Hochelaga: Or, England in the New World, Том 1Colburn and Company, 1851 |
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... nature . The mirage lifts up little rocky tufted islands , into the air , and ships , with their taper masts turned downwards , glide past them ; the tops of high and distant hills sink down to the water's edge , and long streets of ...
... nature . The mirage lifts up little rocky tufted islands , into the air , and ships , with their taper masts turned downwards , glide past them ; the tops of high and distant hills sink down to the water's edge , and long streets of ...
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... a member of the Provincial Parliament , where he formed intimacies with the most dangerous of the political agitators , and his more ardent VOL . I. E nature soon led him to outstrip them all in the ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD . 73.
... a member of the Provincial Parliament , where he formed intimacies with the most dangerous of the political agitators , and his more ardent VOL . I. E nature soon led him to outstrip them all in the ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD . 73.
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Or, England in the New World George Warburton Eliot Warburton. nature soon led him to outstrip them all in the violence of sedition . His trial excited very great interest : doubt there was none , and the solemn sentence was pronounced ...
Or, England in the New World George Warburton Eliot Warburton. nature soon led him to outstrip them all in the violence of sedition . His trial excited very great interest : doubt there was none , and the solemn sentence was pronounced ...
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... bare appearance which that animal presents when singed , stand in their natural position on their rigid limbs , or upright in corners , killed , perhaps , months before . Frozen masses of beef , sheep , deer 116 HOCHELAGA ; OR ,
... bare appearance which that animal presents when singed , stand in their natural position on their rigid limbs , or upright in corners , killed , perhaps , months before . Frozen masses of beef , sheep , deer 116 HOCHELAGA ; OR ,
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... nature's varied colouring , this is a lovely land . The snow began to fall heavily and fast , and the roads became narrow and deep ; every here and there we met sleighs laden with wood or corn , driven by habitans : when there is not ...
... nature's varied colouring , this is a lovely land . The snow began to fall heavily and fast , and the roads became narrow and deep ; every here and there we met sleighs laden with wood or corn , driven by habitans : when there is not ...
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