Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... surface of the water . The cries of the Indian drew together a crowd of spectators . This unfortunate man was first seen seeking , with astonishing presence of mind , for a knife which he had in his pocket . Not being able to find it ...
... surface of the water . The cries of the Indian drew together a crowd of spectators . This unfortunate man was first seen seeking , with astonishing presence of mind , for a knife which he had in his pocket . Not being able to find it ...
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... surface of the water , dragging the dead body to an island opposite the port . A great number of the inhabitants of Angostura witnessed this melancholy spec- tacle . The crocodile , owing to the structure of its larynx , of the hyoïdal ...
... surface of the water , dragging the dead body to an island opposite the port . A great number of the inhabitants of Angostura witnessed this melancholy spec- tacle . The crocodile , owing to the structure of its larynx , of the hyoïdal ...
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... surface of land , still more alimentary substance than the sago - tree . * I dwell much on these divisions of the great and fine families of palms according to the distribution of the species : 1st , in dry places , or inland plains ...
... surface of land , still more alimentary substance than the sago - tree . * I dwell much on these divisions of the great and fine families of palms according to the distribution of the species : 1st , in dry places , or inland plains ...
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... surface to establish their aërial cloisters in the country of Treves , in Germany ; but the bishops opposed these extravagant and perilous enterprises . ( Mosheim , Instit . Hist . Eccles . , p . 192. ) See Humboldt's Views of Nature ...
... surface to establish their aërial cloisters in the country of Treves , in Germany ; but the bishops opposed these extravagant and perilous enterprises . ( Mosheim , Instit . Hist . Eccles . , p . 192. ) See Humboldt's Views of Nature ...
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... surface . The savannahs to the east and south are almost uninhabited ; we find there only the solitary missions of Belem , Tumu- remo , Tupuquen , Puedpa , and Santa Clara . It were to be wished that the spots preferred for cultivation ...
... surface . The savannahs to the east and south are almost uninhabited ; we find there only the solitary missions of Belem , Tumu- remo , Tupuquen , Puedpa , and Santa Clara . It were to be wished that the spots preferred for cultivation ...
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