shape, and henna-stained hands crinkled and deformed by toil. Isabella Bird
Memories Women Old Seen Lost Those Deformed Would Would-Be Faces Only Wrinkled Shape Baghdad Were Hands Which Toil Prematurely Figures Streets
No house was so poor as not to have its 'family altar,' its shelf of wooden gods, and table of offerings. A religious atmosphere pervades Tibet and gives it a singular sense of novelty. Isabella Bird
Family Sense Religious Table Atmosphere Gives Tibet House Altar Shelf Singular Gods Wooden Poor Novelty
The situation of Leh is a grand one, the great Kailas range, with its glaciers and snowfields, rising just behind it to the north, its passes alone reaching an altitude of nearly 18,000 feet; while to the south, across a gravelly descent and the Indus Valley, rise great red ranges dominated by snow-peaks exceeding 21,000 feet in altitude. Isabella Bird
Alone Great Situation Valley Range Rise Rising Exceeding Glaciers Red Feet Reaching Altitude Passes South Dominated North Behind Just Grand While Across Descent Nearly
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