Letters on South America: Comprising Travels on the Banks of the Paraná and Rio de la Plata, Volume 2J. Murray, 1843 - Argentina Collection of letters written to General William Miller, Field Marshall of Peru. |
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... turned ; her step was elastic , her dancing perfection ; and al- together she deserved to be , as she always was , pronounced to be a very fine girl . I have begun by hastily delineating the external DONA ROSITA . 5 appearance of the ...
... turned ; her step was elastic , her dancing perfection ; and al- together she deserved to be , as she always was , pronounced to be a very fine girl . I have begun by hastily delineating the external DONA ROSITA . 5 appearance of the ...
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... turning the balance in favour of Don Antonio . Be that as it may , there seemed to lie an insu- perable barrier between the union of Francisco Duval and Rosa Gonzalez , and the general rumour was current that she was to be married to ...
... turning the balance in favour of Don Antonio . Be that as it may , there seemed to lie an insu- perable barrier between the union of Francisco Duval and Rosa Gonzalez , and the general rumour was current that she was to be married to ...
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... turned in three minutes with his fiddle . He proved to be the most perfect adept at Scotch reels and highland airs ( some of which by - the - bye are not at all unlike the South Ame- rican tristes ) that ever delighted my ears ; and ...
... turned in three minutes with his fiddle . He proved to be the most perfect adept at Scotch reels and highland airs ( some of which by - the - bye are not at all unlike the South Ame- rican tristes ) that ever delighted my ears ; and ...
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... all before it : he turned round and round , threw down his fiddle , flourished his fiddlestick in the air , huzzaed , and gave way to an extravagant delirium of national THE SCOTCH FIDDLER . 13 buoyancy as he witnessed ,
... all before it : he turned round and round , threw down his fiddle , flourished his fiddlestick in the air , huzzaed , and gave way to an extravagant delirium of national THE SCOTCH FIDDLER . 13 buoyancy as he witnessed ,
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... turned out , and our friend the Captain stood at its head . Gonzalez and Duval were placed in front , Captain M'Dougall and our capataz at their side , and my brother and myself left our cottage at the same moment that we saw the ...
... turned out , and our friend the Captain stood at its head . Gonzalez and Duval were placed in front , Captain M'Dougall and our capataz at their side , and my brother and myself left our cottage at the same moment that we saw the ...
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