Memoirs of General Miller: In the Service of the Republic of Peru, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829 - Peru |
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... producing , for the instruction of the general reader , and even the learned , an accurate , interesting , and highly amusing account of the Animal Economy . " — Jameson's Philosophical Journal . 102 . CONVERSATIONS on MYTHOLOGY In 1 ...
... producing , for the instruction of the general reader , and even the learned , an accurate , interesting , and highly amusing account of the Animal Economy . " — Jameson's Philosophical Journal . 102 . CONVERSATIONS on MYTHOLOGY In 1 ...
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... produced the most beneficial effects amongst his followers , and obtained for him the love of his soldiers , and the re- spect and admiration of even those opposed to him . Olañeta spared no means in Potosi to augment his forces . He ...
... produced the most beneficial effects amongst his followers , and obtained for him the love of his soldiers , and the re- spect and admiration of even those opposed to him . Olañeta spared no means in Potosi to augment his forces . He ...
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... produced by cold severity , which , if once allowed to relax , is not replaced by any equivalent resulting from mere re- spect and habits of obedience . Light and contrary winds prevailed ; the transports were dull sailers , and there ...
... produced by cold severity , which , if once allowed to relax , is not replaced by any equivalent resulting from mere re- spect and habits of obedience . Light and contrary winds prevailed ; the transports were dull sailers , and there ...
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... produce herbage for cattle in consequence of being moistened by the garuas , or heavy mists , that prevail during the greater part of the year . The town is half a league from the sea . There is a tremendous surf on the bar at the ...
... produce herbage for cattle in consequence of being moistened by the garuas , or heavy mists , that prevail during the greater part of the year . The town is half a league from the sea . There is a tremendous surf on the bar at the ...
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... produced for the patriots many advantages , besides discouraging others from giving false intelligence . At midnight , on the 7th , Miller entered Carabeli . The Spanish authorities were displaced , and patriot successors named ...
... produced for the patriots many advantages , besides discouraging others from giving false intelligence . At midnight , on the 7th , Miller entered Carabeli . The Spanish authorities were displaced , and patriot successors named ...
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