A Summary View of America: Comprising a Description of the Face of the Country, and of Several of the Principal Cities; and Remarks on the Social, Moral and Political Character of the People: Being the Result of Observations and Enquiries During a Journey in the United StatesT. Cadell, 1824 - 503 pages |
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... white froth . The rocks on each side rise in several parts perpendicularly to the height of one hundred and fifty or two hun- dred feet in other parts , the swell is gradual : in all , timber is abundant . There are two or three ...
... white froth . The rocks on each side rise in several parts perpendicularly to the height of one hundred and fifty or two hun- dred feet in other parts , the swell is gradual : in all , timber is abundant . There are two or three ...
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... white . The valley into which I had now en- tered was uncultivated to a great extent , and destitute of beauty . I made my way to Char- lottesville where fine scenery again claims the notice of the traveller . But it seems unneces- sary ...
... white . The valley into which I had now en- tered was uncultivated to a great extent , and destitute of beauty . I made my way to Char- lottesville where fine scenery again claims the notice of the traveller . But it seems unneces- sary ...
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... white and tawny . How much did I regret while walking in Richmond , that a place which from its site might have been made conspicuously beautiful , should be so formal , dull and heavy ! Had the streets been planned , so as to take ...
... white and tawny . How much did I regret while walking in Richmond , that a place which from its site might have been made conspicuously beautiful , should be so formal , dull and heavy ! Had the streets been planned , so as to take ...
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... white - washed cottages with patches of garden ground , and honeysuckles and roses twined around the little porch , we see plain wooden houses , where nothing beyond bare convenience has been attended to . Some , perhaps most , are ...
... white - washed cottages with patches of garden ground , and honeysuckles and roses twined around the little porch , we see plain wooden houses , where nothing beyond bare convenience has been attended to . Some , perhaps most , are ...
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... white , and seem to take pleasure in showing the utmost good hu- mour and hilarity to the gentlemen who stop to chat with them . This custom has in it some- thing of a patriarchal or oriental character , es- pecially in Virginia , where ...
... white , and seem to take pleasure in showing the utmost good hu- mour and hilarity to the gentlemen who stop to chat with them . This custom has in it some- thing of a patriarchal or oriental character , es- pecially in Virginia , where ...
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