A Kansan AbroadG.W. Martin, 1878 - 240 páginas |
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... Castle . Something About London More About London Paris and the Parisians 5 II 16 21 26 33 39 48 55 65 The Sights of Paris . Swiss Days . 76 84 Brussels and its Battle - Field 105 Antwerp and its Cathedral London Revisited . Rural ...
... Castle . Something About London More About London Paris and the Parisians 5 II 16 21 26 33 39 48 55 65 The Sights of Paris . Swiss Days . 76 84 Brussels and its Battle - Field 105 Antwerp and its Cathedral London Revisited . Rural ...
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... Castle William , and then the boom of a gun , and , looking down the harbor , a cloud of smoke was seen rising about the forts at the Narrows . And so , greeted by the joyful guns announcing the 101st anniversary of American ...
... Castle William , and then the boom of a gun , and , looking down the harbor , a cloud of smoke was seen rising about the forts at the Narrows . And so , greeted by the joyful guns announcing the 101st anniversary of American ...
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... castle , and so on " to the place of beginning . " Chester has three special objects of pride : " The Rows , " the cathedral , and the walls ; but before seeing any of these we went to a place called the “ Old Kitchen . " It seems that ...
... castle , and so on " to the place of beginning . " Chester has three special objects of pride : " The Rows , " the cathedral , and the walls ; but before seeing any of these we went to a place called the “ Old Kitchen . " It seems that ...
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... castle , and looking up through the embrasures could see the red coats of Her Majesty's 106th Regiment at their drill - but we will talk of soldiers some other time . We passed near this the green meadow before mentioned , on which is ...
... castle , and looking up through the embrasures could see the red coats of Her Majesty's 106th Regiment at their drill - but we will talk of soldiers some other time . We passed near this the green meadow before mentioned , on which is ...
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... castles a thousand years old could not be seen in my own , my native land — at least , not without waiting until sometime in the year 2776 ; and so I determined to travel by the Severn Valley route , which takes in its course several ...
... castles a thousand years old could not be seen in my own , my native land — at least , not without waiting until sometime in the year 2776 ; and so I determined to travel by the Severn Valley route , which takes in its course several ...
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Abbey Abbotsford agricultural American Antwerp army beautiful Belfast believe boat bright British Burns called carved castle cathedral Chester church cliffs dark England English Englishman everything everywhere eyes famous fields Fountains Abbey French gentleman Giant's Causeway gray green hand hear Hemingray hills horses Hotel houses hundred immense Interlaken Kansas King land Limavady lived Liverpool London looked miles monument mountains Napoleon never night officer old town once Osage Osage river Paris park passed Pike Pike county Pike's Portrush remarks river road rows Rubens Scotch Scotland Scott seemed seen Shakspeare Shrewsbury side sight soldiers sort speak stone story Stranraer stream streets suppose Swiss Switzerland things thousand tion told Topeka tower traveler trees village walk wall Warwick Warwick castle Waterloo Westminster Abbey William Caxton wind women wonderful young
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Página 228 - And he gave it for his opinion, " that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground, where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to hist country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Página 238 - I HOLD every man a debtor to his profession; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.
Página 207 - At two o'clock in the afternoon I thought I could distinguish a mountain to our right, which appeared like a small blue cloud; viewed it with the spy glass, and was still more confirmed in my conjecture, yet only communicated it to Dr.
Página 207 - Robinson, who was in front with me; but in half an hour they appeared in full view before us. When our small party arrived on the hill, they with one accord gave three cheers to the Mexican mountains.
Página 238 - Who misses, or who wins the prize ? Go, lose or conquer as you can ; But if you fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman.
Página 139 - As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits — Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
Página 228 - Opinion, that whoever could make two Ears of Corn, or two Blades of Grass to grow upon a spot of Ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of 3° Mankind, and do more essential Service to his Country than the whole Race of Politicians put together.
Página 24 - Some prophet of that day said: "The Avon to the Severn runs, The Severn to the sea, And Wickliffe's dust shall spread abroad, Wide as the waters be.
Página 206 - But from these immense prairies may arise one great advantage ; the restriction of our population to some certain limits, and thereby a continuation of the Union. Our citizens being so prone to rambling and extending themselves on the frontier, will, through necessity, be constrained to limit their extent on the west to the borders of the Missouri and Mississippi, while they leave the prairies, incapable of cultivation, to the wandering and uncivilized Aborigines of the country.
Página 194 - ... the Mississippi river. In 1849 an immense emigration set in from these counties to California. In consequence, the traveler bound for the States, meeting teams, and asking the usual question, " Where are you from ? " was answered frequently with, " Pike county " meaning in some cases one Pike county, in some cases the other. This led to the general impression that everybody on the road was from Pike county, or that the inhabitants of Pike had all taken the road. Hence the general name of