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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Página 46
... taken , from the spot . Borrowing the innkeeper's pony , I rode forward to where the most noble marquis was , told him of my plight , and received anew the invitation to be at Kinrara on the 12th . " But , " continued he , " if you wish ...
... taken , from the spot . Borrowing the innkeeper's pony , I rode forward to where the most noble marquis was , told him of my plight , and received anew the invitation to be at Kinrara on the 12th . " But , " continued he , " if you wish ...
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... taken the field with his auxiliary force , and fixed his head quarters near the village of Saladas ; but he purposed to move en masse to Goya the moment he heard of the arrival of his VOL . III . E 74 THE CLYDE DETAINED , military ...
... taken the field with his auxiliary force , and fixed his head quarters near the village of Saladas ; but he purposed to move en masse to Goya the moment he heard of the arrival of his VOL . III . E 74 THE CLYDE DETAINED , military ...
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... taken the wrong sow by the ear . He still blustered , but the other members of the court rose in almost open rebellion against him ; and in the midst of their squabble we were desired to retire from the hall . In twenty minutes we were ...
... taken the wrong sow by the ear . He still blustered , but the other members of the court rose in almost open rebellion against him ; and in the midst of their squabble we were desired to retire from the hall . In twenty minutes we were ...
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... taken up , after my arrival , with the onerous duties which fell to my share in establish- ing our house ; but the very extent of business which we soon found ourselves doing naturally brought me into contact with most of the principal ...
... taken up , after my arrival , with the onerous duties which fell to my share in establish- ing our house ; but the very extent of business which we soon found ourselves doing naturally brought me into contact with most of the principal ...
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... some of the component ele- ments of social life as I found it on my settling at Buenos Ayres ; and the specimens I have given you may be taken as a fair sample of the whole . Your's , & c . W. P. R. LETTER LIV . W. P. R. to GENERAL MILLER .
... some of the component ele- ments of social life as I found it on my settling at Buenos Ayres ; and the specimens I have given you may be taken as a fair sample of the whole . Your's , & c . W. P. R. LETTER LIV . W. P. R. to GENERAL MILLER .
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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.