Letters on South America: Comprising Travels on the Banks of the Paraná and Rio de la Plata, Volume 3J. Murray, 1843 Collection of letters written to General William Miller, Field Marshall of Peru. |
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... admire the magnifi- cent site , and many of the fine buildings of that Edina , which her too partial devotees have called " Modern Athens . " The very ruins of Athens for- bid us , however , to identify her , as a city , with the ...
... admire the magnifi- cent site , and many of the fine buildings of that Edina , which her too partial devotees have called " Modern Athens . " The very ruins of Athens for- bid us , however , to identify her , as a city , with the ...
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... admire them , into the open country ; from thence frisking and basking and rolling down their waters , for a season , in the sun , they seek again their more favourite retreat - the shade . There were only wanting , in order to make the ...
... admire them , into the open country ; from thence frisking and basking and rolling down their waters , for a season , in the sun , they seek again their more favourite retreat - the shade . There were only wanting , in order to make the ...
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... admire even its architectural structure ; for some not over - skilful patcher of edifices dilapidated or of insufficient dimensions , has stuck on the feudal building two modern tenements , to answer as bar- racks , and built them ...
... admire even its architectural structure ; for some not over - skilful patcher of edifices dilapidated or of insufficient dimensions , has stuck on the feudal building two modern tenements , to answer as bar- racks , and built them ...
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... handsome . " On saying which , Don Felipe would comb his scanty hairs , admire himself in a pocket looking - glass , pull down his waistcoat , look at his boots , and strut 68 TUCKERMAN COMPLIMENTARY TO THE LADIES . across the room.
... handsome . " On saying which , Don Felipe would comb his scanty hairs , admire himself in a pocket looking - glass , pull down his waistcoat , look at his boots , and strut 68 TUCKERMAN COMPLIMENTARY TO THE LADIES . across the room.
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Abipon agreeable Andres Andresito APPENDIX arms army arrived Artigas Ascencion attack azotea Balcarce Banda Oriental battle of Chacabuco beautiful boat brother Buenos Ayreans Buenos Ayres Cabildo Cabral cacique called Campbell capital Captain carnival Chacabuco Chile Chili Colonel commanded commenced Correntinos Corrientes despatch dinner Don Antonio Don Ysidoro Doña Mariquita enemy England English Escalada Fair father favourite foreign friends gallant gauchos gentleman Government governor Goya head honour horses hour Indians inhabitants José ladies London looked Manuel de Sarratea married Maypo ment Mexias MILLER Miss Postlethwaite Monte Video never occasion officers Oromi Paraguay party passed patriots Peru poor province Pueyrredon Quinta residence Riglos River Plate Rolon royalists San Martin Santa Fé Sarratea sister society Soler South America Spaniards Spanish street Talcahuano tertulias tion took town Tuckerman Upper Peru vessel W. P. R. LETTER whole
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Página 129 - Coro Sean eternos los laureles Que supimos conseguir; Coronados de gloria vivamos, O juremos con gloria morir...
Página 128 - ... a salute was fired from the guns of the fort ; and the children of the various schools, all neatly dressed, assembled in the plaza, where they were formed round the
Página 129 - Old, mortales, el grito Sagrado Libertad ! Libertad ! Libertad ! Old el ruido de rotas Cadenas Ved entrono la noble igualdad!
Página 215 - He could not persuade himself that it was not a continuation of his dreams.