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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... never by any chance excited . An Irishman once expressed an opinion to the Consul regarding the climate of Panama , which is perhaps unscientific to the last degree , and very Milesian , but yet exceedingly truthful . " It is never at ...
... never by any chance excited . An Irishman once expressed an opinion to the Consul regarding the climate of Panama , which is perhaps unscientific to the last degree , and very Milesian , but yet exceedingly truthful . " It is never at ...
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... never did crack him up . " The Melbournites are never weary of relating apocryphal stories of their prowess in the way of riding , driving , fighting , walking , working , drinking , love - making , and speech - making . These anecdotes ...
... never did crack him up . " The Melbournites are never weary of relating apocryphal stories of their prowess in the way of riding , driving , fighting , walking , working , drinking , love - making , and speech - making . These anecdotes ...
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... never passed the winter there ; while the Chinese , whom the maps made owners of the northern part , had no more connection with the island than consisted in occasional visits of their traders from the Amoor for the purpose of buying ...
... never passed the winter there ; while the Chinese , whom the maps made owners of the northern part , had no more connection with the island than consisted in occasional visits of their traders from the Amoor for the purpose of buying ...
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