Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 pagini |
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Pagina 20
... Church . Immediately before dinner , two Indian girls bring in calabashes of water , which answer for finger basins , after which the fingers may freely do the duties of knives and forks . It rained during dinner time . A middle - aged ...
... Church . Immediately before dinner , two Indian girls bring in calabashes of water , which answer for finger basins , after which the fingers may freely do the duties of knives and forks . It rained during dinner time . A middle - aged ...
Pagina 41
... church bells ; not even a little hut where prayers are heard . The manner of keeping the Sunday here is alto- gether too partial , sensual , animal . It seeks to benefit the body only . One needs the worship of the God of the Sabbath to ...
... church bells ; not even a little hut where prayers are heard . The manner of keeping the Sunday here is alto- gether too partial , sensual , animal . It seeks to benefit the body only . One needs the worship of the God of the Sabbath to ...
Pagina 81
... church in my younger days ; then of the fond cares of a loving mother ; then school- days and the pleasure that the lads would have had to have been here with me ; forgetting that all are not like schoolboys who have counted twenty ...
... church in my younger days ; then of the fond cares of a loving mother ; then school- days and the pleasure that the lads would have had to have been here with me ; forgetting that all are not like schoolboys who have counted twenty ...
Pagina 90
... church . All the houses are whitewashed outside , and have thatched roofs . We entered the church . It was of stucco , and thatched , and very decent within . The chancel had some pretensions to the gaudy splendour which mars the beauty ...
... church . All the houses are whitewashed outside , and have thatched roofs . We entered the church . It was of stucco , and thatched , and very decent within . The chancel had some pretensions to the gaudy splendour which mars the beauty ...
Pagina 91
... church , and on the steps , quite tame , and undisturbed by the presence of passers by . We went to Domingo's house , in the suburbs of the town , where he was lying in his chincora with fever . I was glad to see him in his own place ...
... church , and on the steps , quite tame , and undisturbed by the presence of passers by . We went to Domingo's house , in the suburbs of the town , where he was lying in his chincora with fever . I was glad to see him in his own place ...
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Pagina 125 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Pagina 35 - Our Place among Infinities. A Series of Essays contrasting our little abode in space and time with the Infinities around us. To which are added Essays on "Astrology,
Pagina 20 - HELLWALD (Baron F. von). The Russians in Central Asia. A Critical Examination, down to the present time, of the Geography and History of Central Asia.
Pagina 47 - AN ESSAY ON THE CULTURE OF THE OBSERVING POWERS OF CHILDREN, especially in connection with the Study of Botany. Edited, with Notes and a Supplement, by Joseph Payne, FCP, Author of ' Lectures- on the Science and Art of Education,
Pagina 47 - YOUMANS (Eliza A.). An Essay on the Culture of the Observing Powers of Children, especially in connection with the Study of Botany. Edited, with Notes and a Supplement, by Joseph Payne, FCP, Author of " Lectures on the Science and Art of Education,
Pagina 25 - On Cephalization ; or, Head-Characters in the Gradation and Progress of Life. Prof. SW JOHNSON, MA On the Nutrition of Plants. Prof. AUSTIN FLINT, Jr. MD The Nervous System and its Relation to the Bodily Functions.
Pagina 34 - William Godwin : His Friends and Contemporaries. With Portraits and Facsimiles of the Handwriting of Godwin and his Wife. 2 vols. Square post 8vo. Cloth, price 28*.
Pagina 18 - Published by Authority, and in accordance with Official Documents. Translated from the German by Colonel G. Graham, VC, CB, RE With 6 large Maps.
Pagina 11 - World : a Simple Account of Man in Early Times. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth, price 3$. A Special Edition for Schools. Price is. The Childhood of Religions. Including a Simple Account of the Birth and Growth of Myths and Legends.
Pagina 4 - Service and their rdle in War, of its Mode of Fighting, &c., &c. Translated from the Corrected Edition, by permission of the Author, by Colonel Edward Newdigate. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price 5$.