The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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... expected to see majestic sights , and to behold nature exhibited in new and startling forms . After various preparations , among which may be men- tioned the study of the English and Danish languages , and of the art of taking ...
... expected to see majestic sights , and to behold nature exhibited in new and startling forms . After various preparations , among which may be men- tioned the study of the English and Danish languages , and of the art of taking ...
Page xxxi
... which she was afterward envied by Alexander von Humboldt . On reaching Quito on the 4th of April , she did not , unfortunately , find the assistance she had expected in the shape of several trustworthy guides to the Amazon.
... which she was afterward envied by Alexander von Humboldt . On reaching Quito on the 4th of April , she did not , unfortunately , find the assistance she had expected in the shape of several trustworthy guides to the Amazon.
Page 61
... expected something better . Tilting at the ring , or a joust executed by the students in their fancy costumes , would not have cost more , as they had dresses and horses all ready pro- vided , and would have been more worthy of the ...
... expected something better . Tilting at the ring , or a joust executed by the students in their fancy costumes , would not have cost more , as they had dresses and horses all ready pro- vided , and would have been more worthy of the ...
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... expected , of course , to see something extraordinary , but must confess that the reality surpassed my expectations . The houses are all built of wood , and painted of some dark color . The roofs are covered with glazed tiles , and the ...
... expected , of course , to see something extraordinary , but must confess that the reality surpassed my expectations . The houses are all built of wood , and painted of some dark color . The roofs are covered with glazed tiles , and the ...
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... expected to see a forest of great sturdy trees , some- thing in the style of the " Prater " at Vienna , or the “ Thier- garten " at Berlin ; but it was not so . In spite of its age , the Bois de Boulogne has never become a forest . The ...
... expected to see a forest of great sturdy trees , some- thing in the style of the " Prater " at Vienna , or the “ Thier- garten " at Berlin ; but it was not so . In spite of its age , the Bois de Boulogne has never become a forest . The ...
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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...