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Page xv
... leaves and flowers . Insects . Tree lizard , its habits . Bun- galow Lizard . Large Kites . Snakes , Cobra Manilla . Death of an officer from bite of carpet snake . Scorpions . Spiders . Child killed . Centipedes . Hornets and wasps ...
... leaves and flowers . Insects . Tree lizard , its habits . Bun- galow Lizard . Large Kites . Snakes , Cobra Manilla . Death of an officer from bite of carpet snake . Scorpions . Spiders . Child killed . Centipedes . Hornets and wasps ...
Page 20
... leaves of this diary , I find but little worth extracting . It is but a record of sunshine and storms , and of many sad reflections upon taking leave of all that was near or dear to me on earth . The journal of my first week on board ...
... leaves of this diary , I find but little worth extracting . It is but a record of sunshine and storms , and of many sad reflections upon taking leave of all that was near or dear to me on earth . The journal of my first week on board ...
Page 41
... leaves , and a real genuine Provence rose , which appeared to me doubly sweet . He had tied them up neatly on a painted stick ; and having thus intro- duced himself , he began to recommend , in very glowing terms , a young gentleman ...
... leaves , and a real genuine Provence rose , which appeared to me doubly sweet . He had tied them up neatly on a painted stick ; and having thus intro- duced himself , he began to recommend , in very glowing terms , a young gentleman ...
Page 62
... leaves home of a morning . The design of these chattees for holding water , and lifting it out of the tanks , reminded me of the earthen and bronze vases found at Pompeii and Herculaneum . The mode of drinking among the Hin- doos is ...
... leaves home of a morning . The design of these chattees for holding water , and lifting it out of the tanks , reminded me of the earthen and bronze vases found at Pompeii and Herculaneum . The mode of drinking among the Hin- doos is ...
Page 68
... leaves , and other filthy impuri- ties . Morewood has calculated that 16,500 pounds annually find their way into Great Britain ; but , of course , a large portion of this must be exported to the colonies , as it cannot be consumed as a ...
... leaves , and other filthy impuri- ties . Morewood has calculated that 16,500 pounds annually find their way into Great Britain ; but , of course , a large portion of this must be exported to the colonies , as it cannot be consumed as a ...
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