The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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... taken to the fact that dwell- ing - house , barn , and stable are all under the same roof ; for , in the event of a fire , the farmer would most probably lose all his property at once . No one who looks at these teeming fields and ...
... taken to the fact that dwell- ing - house , barn , and stable are all under the same roof ; for , in the event of a fire , the farmer would most probably lose all his property at once . No one who looks at these teeming fields and ...
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... taken out . A married pair sat at a ta- ble ; the wife had a child in her lap , and a second was play- ing about at her feet ; the family doctor and another friend were paying a visit , chatting and drinking tea , while the maid was ...
... taken out . A married pair sat at a ta- ble ; the wife had a child in her lap , and a second was play- ing about at her feet ; the family doctor and another friend were paying a visit , chatting and drinking tea , while the maid was ...
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... taken my passage ; but , as soon as Mr. Smith heard my name , he insisted , in the kindest way , on returning me the passage - money . In London I spent about four weeks with my worthy friend , Mr. Waterhouse , of the British Museum ...
... taken my passage ; but , as soon as Mr. Smith heard my name , he insisted , in the kindest way , on returning me the passage - money . In London I spent about four weeks with my worthy friend , Mr. Waterhouse , of the British Museum ...
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... taken by the authorities to find the head and feet ; and , contrary to expectation , they were eventual- ly found , though hidden in separate places . The body was then put together and exposed in the Morgue . One of the secret agents ...
... taken by the authorities to find the head and feet ; and , contrary to expectation , they were eventual- ly found , though hidden in separate places . The body was then put together and exposed in the Morgue . One of the secret agents ...
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... taken my res- olution . The exceedingly kind reception I had met with in the Dutch Indies on my last journey aroused in me the wish to make a second voyage in the same direction , partic- ularly as there were many islands yet to be ...
... taken my res- olution . The exceedingly kind reception I had met with in the Dutch Indies on my last journey aroused in me the wish to make a second voyage in the same direction , partic- ularly as there were many islands yet to be ...
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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...