Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States and the Antilles ... 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 ...Macmillan and Company, 1879 - 520 páginas |
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... river in the fulfilment of this mission , an adventure occurred which had well- nigh deprived the world of the Wanderings . " During the whole of the passage up the river , there was a grand feast for the eyes and ears of an ...
... river in the fulfilment of this mission , an adventure occurred which had well- nigh deprived the world of the Wanderings . " During the whole of the passage up the river , there was a grand feast for the eyes and ears of an ...
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... river , an accident happened of a somewhat singular nature . There was a large labarri snake coiled up in a bush , which was close to us . I fired at it , and wounded it so severely that it could not escape . Being wishful to dissect it ...
... river , an accident happened of a somewhat singular nature . There was a large labarri snake coiled up in a bush , which was close to us . I fired at it , and wounded it so severely that it could not escape . Being wishful to dissect it ...
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... to set out from Stabroek on foot . The sun would exhaust him in his attempts to wade through the swamps , and the Mosquitos at night would deprive him of every hour of sleep . The road for horses runs parallel to the river ,
... to set out from Stabroek on foot . The sun would exhaust him in his attempts to wade through the swamps , and the Mosquitos at night would deprive him of every hour of sleep . The road for horses runs parallel to the river ,
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... river . After passing the third island in the river Demerara , there are few plantations to be seen , and those not joining on to one another , but separated by large tracts of wood . The Loo is the last where the Sugar - cane is ...
... river . After passing the third island in the river Demerara , there are few plantations to be seen , and those not joining on to one another , but separated by large tracts of wood . The Loo is the last where the Sugar - cane is ...
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... river are at a place called Saba , from the Indian word , which means a stone . They appear sloping down to the water's edge , not shelvy , but smooth , and their exuberances rounded off , and , in some places , deeply furrowed , as ...
... river are at a place called Saba , from the Indian word , which means a stone . They appear sloping down to the water's edge , not shelvy , but smooth , and their exuberances rounded off , and , in some places , deeply furrowed , as ...
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