The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 pages |
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... lights --- the bright stars in the blue depths of the unfathomable . sky - and so pure is the atmosphere , that one can ... light but seldom seen in the West . The sun glows with such an intense heat that , aided by the tropical showers ...
... lights --- the bright stars in the blue depths of the unfathomable . sky - and so pure is the atmosphere , that one can ... light but seldom seen in the West . The sun glows with such an intense heat that , aided by the tropical showers ...
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... lights of sunset play amidst their gloomy rocks and sheltered ravines , while the noon - day clouds cast passing shadows on the lovely scene . " Without further introduction I must now ask the reader to accompany me in imagination to ...
... lights of sunset play amidst their gloomy rocks and sheltered ravines , while the noon - day clouds cast passing shadows on the lovely scene . " Without further introduction I must now ask the reader to accompany me in imagination to ...
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... lights which opened and enhanced to my wondering gaze an entirely new panorama of quaint oriental life . " " On either side were shops , each one with its long black , red or gold signboard , with the proprietor's " honourable name ...
... lights which opened and enhanced to my wondering gaze an entirely new panorama of quaint oriental life . " " On either side were shops , each one with its long black , red or gold signboard , with the proprietor's " honourable name ...
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... light flannel suit , I descended to the dining - room , and did ample justice to the many courses that were served . Then finding it unpleasantly warm indoors , and wishing to further explore this " Model settlement , " I lit a cigar ...
... light flannel suit , I descended to the dining - room , and did ample justice to the many courses that were served . Then finding it unpleasantly warm indoors , and wishing to further explore this " Model settlement , " I lit a cigar ...
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... light , and adorned , not only by exquisite tropical plants and flowers , but also by numbers of fair and faultlessly - dressed ladies , sauntering to and fro in their varied costumes between the shady groves , where the fragrant air ...
... light , and adorned , not only by exquisite tropical plants and flowers , but also by numbers of fair and faultlessly - dressed ladies , sauntering to and fro in their varied costumes between the shady groves , where the fragrant air ...
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