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Page 10
... looked as if they had been the companions of their banishment . Their countenances appeared strongly marked with the pious character of resignation , over which were to be seen a sweetness , and corrected animation , expressive of the ...
... looked as if they had been the companions of their banishment . Their countenances appeared strongly marked with the pious character of resignation , over which were to be seen a sweetness , and corrected animation , expressive of the ...
Page 16
... looked ironbound all along shore . To the east , upon an elevated point of land , are two noble light houses , of very beautiful construction , which I shall have occasion to describe hereafter . At some little distance , we saw ...
... looked ironbound all along shore . To the east , upon an elevated point of land , are two noble light houses , of very beautiful construction , which I shall have occasion to describe hereafter . At some little distance , we saw ...
Page 17
... looked pale and agitated upon each other , like a timid and terrified flock of sheep upon the approach of a noisy and vo- racious cur ... It turned out , however , that mere curiosity , excited by the display of English co- lours , had ...
... looked pale and agitated upon each other , like a timid and terrified flock of sheep upon the approach of a noisy and vo- racious cur ... It turned out , however , that mere curiosity , excited by the display of English co- lours , had ...
Page 19
... I heard a sound re- sembling the pattering of some web - footed bird , in the act of climbing up the miry side of a pond . I looked down upon the feet of this bonny lassie , 20 HOTEL DE LA PAIX . and found that their c 2.
... I heard a sound re- sembling the pattering of some web - footed bird , in the act of climbing up the miry side of a pond . I looked down upon the feet of this bonny lassie , 20 HOTEL DE LA PAIX . and found that their c 2.
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... looked clean , happy , and sprightly . This is the principal town of the province of Caux , the women of which dress their heads in a very peculiar , and , in my humble opinion , unbe- coming manner . I made a hasty sketch of one of ...
... looked clean , happy , and sprightly . This is the principal town of the province of Caux , the women of which dress their heads in a very peculiar , and , in my humble opinion , unbe- coming manner . I made a hasty sketch of one of ...
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