The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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... Village of Broeck , celebrated for its Cleanliness.— Strange Head - dresses . - The Hague . - Celebrated Pictures . - Leyden.- Rotterdam . - Departure from Holland ........................... .. CHAPTER IV . ... 63 London . - Paris ...
... Village of Broeck , celebrated for its Cleanliness.— Strange Head - dresses . - The Hague . - Celebrated Pictures . - Leyden.- Rotterdam . - Departure from Holland ........................... .. CHAPTER IV . ... 63 London . - Paris ...
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... villages look pretty and prosperous , and the fields are well cultivated . The scattered farms in particu- lar bear a certain impress of prosperity , cleanliness , and or- der . The buildings are of stone , are sufficiently roomy , and ...
... villages look pretty and prosperous , and the fields are well cultivated . The scattered farms in particu- lar bear a certain impress of prosperity , cleanliness , and or- der . The buildings are of stone , are sufficiently roomy , and ...
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... villages . The pumping out of this lake , which was about thirteen feet deep , was begun in February , 1849 , and the whole great work was completed in four years . Engines of 400 - horse power were set up in three different places ...
... villages . The pumping out of this lake , which was about thirteen feet deep , was begun in February , 1849 , and the whole great work was completed in four years . Engines of 400 - horse power were set up in three different places ...
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... to Herr Suermondt , and which he has thrown open to strangers . We also paid a visit to the favorite resort of the Utrecht- ers - the little village of Zeigst , a few miles from the town . The drive to this place is charming . The road.
... to Herr Suermondt , and which he has thrown open to strangers . We also paid a visit to the favorite resort of the Utrecht- ers - the little village of Zeigst , a few miles from the town . The drive to this place is charming . The road.
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... Village of Broeck , celebrated for its Cleanliness.- Strange Head - dresses . — The Hague . — Celebrated Pictures . — Leyden.— Rotterdam . Departure from Holland . ON my return from Utrecht to Amsterdam , Herr van Rees took me to ...
... Village of Broeck , celebrated for its Cleanliness.- Strange Head - dresses . — The Hague . — Celebrated Pictures . — Leyden.— Rotterdam . Departure from Holland . ON my return from Utrecht to Amsterdam , Herr van Rees took me to ...
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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...