The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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Page xvi
... called him her dear sixth son . ' He was at every party in our house , and went with us wherever we accepted an invitation ; always accompanying us to theatres , in our walks , and so on . What was more natural than that we should both ...
... called him her dear sixth son . ' He was at every party in our house , and went with us wherever we accepted an invitation ; always accompanying us to theatres , in our walks , and so on . What was more natural than that we should both ...
Page xvii
... called in seemed to have a sus- picion of the cause of my illness , and declared to my moth- er as I afterward heard , that the source of evil was mental , not bodily ; that medicines would be of little avail in my case , and that every ...
... called in seemed to have a sus- picion of the cause of my illness , and declared to my moth- er as I afterward heard , that the source of evil was mental , not bodily ; that medicines would be of little avail in my case , and that every ...
Page 43
... called the " Bavarian Sea . " This beautiful sheet of water is two German miles in length , and one and a half in breadth . On three sides it is shut in by high mountains , while on the fourth it is bordered by a plain of seemingly.
... called the " Bavarian Sea . " This beautiful sheet of water is two German miles in length , and one and a half in breadth . On three sides it is shut in by high mountains , while on the fourth it is bordered by a plain of seemingly.
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... wider than it had appeared from above , and that it afforded space for numerous hop- gardens . This region might not inaptly be called the Vine- yard of Bavaria . BAVARIAN CUSTOMS . 45 On the 26th of May I 44 IDA PFEIFFER'S LAST TRAVELS .
... wider than it had appeared from above , and that it afforded space for numerous hop- gardens . This region might not inaptly be called the Vine- yard of Bavaria . BAVARIAN CUSTOMS . 45 On the 26th of May I 44 IDA PFEIFFER'S LAST TRAVELS .
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... called ; but they never receive much , as the estate is always appraised considerably below its value , and the chief heir , moreover , receives a consider- able sum under the name of " Mannslehen . " The rest have naturally no course ...
... called ; but they never receive much , as the estate is always appraised considerably below its value , and the chief heir , moreover , receives a consider- able sum under the name of " Mannslehen . " The rest have naturally no course ...
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Page 146 - Some let these tails hang all about their heads, while others unite them into bands or bunches, so as to cover the whole head. This kind of head-dress takes a good deal of time in preparing, particularly in the cases of the richer Malagaseys, who have their hair plaited into an infinite number of these little tails. On the head of one of these native beauties I counted above sixty plaits. The good lady's slaves must have had a good day's work in bringing them to the right pitch of perfection. On...