"Travel by" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Geoffrey took up his station near the door of the inn. A few minutes later Gerald Burke came out with a bundle. "Here are the clothes," he said. "I have hired horses for our journey to Madrid. They will be at the door at six o'clock in the morning. I have arranged to travel by very short stages, for at first neither you nor I could sit very long upon a horse; however, I hope we shall soon gain ...
— By England's Aid • G. A. Henty
... and sent forward the caravan, we at once began to descend the southern Pass, the Khuraytat el-Ziba. Here the watershed of the Wady Surr heads; and merchants object to travel by its shorter line, because their camels must ascend two ladders of rocks, instead of one at the top of the Wady Sadr. The Col was much longer and but little less troublesome than its northern neighbour; the formation was the same, and forty-five minutes placed us ...
— The Land of Midian, Vol. 1 • Richard Burton
... those of Central and South America. The creation of new and improved steamship lines undoubtedly furnishes the readiest means of developing an increased trade with the Latin-American nations. But it should not be forgotten that it is possible to travel by land from Washington to the southernmost capital of South America, and that the opening of railroad communication with these friendly States will give to them and to us facilities for intercourse and the exchanges of trade that are ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. • Benjamin Harrison
... Master," the negro answered, hitching his burnouse about his shoulders. "We must travel by a circuitous route." ...
— The Great White Queen - A Tale of Treasure and Treason • William Le Queux
... mile down the creek. You can slide right past it in the darkness, and if you keep on fur a good ways the fellar what was shot won't find you again. Bug tole me they didn't intend to go much further down the creek. You needn't be afraid to travel by night, 'cause there ain't any bad water near here, an' the first dam is ...
— Canoe Boys and Campfires - Adventures on Winding Waters • William Murray Graydon
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