The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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Page xviii
... least anticipation of an of fer in that direction ; but her mother did not fail to remind her of the promise she had made to accept the next suite " who came forward . 1 A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER . xix " I xviii A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA ...
... least anticipation of an of fer in that direction ; but her mother did not fail to remind her of the promise she had made to accept the next suite " who came forward . 1 A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER . xix " I xviii A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA ...
Page xix
... least surprised to hear that a maiden of twenty - two years had already loved . The honest , candid avowal of this passage in her life made Ida appear in his eyes all the more worthy of respect ; and he avowed his intention of ...
... least surprised to hear that a maiden of twenty - two years had already loved . The honest , candid avowal of this passage in her life made Ida appear in his eyes all the more worthy of respect ; and he avowed his intention of ...
Page xx
... were consequently unavailing . Posts which he had solicited in vain were continually given away to the most insignifich and least talented of the profession . " A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER . ххі All this had XX A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER .
... were consequently unavailing . Posts which he had solicited in vain were continually given away to the most insignifich and least talented of the profession . " A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER . ххі All this had XX A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER .
Page xxii
... least obtain for her sons a better education . At her mother's death she had not , indeed , come into a great property , but she inherited enough to keep her in a respectable style , and to provide good teachers for her chil- dren . In ...
... least obtain for her sons a better education . At her mother's death she had not , indeed , come into a great property , but she inherited enough to keep her in a respectable style , and to provide good teachers for her chil- dren . In ...
Page 71
... least , of a range of hills . The most striking objects to the traveler in Holland are the numerous canals , great and small , which intersect both town and country in all directions . Every patch of field , every meadow , is , as it ...
... least , of a range of hills . The most striking objects to the traveler in Holland are the numerous canals , great and small , which intersect both town and country in all directions . Every patch of field , every meadow , is , as it ...
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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...