The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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... took great interest in the fortunes of the war . She read the newspaper eagerly , and often traced out on the map the relative positions of the two armies . She danced and shouted with glee , like a good patriot , when the Aus- trians ...
... took great interest in the fortunes of the war . She read the newspaper eagerly , and often traced out on the map the relative positions of the two armies . She danced and shouted with glee , like a good patriot , when the Aus- trians ...
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... took particular pains with me . I afterward heard that my mother had given him secret directions to treat me with especial indulgence , as a child whose earliest impulses had received a wrong bias . He certainly behaved to me with great ...
... took particular pains with me . I afterward heard that my mother had given him secret directions to treat me with especial indulgence , as a child whose earliest impulses had received a wrong bias . He certainly behaved to me with great ...
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... took place in my character . I had hitherto had no idea of the powerful passion which makes mortals the happiest or the most miserable of beings . When my mother told me of the proposal made to her , feel- myings of which till then I ...
... took place in my character . I had hitherto had no idea of the powerful passion which makes mortals the happiest or the most miserable of beings . When my mother told me of the proposal made to her , feel- myings of which till then I ...
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... took me to a priest , who was enjoined to explain to me the duty of chil dren toward their parents , and particularly the obedience the latter are authorized to exact . They wanted to bind ce d A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER . xvii me xvi ...
... took me to a priest , who was enjoined to explain to me the duty of chil dren toward their parents , and particularly the obedience the latter are authorized to exact . They wanted to bind ce d A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER . xvii me xvi ...
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... took great pains to cultivate his talents . In the year 1831 old Madame Reyer died . During the long illness which preceded her death she was tended by her daughter with the most affectionate care . After her mother's death Ida betook ...
... took great pains to cultivate his talents . In the year 1831 old Madame Reyer died . During the long illness which preceded her death she was tended by her daughter with the most affectionate care . After her mother's death Ida betook ...
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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...