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 207
... once more plunged the country into war , and necessitated the intervention of Brazil and the expulsion of the President . Close on this followed the Paraguayan struggle and the assassination of Flores . There have been four Presidents ...
... once more plunged the country into war , and necessitated the intervention of Brazil and the expulsion of the President . Close on this followed the Paraguayan struggle and the assassination of Flores . There have been four Presidents ...
Page 210
... once faced the colonists . In these circumstances the Albany people remembered that , in Tasmania and New South Wales , imperial money was once spent freely on convicts . And what excellent roads and bridges these depraved persons used ...
... once faced the colonists . In these circumstances the Albany people remembered that , in Tasmania and New South Wales , imperial money was once spent freely on convicts . And what excellent roads and bridges these depraved persons used ...
Page 280
... once in six months from home . They had abundance of leisure , not a great deal of care , and a chance of much profit . They lived above their offices , a small but happy community ; and a few successful shipments of produce from the ...
... once in six months from home . They had abundance of leisure , not a great deal of care , and a chance of much profit . They lived above their offices , a small but happy community ; and a few successful shipments of produce from the ...
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