Narrative of a journey round the world, Том 1Hurst & Blackett, 1853 |
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... Town . We gave the young officer , who came on board , all we could spare , and half - an - hour afterwards the large and beautiful craft was only a speck on the horizon . 6 My poor home - sick friend , who had been looking eight days ...
... Town . We gave the young officer , who came on board , all we could spare , and half - an - hour afterwards the large and beautiful craft was only a speck on the horizon . 6 My poor home - sick friend , who had been looking eight days ...
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... the poor beast , now nearly in the dark , for the sun had set , and night was fast draw- ing on . Next morning we hired horses and gallopped out of town to see the green woods and plantations . 18 FIVE YEARS ' JOURNEY.
... the poor beast , now nearly in the dark , for the sun had set , and night was fast draw- ing on . Next morning we hired horses and gallopped out of town to see the green woods and plantations . 18 FIVE YEARS ' JOURNEY.
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... town , chiefly ride mules , which , though they do not progress as quickly as horses , certainly go more easy . The environs of Rio are really beautiful - the quiet , mirror - like bay with its forest of masts , and the boats darting to ...
... town , chiefly ride mules , which , though they do not progress as quickly as horses , certainly go more easy . The environs of Rio are really beautiful - the quiet , mirror - like bay with its forest of masts , and the boats darting to ...
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... town , while all those which draw above ten feet have to stay out about four miles on the river , which is only very little better than the open sea . Our little schooner rolled so heavily on the high waves which rolled up from below ...
... town , while all those which draw above ten feet have to stay out about four miles on the river , which is only very little better than the open sea . Our little schooner rolled so heavily on the high waves which rolled up from below ...
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... town there are low bushy hedges , or fences of aloe and cactus , but farther on is the wide , grassy plain ... towns for fuel , that they plant groves of peach - trees , and when they are a few years old , cut them down for fire - wood ...
... town there are low bushy hedges , or fences of aloe and cactus , but farther on is the wide , grassy plain ... towns for fuel , that they plant groves of peach - trees , and when they are a few years old , cut them down for fire - wood ...
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