A Journey Through Texas, Or, A Saddle-trip on the Southwestern Frontier, with a Statistical AppendixBrookhaven Press, 1859 - Počet stran: 516 |
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... grounds , as it were , of the demesne . Here accumulation has been easy , and wealth appears in more suitable mansions , occupied by the lords of Durham and Ayrshire herds , as well as of a black feudal peasantry , unat- tached to the ...
... grounds , as it were , of the demesne . Here accumulation has been easy , and wealth appears in more suitable mansions , occupied by the lords of Durham and Ayrshire herds , as well as of a black feudal peasantry , unat- tached to the ...
Strana 17
... grounds or house . His old servant showed us such parts of the house as could be visited without intrusion , the portraits and the presents . The house was one of no great pretensions , and so badly built as to be already falling into ...
... grounds or house . His old servant showed us such parts of the house as could be visited without intrusion , the portraits and the presents . The house was one of no great pretensions , and so badly built as to be already falling into ...
Strana 22
... ground , showing some other than a temporary necessity for itself . It has grown with all a Western rapidity . In 1800 , population , 600 ; 1820 , 4,000 ; 1840 , 21,000 ; 1850 , about 50,000 . The hotel talk , while we stayed , was of ...
... ground , showing some other than a temporary necessity for itself . It has grown with all a Western rapidity . In 1800 , population , 600 ; 1820 , 4,000 ; 1840 , 21,000 ; 1850 , about 50,000 . The hotel talk , while we stayed , was of ...
Strana 29
... ground . As soon as she swings free of bottom , steam is applied with fury , and forward she goes until the spar slips from its place , and lets her fall . Such was the amusement we had during the greater part of our Sunday on board ...
... ground . As soon as she swings free of bottom , steam is applied with fury , and forward she goes until the spar slips from its place , and lets her fall . Such was the amusement we had during the greater part of our Sunday on board ...
Strana 36
... ground ; but this stands at its head , and has a noble prominence . It is built of smooth - cut blue lime- stone , both within and without , and no stucco , sham paint , nor even wood - work , is anywhere admitted . Ornamenting its cham ...
... ground ; but this stands at its head , and has a noble prominence . It is built of smooth - cut blue lime- stone , both within and without , and no stucco , sham paint , nor even wood - work , is anywhere admitted . Ornamenting its cham ...
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