 | 1850 - 1254 oldal
...stands, presents a bird's-eye view of roofs, packed so closely together, that the houses they cover arc innumerable ; while the sides of the surrounding hills...adobe building used as the Custom House, the American flagis flying. On the lower side is the Parker House Hotel. The Bay of San Francisco is black with... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - 1850 - 280 oldal
...came at last into the plaza, now dignified by the name of Portsmouth Square. It lies on the slant side of the hill, and from a high pole in front of a long...building used as the Custom House, the American flag was flying. On the lower side stood the Parker House—an ordinary frame house of about sixty feet... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1852 - 268 oldal
...returns were made to the United State-" authorities in 1831, it contained three hundred and sevea^pone individuals, and very few more resided in it up to...the lower side is the Parker House Hotel. The bay of Han Francisco is black with the hull* of ships, and a thick forest of masts intercept* the landscapes... | |
 | William Henry Wills - 1860 - 444 oldal
...Portsmouth-square. It lies on the slope of the hill ; and, from a high pole in front of a long one-story building, used as the Custom House, the American flag...landscapes of the opposite coast and the islet of Yerba Buena. Flags of all nations flutter in the breeze, and the smoke of three steamers is borne away... | |
 | William Henry Wills - 1860 - 464 oldal
...Portsmouth-square. It lies on the slope of the hill ; and, from a high pole in front of a long one-story building, used as the Custom House, the American flag...Hotel. The Bay of San Francisco is black with the hulk of ships, and a thick forest of masts intercepts the landscapes of the opposite coast and the... | |
 | William Henry WILLS (Miscellaneous Writer.) - 1860 - 456 oldal
...any especial nationality. la the midst is the plaza, now dignified by the name of. Portsmouth-square. It lies on the slope of the hill; and, from a high pole in front of a long one-story building, used as the Custom House, the American flag is flying. On the lower side is the Parker House... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - 1862 - 488 oldal
...came at last into the plaza, now dignified by the name of Portsmouth Square. It lies on the slant side of the hill, and from a high pole in front of a long...building used as the Custom House, the American flag was flying. On the lower side stood the Parker House—an ordinary frame house of about sixty feet... | |
 | Charles Augustus Keeler - 1902 - 168 oldal
...came at last into the plaza, now dignified by the name of Portsmouth Square. It lies on the slant side of the hill, and from a high pole in front of a long...building used as the Custom House, the American flag was flying. On the lower side stood the Parker House, an ordinary frame house of about sixty feet front... | |
 | Charles Augustus Keeler - 1902 - 162 oldal
...came at last into the plaza, now dignified by the name of Portsmouth Square. It lies on the slant side of the hill, and from a high pole in front of a long...building used as the Custom House, the American flag was flying. On the lower side stood the Parker House, an ordinary frame house of about sixty feet front—and... | |
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Malays armed with their everlasting creeses and others in whose embrowned and bearded visages it was impossible to recognize any especial nationality. We came at last into the plaza, now dignified by the name of Portsmouth Square. It lies on the slant... 