Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 pagini |
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... reached 80 ° Fahr . in the shade until we touched land , the weather on the 28th and 29th was hot and close , and few passengers kept up the wholesome practice of a constitutional walk on the long deck of the Don . Of the rain which ...
... reached 80 ° Fahr . in the shade until we touched land , the weather on the 28th and 29th was hot and close , and few passengers kept up the wholesome practice of a constitutional walk on the long deck of the Don . Of the rain which ...
Pagina 18
... reached the little inn , which , with four or five houses , make the station of Gordontown , where the carriage road ends , and horses are hired by those bound for Newcastle or other places in the hills . No time was to be lost , and we ...
... reached the little inn , which , with four or five houses , make the station of Gordontown , where the carriage road ends , and horses are hired by those bound for Newcastle or other places in the hills . No time was to be lost , and we ...
Pagina 19
... reached the steamer before five o'clock . Great was my disgust to find that there was no intention of starting until nine a.m. the next morning , and this was changed to indignation when it came to be known that we had been deprived of ...
... reached the steamer before five o'clock . Great was my disgust to find that there was no intention of starting until nine a.m. the next morning , and this was changed to indignation when it came to be known that we had been deprived of ...
Pagina 21
... reached Colon , and , after a little inevitable delay , took leave of our excellent commander , and set foot on the American continent at a spot which seems destined to become familiar to the civilized world as the eastern termination ...
... reached Colon , and , after a little inevitable delay , took leave of our excellent commander , and set foot on the American continent at a spot which seems destined to become familiar to the civilized world as the eastern termination ...
Pagina 27
... reached the Panama terminus , and found a large waggonette , or roofless omnibus , waiting to convey us to the Grand Hotel . A pair of small ragged horses , rushing at a canter down the steep slopes and scrambling up on the other side ...
... reached the Panama terminus , and found a large waggonette , or roofless omnibus , waiting to convey us to the Grand Hotel . A pair of small ragged horses , rushing at a canter down the steep slopes and scrambling up on the other side ...
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