Historical Tales: The Romance of RealityJ. B. Lippincott Company, 1904 - 346 páginas |
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... passed in charm all he had yet seen . Like them all , it was covered with rich vegetation , its climate delightful , its air soft and balmy , its scenery so lovely that it seemed to him " as if one would never desire to depart . I know ...
... passed in charm all he had yet seen . Like them all , it was covered with rich vegetation , its climate delightful , its air soft and balmy , its scenery so lovely that it seemed to him " as if one would never desire to depart . I know ...
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... passing life in a holiday of indolence and enjoyment . To the Spaniards their life seemed like a pleasant dream , their country a veritable Lotus land , where it was " always afternoon . " They had no wants nor cares , and spent life in ...
... passing life in a holiday of indolence and enjoyment . To the Spaniards their life seemed like a pleasant dream , their country a veritable Lotus land , where it was " always afternoon . " They had no wants nor cares , and spent life in ...
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... passing , as it bears a remarkable rememblance to that told in the Bible of David and Uriah . He fell in love with a beautiful maiden , who was betrothed to an old lord of his kingdom , and to obtain her hand he bade the old man take ...
... passing , as it bears a remarkable rememblance to that told in the Bible of David and Uriah . He fell in love with a beautiful maiden , who was betrothed to an old lord of his kingdom , and to obtain her hand he bade the old man take ...
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... passed over narrow causeways of earth across this lake . Each of these causeways was broken at intervals by wide ditches , with bridges crossing them . But the Aztecs had removed these bridges , and thus added immensely to the ...
... passed over narrow causeways of earth across this lake . Each of these causeways was broken at intervals by wide ditches , with bridges crossing them . But the Aztecs had removed these bridges , and thus added immensely to the ...
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... passed . Fortunately it was not so closely beset by the enemy , who were still engaged with the centre and rear , and the gallant cavaliers plunged without hesitation into the water , followed by the foot , some swimming , some clinging ...
... passed . Fortunately it was not so closely beset by the enemy , who were still engaged with the centre and rear , and the gallant cavaliers plunged without hesitation into the water , followed by the foot , some swimming , some clinging ...
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