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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... half - decayed ruin with its appropriate legend of romance . Favored by the Fates with the finest possible weather , and surrounded by agreeable company , I could only wish that my journey might continue to present the auspicious ...
... half - decayed ruin with its appropriate legend of romance . Favored by the Fates with the finest possible weather , and surrounded by agreeable company , I could only wish that my journey might continue to present the auspicious ...
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... half a day to spend in Salzburg , and had just time to look at the statue of Mozart , set up here since my last visit . Mozart , as is well known , was born in this town in the year 1756 . From Salzburg I took the stage - coach ...
... half a day to spend in Salzburg , and had just time to look at the statue of Mozart , set up here since my last visit . Mozart , as is well known , was born in this town in the year 1756 . From Salzburg I took the stage - coach ...
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... half in length , covered with pink silk , and ornamented with rich lace in ample folds . They told me this was a sign that one of the inmates had recently be- come the possessor of a baby . A strip of paper projecting above the disk ...
... half in length , covered with pink silk , and ornamented with rich lace in ample folds . They told me this was a sign that one of the inmates had recently be- come the possessor of a baby . A strip of paper projecting above the disk ...
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... half the entire space , completely destroys the proper effect of the really beautiful building . My friendly host , Herr Suermondt , seemed reluctant to part with me , and I readily accepted his hearty invitation to prolong my stay a ...
... half the entire space , completely destroys the proper effect of the really beautiful building . My friendly host , Herr Suermondt , seemed reluctant to part with me , and I readily accepted his hearty invitation to prolong my stay a ...
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... half a stable , for the cattle only live in it during the winter . On the first of May the beasts are driven to pasture , and there they remain until the first of November , and during this time the farmer may be said to make a summer ...
... half a stable , for the cattle only live in it during the winter . On the first of May the beasts are driven to pasture , and there they remain until the first of November , and during this time the farmer may be said to make a summer ...
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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...