The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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Page 22
... hands to disinter the living . The wounded , as well as the sick who had escaped from the hospitals , were laid on the banks of the small river Guayra . They found no shelter but the foliage of trees . Beds , linen to dress the wounds ...
... hands to disinter the living . The wounded , as well as the sick who had escaped from the hospitals , were laid on the banks of the small river Guayra . They found no shelter but the foliage of trees . Beds , linen to dress the wounds ...
Page 25
... hands somewhat scorched . Here he saw clearly the whole of the danger to which his friends were exposed : the noise was such as almost prevented his being heard ; but he endeavoured , by calling and by gestures , to persuade them to ...
... hands somewhat scorched . Here he saw clearly the whole of the danger to which his friends were exposed : the noise was such as almost prevented his being heard ; but he endeavoured , by calling and by gestures , to persuade them to ...
Page 30
... hands . There was a group of prisoners near the pool of water , among whom were some old chiefs of a noble and reso- lute ... hand , after having laid it upon the heart and the lips , according to the manner of salutation , they gave and ...
... hands . There was a group of prisoners near the pool of water , among whom were some old chiefs of a noble and reso- lute ... hand , after having laid it upon the heart and the lips , according to the manner of salutation , they gave and ...
Page 31
... hands than those of his own people : within this protecting and dolorous grave he laid himself upon his back ; and his ... hand tremble , though the whole horror is not described . " CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , CALAMITIES . 31.
... hands than those of his own people : within this protecting and dolorous grave he laid himself upon his back ; and his ... hand tremble , though the whole horror is not described . " CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , CALAMITIES . 31.
Page 36
... hands from a brazen ewer . This finished , we seated ourselves at the table , which was simply a circular pewter tray , still called trapeza , placed upon a stool , and without cloth or other appendage . The dinner consisted generally ...
... hands from a brazen ewer . This finished , we seated ourselves at the table , which was simply a circular pewter tray , still called trapeza , placed upon a stool , and without cloth or other appendage . The dinner consisted generally ...
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