The West Indies and the Spanish MainHarper & brothers, 1860 - 381 oldal |
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29. oldal
... open house was his usual rule of life . But matters are much altered with him now . If he be a planter of the olden days , he will have passed through 30 JAMAICA HOSPITALITY . fire and water in his endeavors III JAMAICA-COUNTRY.
... open house was his usual rule of life . But matters are much altered with him now . If he be a planter of the olden days , he will have passed through 30 JAMAICA HOSPITALITY . fire and water in his endeavors III JAMAICA-COUNTRY.
30. oldal
... matters- " We send word to the people at home that we are very poor . They won't quite believe us , so they send out somebody to see . The somebody comes , a pleasant - mannered fellow , and we kill our little fatted calf for him ...
... matters- " We send word to the people at home that we are very poor . They won't quite believe us , so they send out somebody to see . The somebody comes , a pleasant - mannered fellow , and we kill our little fatted calf for him ...
45. oldal
... matter of course , and one walks upon that ; not a great beast sixteen hands high , requiring all manner of levers between its jaws , capricoling and prancing about , and giving a man a deal of work merely to keep his seat and look ...
... matter of course , and one walks upon that ; not a great beast sixteen hands high , requiring all manner of levers between its jaws , capricoling and prancing about , and giving a man a deal of work merely to keep his seat and look ...
47. oldal
Anthony Trollope. WEST INDIAN COOKERY . ، 47 This again is a matter of considerable importance , as , indeed , where is it not ? While in England we are all writing letters to the Times , ' to ascertain how closely we can copy the vices ...
Anthony Trollope. WEST INDIAN COOKERY . ، 47 This again is a matter of considerable importance , as , indeed , where is it not ? While in England we are all writing letters to the Times , ' to ascertain how closely we can copy the vices ...
49. oldal
... matter is settled between them . " I hope you dance quick dances , " a lady said to me . " Quick ! " I replied in my ignorance ; " has not one to go by the music in Jamaica ? " " Oh , you goose ! don't you know what quick dances are ? I ...
... matter is settled between them . " I hope you dance quick dances , " a lady said to me . " Quick ! " I replied in my ignorance ; " has not one to go by the music in Jamaica ? " " Oh , you goose ! don't you know what quick dances are ? I ...
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