The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the AuthorHarper, 1861 - 281 páginas |
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Página xxvii
... Europe at that period was one of such tranquillity that , for mere want of matter , the papers were often full of Queen Pomare for weeks to- gether . Her Otaheitan majesty has now gone considerably ... European woman been too much for the.
... Europe at that period was one of such tranquillity that , for mere want of matter , the papers were often full of Queen Pomare for weeks to- gether . Her Otaheitan majesty has now gone considerably ... European woman been too much for the.
Página xxviii
... European woman been too much for the weak nerves of the natives of the Celestial Empire . The visitor found herself in danger of being insulted by the mob , and accordingly turned her back on the fortunate country , paid a short visit ...
... European woman been too much for the weak nerves of the natives of the Celestial Empire . The visitor found herself in danger of being insulted by the mob , and accordingly turned her back on the fortunate country , paid a short visit ...
Página xxx
... Europeans ; but she could endure no one to be her guide or companion on so danger . ous an expedition . She therefore cast ... European to come among them . Though the savages opposed her farther advance , she passed forward through the ...
... Europeans ; but she could endure no one to be her guide or companion on so danger . ous an expedition . She therefore cast ... European to come among them . Though the savages opposed her farther advance , she passed forward through the ...
Página xxxv
... European foot ; and the very fact of her being a woman was her protection in her most dan- gerous undertakings . She was allowed to pursue her jour- ney where a man would assuredly not have been suffered to advance . Her communications ...
... European foot ; and the very fact of her being a woman was her protection in her most dan- gerous undertakings . She was allowed to pursue her jour- ney where a man would assuredly not have been suffered to advance . Her communications ...
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... Europe on a Dutch steamer , and here I experienced the same kindness I had met with from the proprietors of Dutch steamers in India during my second journey round the world ; not only did they give me a free passage , but refused to ...
... Europe on a Dutch steamer , and here I experienced the same kindness I had met with from the proprietors of Dutch steamers in India during my second journey round the world ; not only did they give me a free passage , but refused to ...
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afterward Alexander von Humboldt appeared arrived bearers beautiful BIOGRAPHY OF IDA Bourbon capital Carl Ritter carried certainly Christians costume court Creoles death dress Dutch Dutch guilders Dutch Republic English European favor feast feet fever fortunate French frequently friends girls give half handsome Herr Holland honor Hovas hundred Ida Pfeiffer inhabitants invited island journey kabar kind King Radama Laborde Lambert land live looked Madagascar Mademoiselle Julie Malagasey Mauritius miles missionaries months morning mother natives never night nobles obliged officers once oxen palace Paris passed Peter Booth poor Port Louis possession present Prince Rakoto Queen Ranavola received rice round royal scarcely seemed seen ship Sikidy simbu slaves soldiers Spanish dollar sugar Sumatra Tamatavé Tananariva thing tion To-day told took town traveling trees Vienna village voyage weeks whole wish woman women Zaandam
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Página 146 - Some let these tails hang all about their heads, while others unite them into bands or bunches, so as to cover the whole head. This kind of head-dress takes a good deal of time in preparing, particularly in the cases of the richer Malagaseys, who have their hair plaited into an infinite number of these little tails. On the head of one of these native beauties I counted above sixty plaits. The good lady's slaves must have had a good day's work in bringing them to the right pitch of perfection. On...