East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 6
... face from one side of the coin , cuts out the silver , fills up the cavity with baser metal , and resets the face in a way that makes it difficult for any but trained eyes to detect the fraud . So So widely has this practice obtained ...
... face from one side of the coin , cuts out the silver , fills up the cavity with baser metal , and resets the face in a way that makes it difficult for any but trained eyes to detect the fraud . So So widely has this practice obtained ...
Page 13
... face and quaint womanly manner , the love - lorn lord , patient to the last , under the tyranny of his truculent retainer . But the small boy was simply sublime , and should be heard of here- after on a wider stage . When we took our ...
... face and quaint womanly manner , the love - lorn lord , patient to the last , under the tyranny of his truculent retainer . But the small boy was simply sublime , and should be heard of here- after on a wider stage . When we took our ...
Page 31
... face to face with him , and report the result of their observations in England . The British Minister , touched by this mixture of simplicity A PERSONAL EPISODE IN HISTORY . 31.
... face to face with him , and report the result of their observations in England . The British Minister , touched by this mixture of simplicity A PERSONAL EPISODE IN HISTORY . 31.
Page 32
... face a memento of the terrible night . Within four years of these events the inevitable end had come . The power of the Tycoon had crumbled to pieces . The Mikado was restored to actual authority ; the feudal system 32 EAST BY WEST .
... face a memento of the terrible night . Within four years of these events the inevitable end had come . The power of the Tycoon had crumbled to pieces . The Mikado was restored to actual authority ; the feudal system 32 EAST BY WEST .
Page 49
... face , and in the pervading limpness of his bearing . Amongst the experiences crowded into his yet young life was a brief sojourn on an English man - of - war . He had , he be- lieved , permanently gained his sea - legs on this cruise ...
... face , and in the pervading limpness of his bearing . Amongst the experiences crowded into his yet young life was a brief sojourn on an English man - of - war . He had , he be- lieved , permanently gained his sea - legs on this cruise ...
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