Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 156William Blackwood, 1894 - England |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 51
Page 31
... existence of two Mahdis at the same time was clearly impos- sible . To a people gifted with a sense of humour , the situation would have had many elements of the ridiculous . But the tribes of the Soudan and to the north take things ...
... existence of two Mahdis at the same time was clearly impos- sible . To a people gifted with a sense of humour , the situation would have had many elements of the ridiculous . But the tribes of the Soudan and to the north take things ...
Page 33
... existence of an arsenal within its gates appear to be wholly unfounded . If Mohamed es Senoussi has collected war- material and artillery , as some writers assert , they must be con- cealed in some neighbouring oasis or convent , and ...
... existence of an arsenal within its gates appear to be wholly unfounded . If Mohamed es Senoussi has collected war- material and artillery , as some writers assert , they must be con- cealed in some neighbouring oasis or convent , and ...
Page 37
... existence of French authority in North Africa it would be exag- geration to allege ; that they even threaten its security to a serious extent may not perhaps be the case ; but that they oppose a bar- rier to a French annexation of the ...
... existence of French authority in North Africa it would be exag- geration to allege ; that they even threaten its security to a serious extent may not perhaps be the case ; but that they oppose a bar- rier to a French annexation of the ...
Page 46
... existence , except for the earthworm , who is content to let things slide , and only regards boys as representing so many £ s . d . in his pocket , would be intolerable . First , then , in the matter of religious knowledge : first on ...
... existence , except for the earthworm , who is content to let things slide , and only regards boys as representing so many £ s . d . in his pocket , would be intolerable . First , then , in the matter of religious knowledge : first on ...
Page 59
... existence the sparrow - hawk and others of their enemies , they are present with us in far greater num- bers than they could ever have been had we not interfered to their ad- vantage with the balance of nature . For the third main ...
... existence the sparrow - hawk and others of their enemies , they are present with us in far greater num- bers than they could ever have been had we not interfered to their ad- vantage with the balance of nature . For the third main ...
Contents
118 | |
129 | |
145 | |
159 | |
169 | |
182 | |
205 | |
213 | |
222 | |
247 | |
254 | |
272 | |
285 | |
309 | |
325 | |
350 | |
370 | |
387 | |
411 | |
417 | |
583 | |
600 | |
610 | |
624 | |
647 | |
663 | |
681 | |
689 | |
700 | |
714 | |
756 | |
777 | |
791 | |
802 | |
818 | |
843 | |
854 | |
878 | |
889 | |
904 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
asked beautiful better Biarritz bill birds British called cavalry CLVI.-NO course cried Dinard door doubt duty Edinburgh England English eyes face feeling fish forest France French garden girl give golfer Government Haileybury half hand Harrar head heard heart House of Lords J. A. FROUDE Janet Java Jildessa King knew lady land laugh Lecce less living look Lord Lord Salisbury Mahdi mahouts means ment mind morning Morocco mother Mulai natural ness never night Ogilvy Ogilvy's once Paramé Paris passed perhaps Phemie poor present Rabat Robbie Robert Ogilvy round scarcely Scotland seemed seen Senoussi shot side Somali stood Sudan Sultan Susie tell Terai thing thought tiger tion told trees turn wild woman women word young