The West Indies and the Spanish MainHarper & brothers, 1860 - 381 oldal |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 74 találatból.
13. oldal
... England is concerned , for the surrounding islands and territories . And here lies our flag - ship ; and here we maintain a commodore , a dock - yard , a naval hospital , a pile of invalided anchors , and all the usual 66 14 PORT ROYAL ...
... England is concerned , for the surrounding islands and territories . And here lies our flag - ship ; and here we maintain a commodore , a dock - yard , a naval hospital , a pile of invalided anchors , and all the usual 66 14 PORT ROYAL ...
25. oldal
... England which is so predominant a characteristic of the white inhabitants of the West Indies . At the inns , as at the private houses , the household servants are almost always black . The manners of these people are to a stranger very ...
... England which is so predominant a characteristic of the white inhabitants of the West Indies . At the inns , as at the private houses , the household servants are almost always black . The manners of these people are to a stranger very ...
27. oldal
... England . Some things are considerably cheaper than with us , and some much , very much dearer . A pair of excellent duck trousers , if I may be excused for allud- ing to them , cost me eighteen shillings when made to or- der . Whereas ...
... England . Some things are considerably cheaper than with us , and some much , very much dearer . A pair of excellent duck trousers , if I may be excused for allud- ing to them , cost me eighteen shillings when made to or- der . Whereas ...
28. oldal
... England . Many also are Roman Catholics . Their sing- ing - classes are constantly to be heard as one walks through the streets . No religion is worth anything to them which does not offer the allurement of some excitement . Very little ...
... England . Many also are Roman Catholics . Their sing- ing - classes are constantly to be heard as one walks through the streets . No religion is worth anything to them which does not offer the allurement of some excitement . Very little ...
31. oldal
... England or in Ireland is filled , with potatoes and cabbages , or other vegetables similarly uninteresting in their growth ; but contain cocoa - nut trees , breadfruit - trees , oranges , mangoes , limes , plantains , jack fruit , sour ...
... England or in Ireland is filled , with potatoes and cabbages , or other vegetables similarly uninteresting in their growth ; but contain cocoa - nut trees , breadfruit - trees , oranges , mangoes , limes , plantains , jack fruit , sour ...
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