The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 47
... forest , the black margin of which we had seen for many miles , that extends from this point to the Atlantic . At first the road lay through small trees and brushwood , a second growth that had sprung up where the original forest had ...
... forest , the black margin of which we had seen for many miles , that extends from this point to the Atlantic . At first the road lay through small trees and brushwood , a second growth that had sprung up where the original forest had ...
Page 48
... forest , with moss - covered stones and fern - clad nooks . One's thoughts are led away to the green dells in English denes , but are soon recalled ; for the sparkling pools are the favourite haunts of the fairy humming - birds , and ...
... forest , with moss - covered stones and fern - clad nooks . One's thoughts are led away to the green dells in English denes , but are soon recalled ; for the sparkling pools are the favourite haunts of the fairy humming - birds , and ...
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... forest . Altogether the conditions seemed to be exactly the same , and it appeared a difficult matter to account for the fact that the forest should end at an irregular but definite line , and that at that boundary grassy savannahs ...
... forest . Altogether the conditions seemed to be exactly the same , and it appeared a difficult matter to account for the fact that the forest should end at an irregular but definite line , and that at that boundary grassy savannahs ...
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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