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... most extravagant expectations surpassed . In about half a day , which we spent on the margin of a little river , and a pond - I cannot call it a lake - we saw several flocks of geese and swans , at least twenty 48 FIVE YEARS ' JOURNEY.
... most extravagant expectations surpassed . In about half a day , which we spent on the margin of a little river , and a pond - I cannot call it a lake - we saw several flocks of geese and swans , at least twenty 48 FIVE YEARS ' JOURNEY.
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... river , I had contracted a faint presenti- ment of what we should behold , from a perfect mass of dead cattle and horses , which had been washed ashore by the stream , and lay undisturbed in the middle of the road , to be consumed by ...
... river , I had contracted a faint presenti- ment of what we should behold , from a perfect mass of dead cattle and horses , which had been washed ashore by the stream , and lay undisturbed in the middle of the road , to be consumed by ...
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... river Arroyo de Pavon , were in the direct track of the feared Indians . Five or six houses were standing together on the bank of the creek , and here we heard the first account of the Indians worth noticing . They had shown themselves ...
... river Arroyo de Pavon , were in the direct track of the feared Indians . Five or six houses were standing together on the bank of the creek , and here we heard the first account of the Indians worth noticing . They had shown themselves ...
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... river , the country took a more wintry aspect : the grass disappeared , and gave way to a grey furze , which throwing itself in broken masses like a veil over the sward , left here and there indeed beautiful green spots free , but only ...
... river , the country took a more wintry aspect : the grass disappeared , and gave way to a grey furze , which throwing itself in broken masses like a veil over the sward , left here and there indeed beautiful green spots free , but only ...
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... river with very muddy banks , where I nearly sank with my horse in the soft mud ; and when at last we reached the hut where we were to lodge , it was too late to procure a bit to eat , although we had not broken our fast the whole day ...
... river with very muddy banks , where I nearly sank with my horse in the soft mud ; and when at last we reached the hut where we were to lodge , it was too late to procure a bit to eat , although we had not broken our fast the whole day ...
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