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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... passed , but the wealth passed away . Yet those who oftentimes plundered Panama could scarcely believe that the city was poor ; a city that saw so much gold must surely have some of it . Under any other people than the Spaniards the ...
... passed , but the wealth passed away . Yet those who oftentimes plundered Panama could scarcely believe that the city was poor ; a city that saw so much gold must surely have some of it . Under any other people than the Spaniards the ...
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... passed long enough time in Central America , or in Ecuador and Colombia , to learn about one - half of what has been told the reader in the preceding pages , he will undoubtedly have for the time being had enough of it . He will long ...
... passed long enough time in Central America , or in Ecuador and Colombia , to learn about one - half of what has been told the reader in the preceding pages , he will undoubtedly have for the time being had enough of it . He will long ...
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... passing from province to province . They were almost necessary on the part of the whites ; but at the same time no ... passed away , much to the benefit of the New Zealand of to - day , and still more to the future of these " insula ...
... passing from province to province . They were almost necessary on the part of the whites ; but at the same time no ... passed away , much to the benefit of the New Zealand of to - day , and still more to the future of these " insula ...
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