Around the World with General Grant: A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant, Ex-president of the United States, to Various Countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1979 : to which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History, Volume 1, Part 2American News Company, 1879 |
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Page 353
... English , French , Italian , Russian , or Greek origin . Here are many fine residences of Europeans . Our time is very fully en- We venture of the capi- gaged , and we make the most of our few days in Constanti- nople . We are told by ...
... English , French , Italian , Russian , or Greek origin . Here are many fine residences of Europeans . Our time is very fully en- We venture of the capi- gaged , and we make the most of our few days in Constanti- nople . We are told by ...
Page 373
... English - speaking nations so familiar with Venice that when on the Campo del Carmine we passed the residence of one Cristoforo Moro , some of us were even inclined to be- lieve that here Othello dwelt , and that in that gloomy first ...
... English - speaking nations so familiar with Venice that when on the Campo del Carmine we passed the residence of one Cristoforo Moro , some of us were even inclined to be- lieve that here Othello dwelt , and that in that gloomy first ...
Page 411
... English with precision , though slowly from want of practice , and when he wants a word seeks refuge in French . He shows , however , that he has a fair command of our vernacular . dan . MEETING WITH BISMARCK . " The general and I ...
... English with precision , though slowly from want of practice , and when he wants a word seeks refuge in French . He shows , however , that he has a fair command of our vernacular . dan . MEETING WITH BISMARCK . " The general and I ...
Page 451
... English , and he makes me understand " that such a thing as a horse's stumbling in Norway never happens . " What a delightful polo pony he would make , if only a little lighter . I am told that with a good horse I can go on at this ...
... English , and he makes me understand " that such a thing as a horse's stumbling in Norway never happens . " What a delightful polo pony he would make , if only a little lighter . I am told that with a good horse I can go on at this ...
Page 454
... English pride themselves on their names , and date the birth of their noble fami- lies to the Norman Conquest . He can date his to the time of Alfred . We could show you bonders , peasants , who have an absolute descent much farther ...
... English pride themselves on their names , and date the birth of their noble fami- lies to the Norman Conquest . He can date his to the time of Alfred . We could show you bonders , peasants , who have an absolute descent much farther ...
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