Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 стор. |
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... manner to one of determined coolness , and spoke in a slightly sneering manner ; for which he received from Gerilleau a reply either graced with marked courtesy , or snappish impatience . It was evident they were not friendly . We ...
... manner to one of determined coolness , and spoke in a slightly sneering manner ; for which he received from Gerilleau a reply either graced with marked courtesy , or snappish impatience . It was evident they were not friendly . We ...
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... manner , inducing one to believe he was jesting only , when , perhaps , he was in earnest . He and Domingo sang improvised songs to a cracked bandola , and told me tales , and listened to , and questioned me on the moral that I inva ...
... manner , inducing one to believe he was jesting only , when , perhaps , he was in earnest . He and Domingo sang improvised songs to a cracked bandola , and told me tales , and listened to , and questioned me on the moral that I inva ...
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... manner of keeping the Sunday here is alto- gether too partial , sensual , animal . It seeks to benefit the body only . One needs the worship of the God of the Sabbath to make the day complete . But this is a digression . Well , we ...
... manner of keeping the Sunday here is alto- gether too partial , sensual , animal . It seeks to benefit the body only . One needs the worship of the God of the Sabbath to make the day complete . But this is a digression . Well , we ...
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... manner which some old seamen possess , he could keep a company roaring with laughter , or with a quiet nonchalance make one's blood curdle with his relation of daring and bloody deeds of which he had been actor or spectator . Although I ...
... manner which some old seamen possess , he could keep a company roaring with laughter , or with a quiet nonchalance make one's blood curdle with his relation of daring and bloody deeds of which he had been actor or spectator . Although I ...
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... manner than that of Creole Spaniards . The majority of the population of Pun Ceres , including the rivers tributary to the Gran Lago , and to Rio San Juan , are of this tribe . I can attribute their advanced state only to the care of ...
... manner than that of Creole Spaniards . The majority of the population of Pun Ceres , including the rivers tributary to the Gran Lago , and to Rio San Juan , are of this tribe . I can attribute their advanced state only to the care of ...
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