The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 220
... live in the city , in great fashion and luxury , leaving their establish- ments in charge of a major domo , ' and going out once or twice in the year to see how things are going on . The ' gauchos ' live in wretched ranchos , ' of which ...
... live in the city , in great fashion and luxury , leaving their establish- ments in charge of a major domo , ' and going out once or twice in the year to see how things are going on . The ' gauchos ' live in wretched ranchos , ' of which ...
Page 268
... live almost naked , and humming - birds and parrots are seen , so the climate cannot be very inclement . " This may be somewhat too bright a picture , but there can be no doubt that in the Strait of Magellan , at least , settlements ...
... live almost naked , and humming - birds and parrots are seen , so the climate cannot be very inclement . " This may be somewhat too bright a picture , but there can be no doubt that in the Strait of Magellan , at least , settlements ...
Page 146
... live the lives of respectable citizens . Markham hid himself for seven years in a den he made in the bush . Then wearying for the sight of human face and human companionship , he crept down - clothed in a sheepskin , haggard and wild ...
... live the lives of respectable citizens . Markham hid himself for seven years in a den he made in the bush . Then wearying for the sight of human face and human companionship , he crept down - clothed in a sheepskin , haggard and wild ...
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