A few of the mouths of the smaller canals are kept open so as to receive a limited supply of water at the rise of the river in May, which then distributes itself over the lower lying lands in the interior, almost without labour on the part of the cultivators, giving birth in such localities to the most abundant crops, but by far the larger portion of the region between the rivers is at present an arid howling wilderness es dotted with tels or ruin-heaps, strewn in the most part with broken pottery, the evidence of former habitation, and bearing nothing but the camel-thorn, the wild caper, the colocynth-apple, wormwood and other weeds of the desert.
Almost his last public act was a speech, on the 24th of April 1844, in New York City, against the annexation of Texas; and in his eighty-fourth year he confronted a howling New York mob with the same cool, unflinching courage which he had displayed half a century before when he faced the armed frontiersmen of Redstone Old Fort.
And finally, sometimes a dog will bark outside of your house, causing your pup to start howling.
Aside from itching, scratching and howling, one of the tell-tale signs of a cat ear mite infection is a horde of dark-colored gunk within your cat's ears.
But let us not forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return.
Climbing Ben Nevis in a howling gale at night can never be taken for granted!
Imagine our delight to step out into a howling sleet storm !
In order to conciliate even the Moslems, who include the bulk of the great landholders and of the urban population, its representatives visit the mosques in state on festivals; grants are made for the Mecca pilgrimage; and even the howling Dervishes in Serajevo are maintained by the state.
In the Sinan Tekke or Dervish monastery the ceremonies of the howling and dancing Dervishes may be witnessed.
It was a Sunday night and all of a sudden the dogs came howling and yelping back to their masters.
It was a wolf howling at the full moon.
It was blowing a hooligan, and despite the CSgt PW's barking welsh brogue, nothing could be heard over the howling gale.
It's a black t shirt that features three wolves howling at a full moon.
Judge Axel 's vamp face inspired Harker 's in Howling VI.
Like a howling wolf his shouts break out, through the forest.
Many a peaceful settlement that Englishmen call home Was once a howling wilderness where nomads used to roam.
On the 12th of November he was guillotined amid the insults of a howling mob.
One part is an oval moon shape of a wolf howling.
Other wonderful names are Big Bill Broonzy, Jelly Roll Morton, Howling Wolf, and, of course, "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong.
Sadly, this howling represents only a small portion of a cat owner's annoyance.
Somehow he 's now at basement level and running scared through a rabbit 's warren of tunnels pursued by packs of howling children.
Somehow he's now at basement level and running scared through a rabbit's warren of tunnels pursued by packs of howling children.
The band are good, ' Wolves ' like a Tom Waits with tribal drums and howling harmonies.
The poor owner of the crumpled van sobbed over her accordioned quarter panel, her pocket dog howling in accompaniment.
The toll of the Cubans scrum was beginning to tell and the howling banshee Cuban back line was starting to run a muck.
There 's nothing more comfortable than snuggling under a duvet on a cold wintry night with chilly winds howling outside your window.
This western style hunting camp provides a genuine old fashioned camping experience, with wild coyotes howling to the moon and wild hogs running rampant.
Those of you who are against school uniforms are already howling in protest at the reasons listed above.
Wayne and Claire watched him leave and later he was driven away past a howling mob.
We were transfixed by the scene and the two of us were howling before long.
What happens next will leave you howling and in stitches.
When on the 7th of November 1793 Gobel, bishop of Paris, was intimidated into resigning his episcopal office at the bar of the Convention, Gregoire, who was temporarily absent from the sitting, hearing what had happened, hurried to the hall, and in the face of a howling mob of deputies refused to abjure either his religion or his office.
Whether you are leading the parade, helping cheer on the home team or lending a paw to a charity event, dog mascot costumes are the gateway to a howling good time.
Why is it howling? thought Pierre.