Hints to Travellers in Portugal, Etc1852 - 88 pages |
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... direction . It is also in spring , more than at any other season , that the rivulets become torrents , and that the rivers swell so as to rise to an almost incredible height , overflowing their banks , and carrying every- thing before ...
... direction . It is also in spring , more than at any other season , that the rivulets become torrents , and that the rivers swell so as to rise to an almost incredible height , overflowing their banks , and carrying every- thing before ...
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... direction , whe- ther he roamed by the banks of the Lima , or traversed the valleys of the Minho ; or when gazing from some mountain on the broad Atlantic , and hearing its terrific roar in a tempest . Not , indeed , that Link is always ...
... direction , whe- ther he roamed by the banks of the Lima , or traversed the valleys of the Minho ; or when gazing from some mountain on the broad Atlantic , and hearing its terrific roar in a tempest . Not , indeed , that Link is always ...
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... direction of west to east , so that the traveller leaving Vianna not earlier than twelve o'clock , in the spring , may see the rays of the sun falling upon the mountains during the greater part of this ramble . It is believed that the ...
... direction of west to east , so that the traveller leaving Vianna not earlier than twelve o'clock , in the spring , may see the rays of the sun falling upon the mountains during the greater part of this ramble . It is believed that the ...
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... direction groves of chestnuts of great size , most of them being 20 to 24 feet in girth ; there are also many olive yards in this dis- trict , in the beauty of which district even the cattle participate , for they are sleek and ...
... direction groves of chestnuts of great size , most of them being 20 to 24 feet in girth ; there are also many olive yards in this dis- trict , in the beauty of which district even the cattle participate , for they are sleek and ...
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... direction of Gallizes and S. Ramão , if the fleecy clouds be sailing up its sides , half revealing their beauty . Coimbra to Sardão , and thence to Sta . Combadão over the Boialva Mountains , is a pleasant journey , especially if there ...
... direction of Gallizes and S. Ramão , if the fleecy clouds be sailing up its sides , half revealing their beauty . Coimbra to Sardão , and thence to Sta . Combadão over the Boialva Mountains , is a pleasant journey , especially if there ...
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