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... followed and the ex- traordinary scientific data resulting given to the world . In this vicinity an eighth wonder of the world was discovered and explored- " The Valley of Ten Thou- sand Smokes , " a vast area of steaming , spouting ...
... followed and the ex- traordinary scientific data resulting given to the world . In this vicinity an eighth wonder of the world was discovered and explored- " The Valley of Ten Thou- sand Smokes , " a vast area of steaming , spouting ...
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... followed the westbound section lines , along that invisible lane binding the Nation , through the " uninterrupted navi- gable ocean that comes to the threshold of every man's door . " Early the following morning we were off for Cheyenne ...
... followed the westbound section lines , along that invisible lane binding the Nation , through the " uninterrupted navi- gable ocean that comes to the threshold of every man's door . " Early the following morning we were off for Cheyenne ...
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... followed the Mail to its far- thest outpost ; had shared its joys and some of its dangers ; and we felt , after the manner of the Romans , that per- chance we could join the Mail pilot in his proud boast , Civis aerius sum— “ I am a ...
... followed the Mail to its far- thest outpost ; had shared its joys and some of its dangers ; and we felt , after the manner of the Romans , that per- chance we could join the Mail pilot in his proud boast , Civis aerius sum— “ I am a ...
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... followed I came into more intimate contact with the life of Bogotá . Of its many distinguishing fea- tures , none is more attractive than the elegance of its Spanish . My own vernac- ular , picked up mainly from the Indians and mule ...
... followed I came into more intimate contact with the life of Bogotá . Of its many distinguishing fea- tures , none is more attractive than the elegance of its Spanish . My own vernac- ular , picked up mainly from the Indians and mule ...
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... followed the capture of a city in medieval days . The free - lancers of the victorious Imperial army celebrated their victory outside the walls , and each Whitsuntide participants in the city pageant commemorate the occasion in this ...
... followed the capture of a city in medieval days . The free - lancers of the victorious Imperial army celebrated their victory outside the walls , and each Whitsuntide participants in the city pageant commemorate the occasion in this ...
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Page 72 - Yet to be come at by the breeze; He did not cease, but cooed and cooed, And somewhat pensively he wooed; He sang of love, with quiet blending, Slow to begin and never ending; Of serious faith and inward glee, That was the song, the song for me.
Page 306 - dust. The worldly hope men set their hearts upon Turns ashes, or it prospers ; and anon, Like snow upon the desert's dusty face, Lighting a little hour or two, is gone.
Page 67 - I heard a stock-dove sing or say His homely tale, this very day; His voice was buried among trees, Yet to be come at by the breeze; He did not cease, but cooed and cooed, And somewhat pensively he wooed; He sang of love, with quiet blending, Slow to begin and never ending; Of serious faith and inward glee, That was the song, the song for me.
Page 174 - Paracelsus": Are there not . . . dear Michal, Two points in the adventure of a diver, One—when, a beggar, he prepares to plunge. One—when, a prince, he rises with his pearl? The
Page 304 - with whom a thousand years are as one day and one day as a thousand years—
Page 549 - and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate can e'er return.
Page 571 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out"; and
Page 457 - of the National Geographic Society by the first of the month to affect the following month's issue. For instance, if you desire the address changed for your May number, the Society should be notified of your new address not later than April first.
Page 191 - To enjoy true happiness, we must travel into a very far country, and even out of ourselves, for the Pearl we seek for is
Page 611 - summit was ever seen, we took the liberty of giving it a name. It will appear on our maps as Mount Logan, in honor of Sir William E. Logan, founder and long director of the Geological Survey of Canada.