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Page 195
Mr. P. seems , therefore , to prefer an attempt to cut through the isthmus of Nicaragua , on the southern side of which there is a large lake , said to be navigable ; and which communicates with the Atlantic by the river San Juan .
Mr. P. seems , therefore , to prefer an attempt to cut through the isthmus of Nicaragua , on the southern side of which there is a large lake , said to be navigable ; and which communicates with the Atlantic by the river San Juan .
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As to the other parts of her character , she seems herself to have been perfectly aware of them . ' One praise , ' she observes , I may venture to give myself , be- cause I am quite sure I deserve it ; and that is , that I have always ...
As to the other parts of her character , she seems herself to have been perfectly aware of them . ' One praise , ' she observes , I may venture to give myself , be- cause I am quite sure I deserve it ; and that is , that I have always ...
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Sharp- sighted people and keen observers may laugh at them ; but the public yield , as the very obstinacy of their pretensions seems to give them a just right . ' Like most of the married ladies of her time , Madame DE GENLIS had what ...
Sharp- sighted people and keen observers may laugh at them ; but the public yield , as the very obstinacy of their pretensions seems to give them a just right . ' Like most of the married ladies of her time , Madame DE GENLIS had what ...
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