My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideGregg, 1969 - 916 pages |
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Page 281
... month I returned to Barra , and after some months of almost constant wet weather went to a plantation in the Amazon above Barra for two months , where I made a tolerable collection , while my brother went to Serpa , lower down on the ...
... month I returned to Barra , and after some months of almost constant wet weather went to a plantation in the Amazon above Barra for two months , where I made a tolerable collection , while my brother went to Serpa , lower down on the ...
Page 341
... months hence there will be work for Mr. Stevens.1 " Sir James Brooke is here . I have called on him . He received me most cordially , and offered me every assistance at Sarawak . I shall go there next , as the missionary does not go to ...
... months hence there will be work for Mr. Stevens.1 " Sir James Brooke is here . I have called on him . He received me most cordially , and offered me every assistance at Sarawak . I shall go there next , as the missionary does not go to ...
Page 388
... months before their plumage arrived at perfection , when they were accustomed to congregate together and could be more easily obtained . This proved to be correct , for it was about four months after my arrival at Dobbo that I obtained ...
... months before their plumage arrived at perfection , when they were accustomed to congregate together and could be more easily obtained . This proved to be correct , for it was about four months after my arrival at Dobbo that I obtained ...
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