Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 pagini |
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Pagina 19
... master and the way- farers sit on benches and quaint old - fashioned home - made chairs , to a table covered with a clean cloth , on which rough pottery dishes and plates are placed . The food consists of thinly sliced salted beef ...
... master and the way- farers sit on benches and quaint old - fashioned home - made chairs , to a table covered with a clean cloth , on which rough pottery dishes and plates are placed . The food consists of thinly sliced salted beef ...
Pagina 51
... addition of a fish , caught by one of our men , which we enjoyed . By this time the master of the place , who had gone into the bush before our arrival , returned . M. Edmond then had some private business conversation.
... addition of a fish , caught by one of our men , which we enjoyed . By this time the master of the place , who had gone into the bush before our arrival , returned . M. Edmond then had some private business conversation.
Pagina 78
... master . The com- parison recalled to my memory the story of Lemuel Gulliver's experiences in the country of the Houyhnhnms and the Yahoos . Perhaps my A Cool Reception . 79 being hungry and not invited CHAPTER IX PUN CERES,
... master . The com- parison recalled to my memory the story of Lemuel Gulliver's experiences in the country of the Houyhnhnms and the Yahoos . Perhaps my A Cool Reception . 79 being hungry and not invited CHAPTER IX PUN CERES,
Pagina 82
... master of the house soon got from the guard all that he knew of me , which was not overmuch . got near to the old lady and tried to amuse her with the relation of things new and strange , and succeeded in getting many hearty laughs from ...
... master of the house soon got from the guard all that he knew of me , which was not overmuch . got near to the old lady and tried to amuse her with the relation of things new and strange , and succeeded in getting many hearty laughs from ...
Pagina 108
... master rey- nard appearing to be in a doze , when he cleverly snatched up a young cock . Before I could decide on depriving him of his prey , he commenced to pluck the little cock so masterly , that admiration for the manner mastered my ...
... master rey- nard appearing to be in a doze , when he cleverly snatched up a young cock . Before I could decide on depriving him of his prey , he commenced to pluck the little cock so masterly , that admiration for the manner mastered my ...
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