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... give a general idea of the country through which I passed - its value and productions , as they struck me when on the jour- ney . Many things appeared to me curious at the time , but they became latterly of no moment , such as the ...
... give a general idea of the country through which I passed - its value and productions , as they struck me when on the jour- ney . Many things appeared to me curious at the time , but they became latterly of no moment , such as the ...
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... give little rest and much shaking . This travel- ling in daytime only , and for comparatively short distances , gave me many opportunities of seeing the country , and of conversing with travellers and others , who gave me much useful ...
... give little rest and much shaking . This travel- ling in daytime only , and for comparatively short distances , gave me many opportunities of seeing the country , and of conversing with travellers and others , who gave me much useful ...
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... gives a home at once , but with no privacy beyond your bedroom ; it , however , gives the means of knowing what goes on in the world , and is the best for a young man - better than a hotel . There are , of course , two sides to all ...
... gives a home at once , but with no privacy beyond your bedroom ; it , however , gives the means of knowing what goes on in the world , and is the best for a young man - better than a hotel . There are , of course , two sides to all ...
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... give safety to the vessel . The time alone demands that this risk should be carefully considered . The Polar ex- peditions have cost lives and money far in excess of the objects attained , but this every- day danger does not excite the ...
... give safety to the vessel . The time alone demands that this risk should be carefully considered . The Polar ex- peditions have cost lives and money far in excess of the objects attained , but this every- day danger does not excite the ...
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... , and you place the fare in a box : if you have no change ring , and the driver gives it to you ; but remember he has to drive a pair of You enter horses in a thoroughfare ten times more crowded than the 4 AMERICAN NOTES .
... , and you place the fare in a box : if you have no change ring , and the driver gives it to you ; but remember he has to drive a pair of You enter horses in a thoroughfare ten times more crowded than the 4 AMERICAN NOTES .
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