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... seen ; and on both sides , from the tops of the highest trees , long tendrils descended to the water , as if to drink and carry life to the trunks that bore them . It was , as its name imports , a Rio Dolce , a fairy scene of Titan land ...
... seen ; and on both sides , from the tops of the highest trees , long tendrils descended to the water , as if to drink and carry life to the trunks that bore them . It was , as its name imports , a Rio Dolce , a fairy scene of Titan land ...
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... seen better days . The setting sun , which shed over all a soft and mellow lustre , laid bare the seams of mud and dirt , and made them hide- ous . We had but one alternative , and that was to go without them . But , as this seemed to ...
... seen better days . The setting sun , which shed over all a soft and mellow lustre , laid bare the seams of mud and dirt , and made them hide- ous . We had but one alternative , and that was to go without them . But , as this seemed to ...
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... seen of individual or territorial boundary , and in other countries would have formed a fitting entrance to a princely estate ; for the massive frame , with all its posts and supporters , was of solid mahogany . The heat was now intense ...
... seen of individual or territorial boundary , and in other countries would have formed a fitting entrance to a princely estate ; for the massive frame , with all its posts and supporters , was of solid mahogany . The heat was now intense ...
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... seen . The streets were regular , and the houses plastered and whitewash- ed , with large balconied windows and piazzas . The church was two hundred and fifty feet long , with walls ten feet thick , and a façade rich with Moorish ...
... seen . The streets were regular , and the houses plastered and whitewash- ed , with large balconied windows and piazzas . The church was two hundred and fifty feet long , with walls ten feet thick , and a façade rich with Moorish ...
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... seen a woman who was at all attractive , and her face was so interesting , her manners were so good , her voice so sweet , the Spanish words rolled so beautifully from her lips , and her frock was tied so close behind , that , in spite ...
... seen a woman who was at all attractive , and her face was so interesting , her manners were so good , her voice so sweet , the Spanish words rolled so beautifully from her lips , and her frock was tied so close behind , that , in spite ...
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Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Volym 1 John L. Stephens Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1841 |
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Volym 1 John L. Stephens Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1841 |
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