A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volume 2Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 - Canada |
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... mile long . I walked there to wit- ness the whole proceeding ; but when the body had been deposited in the vault I found , on my return , a vacant seat in one of the carriages , in which were two Americans , who went under the head of ...
... mile long . I walked there to wit- ness the whole proceeding ; but when the body had been deposited in the vault I found , on my return , a vacant seat in one of the carriages , in which were two Americans , who went under the head of ...
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... miles of forest composed entirely of oak . The road is repairing and levelling , preparatory to its being ... mile or 26 DIARY IN AMERICA .
... miles of forest composed entirely of oak . The road is repairing and levelling , preparatory to its being ... mile or 26 DIARY IN AMERICA .
Page 30
... miles on each side of the mouth of the river Thames the water is studded with these houses , which have , as may . be supposed , a very forlorn appearance , espe- cially as the top rail of the fences is generally above water , marking ...
... miles on each side of the mouth of the river Thames the water is studded with these houses , which have , as may . be supposed , a very forlorn appearance , espe- cially as the top rail of the fences is generally above water , marking ...
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... miles wading through swamps ; at others the land rose , and then it was clear and dry , and we could gallop under the oak trees . We continued till noon before we could arrive at the land in question , forcing our way through the woods ...
... miles wading through swamps ; at others the land rose , and then it was clear and dry , and we could gallop under the oak trees . We continued till noon before we could arrive at the land in question , forcing our way through the woods ...
Page 38
... mile across , are stores of English goods , sent there entirely for the supply of the Americans , by smugglers . There is also a row of tailors ' shops , for cloth is a very dear article in Ame- rica , and costs nearly double the price ...
... mile across , are stores of English goods , sent there entirely for the supply of the Americans , by smugglers . There is also a row of tailors ' shops , for cloth is a very dear article in Ame- rica , and costs nearly double the price ...
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