The London Quarterly Review, Volumes 113-114Theodore Foster, 1863 |
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... once maintained 700,000 inhabitants ; the number does not now ex- ceed 12,000 . There were once in the valley of Ancullama , in the Province of Chancay , 30,000 individuals who paid tribute ; there are now only 425 people , of whom 320 ...
... once maintained 700,000 inhabitants ; the number does not now ex- ceed 12,000 . There were once in the valley of Ancullama , in the Province of Chancay , 30,000 individuals who paid tribute ; there are now only 425 people , of whom 320 ...
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... once put an end to the contest by the ancient capital of Peru , the romantic fraternising with each other . The troops beauty of whose environs probably determined sometimes deserted their generals , and some- the choice of its site ...
... once put an end to the contest by the ancient capital of Peru , the romantic fraternising with each other . The troops beauty of whose environs probably determined sometimes deserted their generals , and some- the choice of its site ...
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... once formed an integral part of Peru . Humboldt informs us that emeralds are found in the neighbourhood of Santa Fé de Bogotà in veins traversing clay - slate , hornblende - slate , and granite , and that they are also associated with ...
... once formed an integral part of Peru . Humboldt informs us that emeralds are found in the neighbourhood of Santa Fé de Bogotà in veins traversing clay - slate , hornblende - slate , and granite , and that they are also associated with ...
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... once constituted the great Peru- yian monarchy . The idea of a political revival seems to be ever present to their minds ; and the reverence which they enter- tain for the burial - places of their ancestors , and for the spots where ...
... once constituted the great Peru- yian monarchy . The idea of a political revival seems to be ever present to their minds ; and the reverence which they enter- tain for the burial - places of their ancestors , and for the spots where ...
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... once established their dominion , gained over by bribes the Princes , who had always been in the habit of seeking their own personal advantage . These drove the people into still closer union by frequent attempts at despotic government ...
... once established their dominion , gained over by bribes the Princes , who had always been in the habit of seeking their own personal advantage . These drove the people into still closer union by frequent attempts at despotic government ...
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Page 97 - his own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Page 181 - I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow. I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky : It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from Heaven Than when I was a boy.
Page 225 - And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Page 123 - And here I prophesy ; — This brawl to-day Grown to this faction, in the Temple garden, Shall send, between the red rose and the white, A thousand souls to death and deadly night.
Page 97 - And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? "For the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Page 182 - Alas, alas, fair Ines, She went away with song, With music waiting on her steps, And shoutings of the throng ; But some were sad and felt no mirth, But only music's wrong, In sounds that sang farewell, farewell, To her you've loved so long.
Page 84 - But woman's is comparatively a fixed, a secluded, and a meditative life. She is more the companion of her own thoughts and feelings; and if they are turned to ministers of sorrow, where shall she look for consolation! Her lot is to be wooed and won; and if unhappy in her love, her heart is like some fortress that has been captured, and sacked, and abandoned and left desolate.
Page 257 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law: All then is full, possessing, and...
Page 71 - For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water, whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished; but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Page 225 - And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.