South American Sketches: Or, A Visit to Rio Janeiro, the Organ Mountains, La Plata, and the Paranà |
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... once more in the New World , where he had formerly been engaged in all kinds of operations , from fighting in the Banta Oriental to surveying the Patagonian frontier of the Argentine Confederation . There was also a pleasant Belgian ...
... once more in the New World , where he had formerly been engaged in all kinds of operations , from fighting in the Banta Oriental to surveying the Patagonian frontier of the Argentine Confederation . There was also a pleasant Belgian ...
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... once made a voyage in one of them , reported that they were breezy , watery , and safe . Four o'clock comes ; the anchor is up , and we are off again , running down the coast with glorious skies and gently rippled seas , bound for Bahia ...
... once made a voyage in one of them , reported that they were breezy , watery , and safe . Four o'clock comes ; the anchor is up , and we are off again , running down the coast with glorious skies and gently rippled seas , bound for Bahia ...
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... once proceeded with , was compelled to go all the way to Rio , discharge her cargo and reload , after paying duty on Government property ! Of course the delay and expense were considerable , and apparently for no better object than that ...
... once proceeded with , was compelled to go all the way to Rio , discharge her cargo and reload , after paying duty on Government property ! Of course the delay and expense were considerable , and apparently for no better object than that ...
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... once in the open market - place , surrounded by all that mixture of dirt and luxuriance which is eminently characteristic of a city in hot latitudes . Dinah dressed in the most gorgeous array , ' sat on a basket surrounded by heaps of ...
... once in the open market - place , surrounded by all that mixture of dirt and luxuriance which is eminently characteristic of a city in hot latitudes . Dinah dressed in the most gorgeous array , ' sat on a basket surrounded by heaps of ...
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... to dinner on board the flag - ship . All honour , by the bye , to the midshipman of the day , who was one of the very , very select few who have reached the granite crown of 6 the Sugarloaf - an enterprise which ought at once to.
... to dinner on board the flag - ship . All honour , by the bye , to the midshipman of the day , who was one of the very , very select few who have reached the granite crown of 6 the Sugarloaf - an enterprise which ought at once to.
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