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Page 117
... appearance of a rut , or the least irregularity shows itself upon the surface . At every kilometre - which is a French meas- ure of distance in respect to roads - there was what John called a milestone . These stones were large and ...
... appearance of a rut , or the least irregularity shows itself upon the surface . At every kilometre - which is a French meas- ure of distance in respect to roads - there was what John called a milestone . These stones were large and ...
Page 121
... appearance of the inn and of the room in which our party was sitting was extremely rude and primitive , the bread and cheese and the milk were all very nice , and even Mrs. Morelle , when she came to taste them , said that she was glad ...
... appearance of the inn and of the room in which our party was sitting was extremely rude and primitive , the bread and cheese and the milk were all very nice , and even Mrs. Morelle , when she came to taste them , said that she was glad ...
Page 128
... appearance . They were lighted in every part by large and handsome lamps placed at regular in- tervals . Between the lamps were bouquets of flowers , and between these were a great number of very inviting looking dishes , placed ...
... appearance . They were lighted in every part by large and handsome lamps placed at regular in- tervals . Between the lamps were bouquets of flowers , and between these were a great number of very inviting looking dishes , placed ...
Page 144
... appearance of Mont St. Michel , and she admitted that it was much to be regret- ted that they had not been able to go and visit it . In the mean time the steamer was going on at a rapid rate away from the land , and out upon the wide ...
... appearance of Mont St. Michel , and she admitted that it was much to be regret- ted that they had not been able to go and visit it . In the mean time the steamer was going on at a rapid rate away from the land , and out upon the wide ...
Page 153
... appearance . The street . was narrow , and there were scarcely any carriages to be seen or heard in it . But upon the sidewalks , and even in the middle of the street , great numbers of gentlemen and ladies were seen walking to and fro ...
... appearance . The street . was narrow , and there were scarcely any carriages to be seen or heard in it . But upon the sidewalks , and even in the middle of the street , great numbers of gentlemen and ladies were seen walking to and fro ...
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Page 43 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 33 - Lord ivas with me and made all things easy, though my dear friend and I were separated one at one end of the town and the other at the other, and both under locks and bolts ; the said Davis swearing desperately that we should never come out nor see one another again all his time. And yet in two weeks' time he let me out again and her also.
Page 183 - Grimkie said that the best thing they could do would be to go and see the Castle of Mont Orgueil.
Page 193 - Florence established herself upon the sofa, and the two boys in arm-chairs near the fire, each with a large slice of bread and butter in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other, and their tumblers of milk on corners of the table within reach.
Page 69 - There was a large table in the middle of the room, with broad boxes filled with laces upon it, and other boxes in cases about the room.
Page 80 - ... strongly support Senator Mitchell's bill, S. 1639. The establishment of a Board such as is proposed in your bill is vitally necessary in the interest of military and commercial expansion of our national air power. If is an open secret that in the 1930's technological improvements placed German air power far in advance of that of any other nation in the world, and the stern necessity of mastering that power, rather than our own foresight, was the determining factor in World War II. Certainly,...