Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1967 |
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... person does on entering a railway carriage in India is to go to sleep . This I did , first having reconnoitered and found no district officer . The train ran from eight to ten miles an hour , and half the day was done when I reached a ...
... person does on entering a railway carriage in India is to go to sleep . This I did , first having reconnoitered and found no district officer . The train ran from eight to ten miles an hour , and half the day was done when I reached a ...
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... person is accompanied by a compact pen- portrait of his form , physiognomy and dress . The author does not give complete descrip- tions , but rapidly summarizes those salient points which would impress the beholder at a single glance ...
... person is accompanied by a compact pen- portrait of his form , physiognomy and dress . The author does not give complete descrip- tions , but rapidly summarizes those salient points which would impress the beholder at a single glance ...
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... person- ality . There is one body of men in the characterization of whom Tourguéneff is open to criticism . There ... person in a few sentences . Like everything else he puts into his works , the descriptions of scenery are but ...
... person- ality . There is one body of men in the characterization of whom Tourguéneff is open to criticism . There ... person in a few sentences . Like everything else he puts into his works , the descriptions of scenery are but ...
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Failure | 5 |
Chinese in Early Days The James OMeara 477 | 17 |
XE R Sill | 33 |
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