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Strana 35
... rode four ladies abreast , the self same way ; they were none of your finical , fine spun , scrupulous ladies ; this was evident at first sight ; they were fine lusty looking females , that might average a hundred and sixty weight .
... rode four ladies abreast , the self same way ; they were none of your finical , fine spun , scrupulous ladies ; this was evident at first sight ; they were fine lusty looking females , that might average a hundred and sixty weight .
Strana 42
Below the falls , it is deep , and from two hundred and fifty to three hundred yards wide . This majestic river flows between two mountains of moderate elevation , which are perfectly barren , and almost perpendicular .
Below the falls , it is deep , and from two hundred and fifty to three hundred yards wide . This majestic river flows between two mountains of moderate elevation , which are perfectly barren , and almost perpendicular .
Strana 45
... boring through the rock , which takes some time , as the best hands will not bore more than two feet per day , and the depth is from one to two hundred and fifty , and in some instances three hundred feet , through a solid rock !
... boring through the rock , which takes some time , as the best hands will not bore more than two feet per day , and the depth is from one to two hundred and fifty , and in some instances three hundred feet , through a solid rock !
Strana 48
As curiosity leads one to trace things to their origin , such as the history of countries , and remarkable events , I have traced this part of Virginia as far back as the year seventeen hundred and seventy - four , to the memorable ...
As curiosity leads one to trace things to their origin , such as the history of countries , and remarkable events , I have traced this part of Virginia as far back as the year seventeen hundred and seventy - four , to the memorable ...
Strana 49
... and lead a horse Jaden with ammunition to the army , two hundred miles distant , when not a man could be found to undertake the perilous task - the way thither being a perfect wilderness , and infested with Indians .
... and lead a horse Jaden with ammunition to the army , two hundred miles distant , when not a man could be found to undertake the perilous task - the way thither being a perfect wilderness , and infested with Indians .
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Sketches of History, Life, and Manners, in the United States Anne Newport Royall Úplné zobrazení - 1826 |
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Bibliografické údaje
| Název | Sketches of History, Life, and Manners, in the United States Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks Travels in the Old South Iii – Svazek 98 |
| Autor | Anne Newport Royall |
| Vydání | dotisk |
| Vydavatel | author, 1826 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Kalifornská univerzita v Berkeley |
| Digitalizováno | 12. listopad 2014 |
| ISBN | 0608403237, 9780608403236 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 392 |
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