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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... Leave Corrientes for good , and arrive in Buenos Ayres · LETTER LII . W. P. R. TO GENERAL MILLER . I am established at Buenos Ayres - Then in a palmy state- Don Antonio de Escalada - His Wife and Family - The two young Escaladas - San ...
... Leave Corrientes for good , and arrive in Buenos Ayres · LETTER LII . W. P. R. TO GENERAL MILLER . I am established at Buenos Ayres - Then in a palmy state- Don Antonio de Escalada - His Wife and Family - The two young Escaladas - San ...
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... The late Royal Tour - Loyalty of the Scotch - Beauties of the Tay - Six Weeks ' Work - Leaving the River Mersey - The River cleared - Arrived at Maldonado - Monte Video - Arrival at Buenos Ayres 212 vi CONTENTS . LETTER LX . J. P. R. TO.
... The late Royal Tour - Loyalty of the Scotch - Beauties of the Tay - Six Weeks ' Work - Leaving the River Mersey - The River cleared - Arrived at Maldonado - Monte Video - Arrival at Buenos Ayres 212 vi CONTENTS . LETTER LX . J. P. R. TO.
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... with their northern brethren of the hills , except that they were both owners of land . As I drove from door to door , leaving my card , and some friend's certificate that I was entitled AULD REEKIE NOT ATHENS . 23 to a dinner ,
... with their northern brethren of the hills , except that they were both owners of land . As I drove from door to door , leaving my card , and some friend's certificate that I was entitled AULD REEKIE NOT ATHENS . 23 to a dinner ,
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... Leaving the question of its military insignificance out of the case , I was sorry not to be able to admire even its architectural structure ; for some not over - skilful patcher of edifices dilapidated or of insufficient dimensions ...
... Leaving the question of its military insignificance out of the case , I was sorry not to be able to admire even its architectural structure ; for some not over - skilful patcher of edifices dilapidated or of insufficient dimensions ...
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... leaving Glasgow , I visited all our other great manufacturing towns - Manchester , Leeds , Halifax , Rochdale , Blackburn , as well as those in the West of England . In all I found sleepless industry ever at work , waking ingenuity ...
... leaving Glasgow , I visited all our other great manufacturing towns - Manchester , Leeds , Halifax , Rochdale , Blackburn , as well as those in the West of England . In all I found sleepless industry ever at work , waking ingenuity ...
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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.