Voyage to Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Passage round Cape Horn; Lima; Washington IslandsJ.P. Haven, 1831 |
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... looking Brazilian , with bare neck , chest , and feet , and a high crowned grass hat , sat beside me smoking his cigar ; while four stout , muscular negroes , clad in loose drawers only , pulled the oars . The manner of rowing is ...
... looking Brazilian , with bare neck , chest , and feet , and a high crowned grass hat , sat beside me smoking his cigar ; while four stout , muscular negroes , clad in loose drawers only , pulled the oars . The manner of rowing is ...
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... looking people , and from an occasional glance from a chariot in passing , or peep from an upper window , I should say some of the ladies , at least , are handsome . Females of the higher classes are seldom seen walking in the streets ...
... looking people , and from an occasional glance from a chariot in passing , or peep from an upper window , I should say some of the ladies , at least , are handsome . Females of the higher classes are seldom seen walking in the streets ...
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... , had delightful conversations on topics with which " a stranger intermeddleth not . " He is an uncommonly fine looking man , with no- ble and benignant expression of countenance , and 70 DINNER ON of high honor in the service .
... , had delightful conversations on topics with which " a stranger intermeddleth not . " He is an uncommonly fine looking man , with no- ble and benignant expression of countenance , and 70 DINNER ON of high honor in the service .
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... looking prince imperial — while a sister would have borne the palm for beauty from the princess of her age . The dresses of all three were elegant ; but neat and simple . The boy wore a spencer of mazarine blue silk , with white under ...
... looking prince imperial — while a sister would have borne the palm for beauty from the princess of her age . The dresses of all three were elegant ; but neat and simple . The boy wore a spencer of mazarine blue silk , with white under ...
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... looking and polished man , of superior talent and much lite- rary and scientific attainment . He was recently a member of the ministry at home , and in his visit to Rio is clothed for a special object in relation to the French claims ...
... looking and polished man , of superior talent and much lite- rary and scientific attainment . He was recently a member of the ministry at home , and in his visit to Rio is clothed for a special object in relation to the French claims ...
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admiration anchor appearance Aracaty beach beauty board the Guerriere boat Botafogo Brazil Callao Cape Cape Henry CAPE HORN Captain Finch centre character chief cloth cocoanut Commodore Thompson crew dark dear H deck delightful distance door dress emperor entrance exhibited feel feet Flamengo front gaze groves Hapas happy harbor head heart hills imperial interest kind land LETTER light Lima lofty manner ment miles morning mountains native neat night noble Nukuhiva o'clock officers Organ mountains ornamented palace party passed persons Peru Praya prayer present principal residence rich Rio de Janiero Robert Otway round sail Sandwich Islands scarce scene scenery seated seen shore side sight splendid square street tabu Taiohae Taipiis Taua thing thought throne tion tribe Tudor U. S. ship Guerriere Uapou valley Valparaiso various Vincennes voyage walls WASHINGTON ISLANDS whole wild