A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-warWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1882 - 389 páginas |
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... bright , sparkling , fasci- nating book of travels . " - The Watchman . " Her pen and her pencil enable the reader to thoroughly enjoy the innumer able scenes of tropical beauty that are to be found among the wild mountains and palm and ...
... bright , sparkling , fasci- nating book of travels . " - The Watchman . " Her pen and her pencil enable the reader to thoroughly enjoy the innumer able scenes of tropical beauty that are to be found among the wild mountains and palm and ...
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... bright green . The houses are roofed with zinc or shingle , and the general effect is that of a new English watering - place . King George's palace is a rather handsome wooden building like a hotel , and is reserved for his guests . The ...
... bright green . The houses are roofed with zinc or shingle , and the general effect is that of a new English watering - place . King George's palace is a rather handsome wooden building like a hotel , and is reserved for his guests . The ...
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... bright intelligent girls . At sunset there were vespers in the church close by , and , as the delicate sister was ordered to stay at home , and do her part by ringing the Angelus , we sat together and listened to the sing- ing , which ...
... bright intelligent girls . At sunset there were vespers in the church close by , and , as the delicate sister was ordered to stay at home , and do her part by ringing the Angelus , we sat together and listened to the sing- ing , which ...
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... bright green with purple head , and a number of larger ones , green and yellow . Also many small bats skimming about the cocoa- palms , darting to and fro in pursuit of the insects which make their home in the crown of the tree ...
... bright green with purple head , and a number of larger ones , green and yellow . Also many small bats skimming about the cocoa- palms , darting to and fro in pursuit of the insects which make their home in the crown of the tree ...
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... bright and happy . Truly a blessed skill is that of the kindly leech ! The previous evening Mr Fox had undertaken to borrow some horses , and escort us to the summit of " The Pudding , " a wooded hill , commanding a splendid map - like ...
... bright and happy . Truly a blessed skill is that of the kindly leech ! The previous evening Mr Fox had undertaken to borrow some horses , and escort us to the summit of " The Pudding , " a wooded hill , commanding a splendid map - like ...
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