Sketches and Adventures in Madeira, Portugal, and the Andalusias of SpainHarper & brothers, 1856 - 445 страници |
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... seats of the opulent merchants : and then for the indulgence of self - communion — that most useful of mental occupations - there are the ever- varying walks and rides along the shore of " the far- resounding sea , " or up to the ...
... seats of the opulent merchants : and then for the indulgence of self - communion — that most useful of mental occupations - there are the ever- varying walks and rides along the shore of " the far- resounding sea , " or up to the ...
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... quintas - among them ' Palheiro , " the country seat of the late Conde de Carvalho - and with groves of beautiful trees - not that it commanded a glorious view of the Disertas , 66 46 THE QUINTA AT CAMACHA . the promontory of Sao.
... quintas - among them ' Palheiro , " the country seat of the late Conde de Carvalho - and with groves of beautiful trees - not that it commanded a glorious view of the Disertas , 66 46 THE QUINTA AT CAMACHA . the promontory of Sao.
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... seat , have been balked forever , by what they might call a malicious Providence . Indeed I have heard of one instance of the recupera- tive or suggestive influence of the climate , which , but that it was well attested , I should ...
... seat , have been balked forever , by what they might call a malicious Providence . Indeed I have heard of one instance of the recupera- tive or suggestive influence of the climate , which , but that it was well attested , I should ...
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... seats ) , mingling the useful and the ornamental . The American Consul , Mr. March , had most of the grounds of his quinta covered with the vine . It is a pleasant little villa on the so - called " New Road , " about a mile from Funchal ...
... seats ) , mingling the useful and the ornamental . The American Consul , Mr. March , had most of the grounds of his quinta covered with the vine . It is a pleasant little villa on the so - called " New Road , " about a mile from Funchal ...
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... seats of the Blessed which Homer has described on all the charms of verse . " Sertorius , the same authority assures us , was so excited with this relation , that he conceived a strange desire to settle down in these peaceful islands ...
... seats of the Blessed which Homer has described on all the charms of verse . " Sertorius , the same authority assures us , was so excited with this relation , that he conceived a strange desire to settle down in these peaceful islands ...
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