Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 páginas |
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Página 85
... walk on . After an hour's travelling here , we came to a stream , as clear as crystal , issuing from a natural basin of limestone of about 40 feet circumference . All about here , the best ginger grows abun- dantly , and is common ...
... walk on . After an hour's travelling here , we came to a stream , as clear as crystal , issuing from a natural basin of limestone of about 40 feet circumference . All about here , the best ginger grows abun- dantly , and is common ...
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... during the night . The peons , who had got aloft to a half - floor by the roof , were evidently in like trouble , to judge by the flappings of their hands against their bodies An Early Walk . 93 nearly all the night , CHAPTER X MY CORNUCA,
... during the night . The peons , who had got aloft to a half - floor by the roof , were evidently in like trouble , to judge by the flappings of their hands against their bodies An Early Walk . 93 nearly all the night , CHAPTER X MY CORNUCA,
Página 93
... walk , deeming that it was yet too early to descend into the forest , we sat down and I stretched myself out and slept very comfortably till sunrise . We passed by a hato that morning and had some milk , and took a small cheese ( queso ...
... walk , deeming that it was yet too early to descend into the forest , we sat down and I stretched myself out and slept very comfortably till sunrise . We passed by a hato that morning and had some milk , and took a small cheese ( queso ...
Página 94
... walk on , and dry imme- diately after a shower which fell that afternoon . The farmers told me that the rest of the road was too moist , with recent rains and the treading of cattle , to be convenient for early travelling ; and as I was ...
... walk on , and dry imme- diately after a shower which fell that afternoon . The farmers told me that the rest of the road was too moist , with recent rains and the treading of cattle , to be convenient for early travelling ; and as I was ...
Página 95
... walk on to La Ceiba , or be pounced upon by a tiger . The latter , certainly , seemed the quicker solution of the difficulty . But I heard the sound of paddles , and hailed out lustily . A conversation ensued , by which I found that ...
... walk on to La Ceiba , or be pounced upon by a tiger . The latter , certainly , seemed the quicker solution of the difficulty . But I heard the sound of paddles , and hailed out lustily . A conversation ensued , by which I found that ...
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