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
... live very well . He had long given up the pro- fession of a tutor , though he continued to visit our house as frequently as ever , passing all his leisure hours with us , as if he belonged to the family . My five brothers were his ...
... live very well . He had long given up the pro- fession of a tutor , though he continued to visit our house as frequently as ever , passing all his leisure hours with us , as if he belonged to the family . My five brothers were his ...
Page xxi
... live in good style , kept carriages and horses , and a good table , and had not thought of providing for the future . Many people who knew his generosity made use of him , and borrowed his money . Thus Ida's paternal in- heritance ...
... live in good style , kept carriages and horses , and a good table , and had not thought of providing for the future . Many people who knew his generosity made use of him , and borrowed his money . Thus Ida's paternal in- heritance ...
Page 65
... live in it during the winter . On the first of May the beasts are driven to pasture , and there they remain until ... lives the whole of the day , only us- ing the real dwelling - house at night . The walls and pillars of the hall are ...
... live in it during the winter . On the first of May the beasts are driven to pasture , and there they remain until ... lives the whole of the day , only us- ing the real dwelling - house at night . The walls and pillars of the hall are ...
Page 75
... live ) , and are not nearly so much blackened by coal - smoke as the London houses are . The doors are all open , and afford a view into neat court - yards , which are sometimes adorned with flowers - decidedly a more agreea- ble aspect ...
... live ) , and are not nearly so much blackened by coal - smoke as the London houses are . The doors are all open , and afford a view into neat court - yards , which are sometimes adorned with flowers - decidedly a more agreea- ble aspect ...
Page 108
... live in their country houses , and only come to town for the day . The mode of life among Europeans and Creoles ( under the latter term are understood people born on the island of white parents ) is similar to that in the British or ...
... live in their country houses , and only come to town for the day . The mode of life among Europeans and Creoles ( under the latter term are understood people born on the island of white parents ) is similar to that in the British or ...
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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...