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Page 38
The breeze continued all the afternoon , and at dark we were off the islands of
Nancital , having been all day within a few miles of the north - eastern side of the
lake , the banks of which are everywhere clothed with dark gloomy - looking
forests ...
The breeze continued all the afternoon , and at dark we were off the islands of
Nancital , having been all day within a few miles of the north - eastern side of the
lake , the banks of which are everywhere clothed with dark gloomy - looking
forests ...
Page 115
To the southeast and east the eye roams over range beyond range all covered
with dark forest , that partly hides the inequalities of the ground , the trees in the
hollows growing higher than those on the hills . On this side the rock is a sheer ...
To the southeast and east the eye roams over range beyond range all covered
with dark forest , that partly hides the inequalities of the ground , the trees in the
hollows growing higher than those on the hills . On this side the rock is a sheer ...
Page 145
To our left , about three miles distant , rose the dark sinuous line of the great
forest of the Atlantic slope . Only a fringe of dark - foliaged trees in the foreground
was visible , the higher ground behind was shrouded in a sombre pall of thick ...
To our left , about three miles distant , rose the dark sinuous line of the great
forest of the Atlantic slope . Only a fringe of dark - foliaged trees in the foreground
was visible , the higher ground behind was shrouded in a sombre pall of thick ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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