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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... capital ; and the frequent marching past of troops caused many interruptions to study , and gave many opportunities for the expression of ardent wishes that the Austrian ban- ners might triumph . When Ida , looking from the window , A ...
... capital ; and the frequent marching past of troops caused many interruptions to study , and gave many opportunities for the expression of ardent wishes that the Austrian ban- ners might triumph . When Ida , looking from the window , A ...
Página xiii
... capital , and the affairs of Austria were in a very bad way . The little patriot had the mortification of seeing a number of the hated conquerors quartered in her moth- er's house , and evidently considering themselves masters of the ...
... capital , and the affairs of Austria were in a very bad way . The little patriot had the mortification of seeing a number of the hated conquerors quartered in her moth- er's house , and evidently considering themselves masters of the ...
Página 48
... capital hand - books which have been published concerning this city of Art . Two amiable ladies , the Baronesses Du Prel and Bissing , were obliging enough to lead me from gallery to gallery , and from church to church . But nothing is ...
... capital hand - books which have been published concerning this city of Art . Two amiable ladies , the Baronesses Du Prel and Bissing , were obliging enough to lead me from gallery to gallery , and from church to church . But nothing is ...
Página 88
... capital opportunity for me . But Herr Oversee tried to dis- suade me from going in this ship , as all the berths were not only taken , but overcrowded as far as the Cape of Good Hope , where the vessel was to touch . Besides the cabin ...
... capital opportunity for me . But Herr Oversee tried to dis- suade me from going in this ship , as all the berths were not only taken , but overcrowded as far as the Cape of Good Hope , where the vessel was to touch . Besides the cabin ...
Página 103
... little - known harbor of St. Denis , the capital of the island of Bourbon . This pretty little island , also called Ile de la Réunion , lies between the Mauritius and Madagascar , in latitude 20 VOYAGE TO THE ISLAND OF BOURBON. ...
... little - known harbor of St. Denis , the capital of the island of Bourbon . This pretty little island , also called Ile de la Réunion , lies between the Mauritius and Madagascar , in latitude 20 VOYAGE TO THE ISLAND OF BOURBON. ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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
Pasajes populares
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...