Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in that CountryChapman and Hall, 1843 - 437 páginas |
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... entered the beautiful bay , every thing struck us as strange and picturesque . The soldiers of the garrison , the prison built by General Tacon , the irregular houses with their fronts painted red or pale blue , and with the cool but ...
... entered the beautiful bay , every thing struck us as strange and picturesque . The soldiers of the garrison , the prison built by General Tacon , the irregular houses with their fronts painted red or pale blue , and with the cool but ...
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... entered , I must describe it to you before I sleep . The house forms a great square , and you enter the court , round which are the offices , the rooms for the negroes , coal- house , bath - room , & c . , and in the middle of which ...
... entered , I must describe it to you before I sleep . The house forms a great square , and you enter the court , round which are the offices , the rooms for the negroes , coal- house , bath - room , & c . , and in the middle of which ...
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... entered , preceded , according to custom , by a little negro foot- man carrying a piece of carpet . There were few people in church , but the grouping was picturesque . The black faces of the negresses , with their white mantillas and ...
... entered , preceded , according to custom , by a little negro foot- man carrying a piece of carpet . There were few people in church , but the grouping was picturesque . The black faces of the negresses , with their white mantillas and ...
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... entered his side , ran all through his body , and came out at his arm . At the place where the ball made its exit , a large ulcer was formed , and when it dispersed he found himself in perfect health , in which he has continued ever ...
... entered his side , ran all through his body , and came out at his arm . At the place where the ball made its exit , a large ulcer was formed , and when it dispersed he found himself in perfect health , in which he has continued ever ...
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... entered the boat , looked our last of the Palace and the Yntendencia , and of Havana itself , where we had arrived as strangers , and which now , in fifteen days , had begun to assume a familiar aspect , and to appear interesting in our ...
... entered the boat , looked our last of the Palace and the Yntendencia , and of Havana itself , where we had arrived as strangers , and which now , in fifteen days , had begun to assume a familiar aspect , and to appear interesting in our ...
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