England to Calcutta, by the overland route, in 1845, by F.W. Simms, ed. by his son [F. Simms].Harrison and Sons, 1878 - 156 páginas |
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... to " refresh a memory , " often much called upon , or to " supply its place . " VICTORIA STREET , WESTMINSTER , October , 1877 . F. S. AUTHOR'S PREFACE . THE following pages were not written with EDITOR'S PREFACE . 9.
... to " refresh a memory , " often much called upon , or to " supply its place . " VICTORIA STREET , WESTMINSTER , October , 1877 . F. S. AUTHOR'S PREFACE . THE following pages were not written with EDITOR'S PREFACE . 9.
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... supply the want of agreeable occupation during the winter of 1861 , when living almost alone in an isolated residence in Devonshire . My diary , written day by day during the journey , was necessarily very brief , these pages ...
... supply the want of agreeable occupation during the winter of 1861 , when living almost alone in an isolated residence in Devonshire . My diary , written day by day during the journey , was necessarily very brief , these pages ...
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... supply of wines and spirits , I always considered it would have been fairer if the Peninsular and Oriental Company had charged a less amount of passage money , and then debited each person , as at an hotel , for whatever strong drinks ...
... supply of wines and spirits , I always considered it would have been fairer if the Peninsular and Oriental Company had charged a less amount of passage money , and then debited each person , as at an hotel , for whatever strong drinks ...
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... supply of milk from our only cow was made sufficient in quantity for the whole ship's com- pany . And lastly , I will merely name our farm yard , which was situated at the forepart of the lower deck . Here was our only cow , and in her ...
... supply of milk from our only cow was made sufficient in quantity for the whole ship's com- pany . And lastly , I will merely name our farm yard , which was situated at the forepart of the lower deck . Here was our only cow , and in her ...
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... supply of biscuits and cheese , & c . , in short , a repetition of the mid - day luncheon , was laid upon the table for such famish- ing creatures as could find space to stow any of it away . So ended the day , and very much like it was ...
... supply of biscuits and cheese , & c . , in short , a repetition of the mid - day luncheon , was laid upon the table for such famish- ing creatures as could find space to stow any of it away . So ended the day , and very much like it was ...
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England to Calcutta, by the overland route, in 1845, by F.W. Simms, ed. by ... Frederick Walter Simms Visualização integral - 1878 |
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