The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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... whole career of the late adventurous pilgrim , with particular reference to the latest circumstances of her checkered life , namely , her in- teresting and eventful voyage to Madagascar , will be placed A 2 A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER ...
... whole career of the late adventurous pilgrim , with particular reference to the latest circumstances of her checkered life , namely , her in- teresting and eventful voyage to Madagascar , will be placed A 2 A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA PFEIFFER ...
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... whole soul . I scarcely knew my own feelings , and far less was I capable of guessing those of another person . When , however , Theard of the proposal that had been he made for me , and when the possibility of losing me arose the ...
... whole soul . I scarcely knew my own feelings , and far less was I capable of guessing those of another person . When , however , Theard of the proposal that had been he made for me , and when the possibility of losing me arose the ...
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... whole fortune was lost . After vainly seeking employment in Vienna , Dr. Pfeiffer returned , with his wife , to Lemberg , but afterward came back again to Vienna , and at length even tried his fortune in Switzerland , his native country ...
... whole fortune was lost . After vainly seeking employment in Vienna , Dr. Pfeiffer returned , with his wife , to Lemberg , but afterward came back again to Vienna , and at length even tried his fortune in Switzerland , his native country ...
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... whole of Italy to her home , arriving in Vienna in December , 1842 . As she had carefully kept a diary of her journey , from which she frequently read extracts to friends and acquaint- ances , she was often requested to print her ...
... whole of Italy to her home , arriving in Vienna in December , 1842 . As she had carefully kept a diary of her journey , from which she frequently read extracts to friends and acquaint- ances , she was often requested to print her ...
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... whole extent of her undertaking from her relations , and especially from her sons , and nam- ing Brazil as her destination , our traveler bade adieu to Vi- enna on the 1st of May , 1846 , and betook herself to Har ^ . A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA ...
... whole extent of her undertaking from her relations , and especially from her sons , and nam- ing Brazil as her destination , our traveler bade adieu to Vi- enna on the 1st of May , 1846 , and betook herself to Har ^ . A BIOGRAPHY OF IDA ...
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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...