A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volume 2Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 - Canada |
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Page 16
... severe ob- servations on duelling , would stop the practice . " Well , I reckon three days , or thereabouts , " replied the man . I am afraid that the man was not far out in his calculation . Virginia , Missisippi , Louisiana , and now ...
... severe ob- servations on duelling , would stop the practice . " Well , I reckon three days , or thereabouts , " replied the man . I am afraid that the man was not far out in his calculation . Virginia , Missisippi , Louisiana , and now ...
Page 48
... severely taxed , as we lie upon our cloaks and buffalo skins at the front of our tents . There certainly is a charm in this wild sort of life , which wins upon people the more they practise it ; nor can it be wondered at : our wants are ...
... severely taxed , as we lie upon our cloaks and buffalo skins at the front of our tents . There certainly is a charm in this wild sort of life , which wins upon people the more they practise it ; nor can it be wondered at : our wants are ...
Page 49
... severely taxed , as we lie upon our cloaks and buffalo skins at the front of our tents . There certainly is a charm in this wild sort of life , which wins upon people the more they practise it ; nor can it be wondered at : our wants are ...
... severely taxed , as we lie upon our cloaks and buffalo skins at the front of our tents . There certainly is a charm in this wild sort of life , which wins upon people the more they practise it ; nor can it be wondered at : our wants are ...
Page 72
... The air is pure , and the winters , although severe , are dry and bracing ; very different from , and more healthy than those every one dwelt upon the beauty of the winter , of the Eastern States . At Prairie du Chien 72 DIARY IN AMERICA .
... The air is pure , and the winters , although severe , are dry and bracing ; very different from , and more healthy than those every one dwelt upon the beauty of the winter , of the Eastern States . At Prairie du Chien 72 DIARY IN AMERICA .
Page 73
... The air is pure , and the winters , although severe , are dry and bracing ; very different from , and more healthy than those every one dwelt upon the beauty of the winter , of the Eastern States . At Prairie du Chien 72 DIARY IN AMERICA .
... The air is pure , and the winters , although severe , are dry and bracing ; very different from , and more healthy than those every one dwelt upon the beauty of the winter , of the Eastern States . At Prairie du Chien 72 DIARY IN AMERICA .
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