hamlet

• Far away on the heights in the background the whole army of savages could be seen watching the proceedings of their messengers When these latter had come within about a hundred yards of the hamlet, they selected a low grassy knoll in an open spot, in full view of both parties. —  The Norsemen in the West
• They proved to be men of the village who had encountered a large band of Indians on their way to attack the place Instantly all the men of the hamlet, amounting perhaps to about fifty, prepared for defence, placing the women and children in the huts for safety. —  The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America
• Of course Lawrence and his man would have volunteered their services even if self-defence had not required that line of conduct We have said that the hamlet was surrounded by a shallow ditch. —  The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America
• Hagheri Ask, our next halt, was even a yet more wretched hamlet--about six reed huts, and about as many goats and jackal-like dogs Illustration: THE FADHLI COUNTRY SOUTH ARABIA From a sketch survey by M^r. —  Southern Arabia
• Every hill in the neighbourhood of a hamlet is surmounted by a cross, up to which culminating point processions constantly ascend. —  Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development

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