Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume 1Saunders and Otley, 1838 - 239 pages |
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Page 19
... and had never seen a Portuguese man - of - war : I concluded that she had never looked for them , and asked the favour of her to stand by my side for one half hour . She did so , and saw three . I strongly THE VOYAGE . 19.
... and had never seen a Portuguese man - of - war : I concluded that she had never looked for them , and asked the favour of her to stand by my side for one half hour . She did so , and saw three . I strongly THE VOYAGE . 19.
Page 52
... favour , and the controversy ended in a manner the most honourable to both parties ; in a reciprocation of hearty good - will . During the invasion of Louisiana by the British Mr. Livingston took a prominent part in the defence of the ...
... favour , and the controversy ended in a manner the most honourable to both parties ; in a reciprocation of hearty good - will . During the invasion of Louisiana by the British Mr. Livingston took a prominent part in the defence of the ...
Page 56
... favour of Mr. Van Buren was accounted for by many from the natural bias of the first family in the state of New- York in favour of the first president furnished by that state ; but there is no reason to find any such cause . The ...
... favour of Mr. Van Buren was accounted for by many from the natural bias of the first family in the state of New- York in favour of the first president furnished by that state ; but there is no reason to find any such cause . The ...
Page 103
... favoured ones . We ascended to the guide's house , and surveyed the extraordinary costume in which we were to make the expedition . Stout socks and shoes ( but I would recommend ladies to go shod as usual ) , thick cotton garments ...
... favoured ones . We ascended to the guide's house , and surveyed the extraordinary costume in which we were to make the expedition . Stout socks and shoes ( but I would recommend ladies to go shod as usual ) , thick cotton garments ...
Page 109
... favour of the third reading of the Gag Bill , and of a fresh breaking out of the dreadful Creek war in Georgia ; but now that that atrocious bill has long been thrown out , and the Creek war ended ( though with grievous suffering and ...
... favour of the third reading of the Gag Bill , and of a fresh breaking out of the dreadful Creek war in Georgia ; but now that that atrocious bill has long been thrown out , and the Creek war ended ( though with grievous suffering and ...
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