Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 стор. |
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... never again scratch an inch of dirt to seek it . As for the country through which they had passed , it was Eden , a Paradise of abundance of real , substantial , inartificial wealth , in the search of which there was the certainty of ...
... never again scratch an inch of dirt to seek it . As for the country through which they had passed , it was Eden , a Paradise of abundance of real , substantial , inartificial wealth , in the search of which there was the certainty of ...
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... never since then passed up or down at day time , at low water , without seeing at least six alligators , all within the eight miles . A great novelty to me , but not a pleasant one , was to have my attention directed to the snakes above ...
... never since then passed up or down at day time , at low water , without seeing at least six alligators , all within the eight miles . A great novelty to me , but not a pleasant one , was to have my attention directed to the snakes above ...
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... never since then passed up or down at day time , at low water , without seeing at least six alligators , all within the eight miles . A great novelty to me , but not a pleasant one , was to have my attention directed to the snakes above ...
... never since then passed up or down at day time , at low water , without seeing at least six alligators , all within the eight miles . A great novelty to me , but not a pleasant one , was to have my attention directed to the snakes above ...
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... never long at one place , and so his two houses always seemed cheerless and desolate . Here I saw , for the first time , a South Ameri- can eagle on the highest limb of one of the loftiest trees . Its wings were expanded , and , from ...
... never long at one place , and so his two houses always seemed cheerless and desolate . Here I saw , for the first time , a South Ameri- can eagle on the highest limb of one of the loftiest trees . Its wings were expanded , and , from ...
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... never been there , knew anything of their country . If I spoke of trees as inhaling the bad air , and leaving the healthy air for us to breathe , Christobal especially would seem to be more astonished at my knowing that , who knew ...
... never been there , knew anything of their country . If I spoke of trees as inhaling the bad air , and leaving the healthy air for us to breathe , Christobal especially would seem to be more astonished at my knowing that , who knew ...
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