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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
... effectually excludes the fresh water ; and a man from a lofty scaffold commences boring through tho 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 ...
... effectually excludes the fresh water ; and a man from a lofty scaffold commences boring through tho 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 ...
Strana 46
These salt - works are dismal looking places ; the samcncss of the long low sheds ; smoking boilers ; men , the roughest that can be seen , half naked ; hundreds of boat drive and i tain ...
These salt - works are dismal looking places ; the samcncss of the long low sheds ; smoking boilers ; men , the roughest that can be seen , half naked ; hundreds of boat drive and i tain ...
Strana 48
As curiosity leads one to trace things to their origin , much as the history of countrien , and remarkablo ovonia , 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 , much as the history of countrien , and remarkablo ovonia , I have traced this part of Virginia as far back as the year seventeen hundred and seventy - four , to the memorable ...
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Sketches of History, Life, and Manners, in the United States Anne Newport Royall Úplné zobrazení - 1826 |
Sketches of History, Life, and Manners in the United States Anne Newport Royall,A traveller Úplné zobrazení - 1826 |
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