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Page 61
... least of the angels and saints they boldly gave a share in the responsibility for the new land . How many times more ceremonial and more melodious , too , were their names than ours — “ el Pueblo de Reina de los Angeles sobre el río de ...
... least of the angels and saints they boldly gave a share in the responsibility for the new land . How many times more ceremonial and more melodious , too , were their names than ours — “ el Pueblo de Reina de los Angeles sobre el río de ...
Page 81
... desert sparrows . Gambel's quail crow in alarm and race with their queues of chicks into the heaps of ruins . Not least at home in these littered places are the small native 52 burros , once the prospectors ' indispensable pack -
... desert sparrows . Gambel's quail crow in alarm and race with their queues of chicks into the heaps of ruins . Not least at home in these littered places are the small native 52 burros , once the prospectors ' indispensable pack -
Page 101
... least within men's scale of time . The passengers , held within the same pattern as the pilot's for a few hours , expected to be , and were expected , on the ground at Lindbergh Field at a certain hour and minute of the day ; from that ...
... least within men's scale of time . The passengers , held within the same pattern as the pilot's for a few hours , expected to be , and were expected , on the ground at Lindbergh Field at a certain hour and minute of the day ; from that ...
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